Colleague comments about my hours

I used to get this when I worked shorter hours coz my DS was little, every time anyone mentioned it, I'd point out I got paid for hours i was there, just like them?!?
People are daft, they need these things pointing out!

It’s probably just banal chit chat at the end of your day when she still has hours to go. Some people just repeat themselves and have no idea how monotonous it is. Just smile, agree and tell her you’re off to the spa!

I'm not sure what you mean by 'getting ill so I can't work full time' ? Are you so ill that you can never work full time or just now while you are ill? If you are seriously ill are you getting the benefits you're entitled to?

I'm disabled. When people make ableist or otherwise shit comments to me about not having to do the 9-5 or wishing they didn't have to go to work, I now loudly tell people I'd love a job, how having a job is a privilege I am not able to access due to my disabilities, that not having a second wage coming in means my life has little to shout about in it.

Because I believe this shit should be called out. Anyone coming out with this stuff wants to try losing their income and ability to enjoy not being at work at the same time.

This is so sad if it is jealousy. My house have been reduced due to illness…. I’m doing 1/2 of what I did. But the other half is being classed as “sick hours”
so I’m getting paid for doing the full amount of time. Not a single one of the people I work with have complained!! They are just happy we get to still be a little team and it makes them see how supportive our higher management are/would be towards illness. It’s increased staff morale as they know the same would be done for them. Must be awful to be made to feel like shit for something out of your control

I worked part-time and used to get comments like this which irritated me. A manager I worked with told me people never comment about the hours you work, only the hours you don't so you could work loads and exceed all expectations but they will still comment on the times you are not there.

I get this too. When they say I wish I could go home too, I say I wish I hD your wages. Deep down I wish I had the health, youth and energy to work full time.

When someone makes a snotty comment about me being part time I say "I don't need to work full time and part time hours work for us as a family" end of discussion

There comes a point where this is harassment. Unwanted persistent comments. Maybe that point has been reached judging by your feelings about it OP.

Please make this clear to her and hopefully that will be the end, if not then a formal complaint via HR.

Just remind her that the hours might be cushy but the pay is also less than what she is getting. Everyone thinks part time is brilliant but they wouldn’t be laughing all the way to the bank on the pay.

I work full time and I’d be jealous if someone worked part time, that’s all it is, so I wouldn’t worry.

I also work part time and I've had colleagues say things like "Oh, I'd love to be swanning off home at this time." I just say "Well, I'm sure you wouldn't like it when you saw the pay packet compared to yours."

I work 20 hours due to health reasons and soon to be dropping to 16. Next time she comments, i would just say something like "well the money's not cushy haha" or "do you realise how little I earn? Haha"

She’s jealous ! Tell her you’ll show her how to fill in the form to apply for part time hours. Then tell her to please stop commenting on your working hours as it is making you feel uncomfortable. Report her to HR if she continues.

Perfect response

I have colleagues that do similar, they say things like 'oh I'd love to only work 4 day's. Yes Brenda but would you like the 20% paycut too, and to keep the same workload while you're at it 🙄.

Just tell her you're unable to work any longer than 18 hours due to ill health, and you'd happily swop your "cushy" hours for her "cushy" pay.

People say that to me as well as I only work 2 days a week (12 hour shifts though). I just say … “yes it’s great” and move on.

I worked PT for many years.

If ever anyone expressed jealousy, I'd either say

"Yes, it's great - why don't you try it too?"
or
"It is great, until it come to payday, when, funnily enough, I get paid 1/2 of what you do".

(Depending on who it was and the tone of the comment / remark).

YABU to give it headspace.

Why are you even giving this headspace?
Practically every workplace has full timers and part timers.
As pps have said: part time hours and pay.

Just point out that it's not her business and ask her to stop bringing it up. What's so difficult about that?

I imagine you stand out because you said you are the only one who works part time.

I’m in an office where I am only one of two who work full time. The norm is part time so we don’t bat an eyelid at their hours.

I would ignore her. If it genuinely annoys/upsets you then tell her one last time to shut up about it and then talk to your Manager.

Some of the replies on here are well over the top.

From what I hear from our part time staff, lots of them get top up benefits so it’s not totally true that the part time hours is part time pay for all, some just do the minimum hours they must do to claim. Which can appear rather grating, and no, none of them are ill.

I had something similar happen, years ago, when I dropped a working Day. Some people just could not hide their confusion, as to why I would want to do such a thing. People are so programmed to think a certain way about some things. I got the usual, but what are you going to do question. Some one even wanted to know why I was going to work a 4 day week, when I did not even have any children. Some queried whether I was concerned about earning less, as if I had not considered that myself. Another colleague could not hide her spite, and what came across as envy. I told her, that she could do the same, all she had to do was ask. That did not shut her up tbh. I just ignored her barbed comments, after that.

@user987897 just tell her it’s a free country and she can do the same if she wishes. Every single time she brings this up I would irritate her by repeating the same phrase in a monotonous tone until she gets the picture and stops asking!

I mean the fact she keeps repeating this, like what does she want? You to tell her she’s amazing for keeping the company afloat single handedly whilst you swan off living the high life?! 🙄

Say do you realise you say this everytime you see me, change the record ffs.