Weird interaction with manager
I recently started a new job (this is month four). At a recent catch up with my manager they brought to my attention that another manager had told them I was “leaving early” from the office. At the time I was a little stunned, as I thought I was consistently working my 8 hour days, and didn’t say anything other than I often need to leave by a certain time each day to pick up my kid from daycare. Work has a flexible schedule policy (I.e. no set start/finish times). My wife and I will alternate pick ups and drop offs, so my start times vary across a week depending on the day. It is the first in about 18 years in the public service anything like this has happened.
It’s left me feeling like there is a major lack of trust. But more importantly I want to do something about it. Beyond telling my manager to ask the other manager to mind their own business, is there anything else people would suggest? I could resign but the job is interesting and it’s a terrible job market.