Put simply, my mum was having an almighty moan about her employer this evening. She had many points in this moan, but 2 really didn't sit well with me.
She ranted that her car allowance (a contribution to her insurance) was going to be taken off her, but in practically the same breath stated that she's been claiming petrol costs from them despite having been walking everywhere for 4 months in a slimming attempt.
And in retaliation to being told she couldn't have New Year off work, she's gotten herself signed off sick by the doctor citing a pre-existing condition. She openly told me that she only got herself signed off because they denied her the day off.
I told her that although I can see why certain things were annoying/inconvenient/far from ideal, I didn't really think that after these 2 gems she could take the moral high ground. Many of the things her employer is doing are strictly cost cutting measures and the fact is, employees like her increase running costs and make these measures even more necessary.
I know she's my mum, but surely that doesn't mean I'm expected to act like this kind of thing is ok? She's acting like I've eaten her first born.