Workzilla update..

[famtastic]

Ok so she sent me a few more messages about how they just assumed I knew what they needed and didn't think they needed to spell it out for me! Saying that they do not know how they are expected to pay for childcare that they hadn't budgeted for as they was relying on me to provide it. And I shouldn't of said I could help if I wasn't willing to do so.

I've not replied to any messages

I love the thought of a madwoman on some random reception furiously jabbing at her iwatch

Me too!

I love this thread so much!

Someone needs to turn this thread into a comedy sketch! About the very important WORKING woman who WORKS!

This is one of those situations where at least if the thread was picked up on by the media , she'd be confronted with her reality of herself - she's currently on another planet - it may be the only way to bring her down. Absolutely fucking batshit crazy

I've honestly never done this before ... but ok not place marking.... honest!!

Haha foo 👏😂

I have been away for the weekend and mumsnet you have not let me down on my return.
What a thread.

Yes she works as a doctors receptionist haha how did you guess! Still no sign ladies.

FoofFighter 😂😂😂😂😂

Thing is, she's gone too far with her cheekiness and so it's been turned down. The way to get away with piss taking is to make sure you never push any victim one person too far.

So if she'd asked the OP to have her kids for say every Monday ("I can't get childcare for Mondays over the holidays can you have them each week?"), the OP probably would have said yes (assuming it's a real childcare problem, not having spaces on holiday clubs on those days). Then she just needs another 4 people to take the other days and she's got free care for the holidays.

By being so cheeky to ask one person for too much (and then not bother asking properly), it's a no, and it'll be hard to find anyone to have them for all 6 weeks.

(There's a mum at dc1's school who does this for the nannys holidays, no one is asked to cover it all, she spreads it out through the class, I know she's getting away with not paying for childcare for a fortnight rather than getting a cover nanny, but as she only asks me for one day, I don't really mind saying yes. )

Ha. I am starting to think workzilla is my sil.
She would pull this kind of stunt, she genuinely thinks that people should go above and beyond the realms of normal helpfulness and kindness for her.
She just doesn't get it, no matter how many times you nicely try to explain that she is not a supreme goddess, but a mere mortal.

Phew, it's taken me ages to catch up! fam you sound absolutely lovely and it's a mark of just how unreasonable and entitled WORKzilla is that she's pushed someone so obviously kind and sweet natured to the point of (rightly) refusing to help her or put up with her bullshit. Am rooting for you and DH, keep calm and unemotional if she does come round and just keep repeating the FACT that she and she alone has caused this by making ridiculous assumptions without even bothering to ask. Good luck

Hi. Voice of reason here. She is cheeky as fuck but you have to walk the same path as her every day. In the interests of Calming Things Down just text her back clarifying the only date you agreed was the Monday, and you have no record/recollection of being asked about other dates. You knew you'd be away so wouldn't have agreed them.

She will realise she assumed / presumed / fucked up, and hopefully apologise.

So how exactly do you placemark ....... 🙄

I actually cannot believe the front of this woman, some people are so unbelievably entitled.

When DC were younger I'd help friends during the holidays. This was an odd day or a few hours here and there. No way would I commit to full time childcare. I wound be annoyed if someone put me in a position where they asked it it was expected.
Stay strong OP, it's not fair on your or your children.

This thread is going to be the new MN scarf!

You will be able to identify/spot the fellow MNer cause they'll be saying "I'm just off to WORK, at my WORK, cause I WORK" (then sniggering)

Just read all this with jaw dropping, cannot believe the world holds such a person. Good luck, hold your ground.

Maybe she's a scardy cat? It's easy to behave like that via text messages but not so easy face to face.

O M G

She will realise she assumed / presumed / fucked up, and hopefully apologise

The OP already did. She didn't apologise - she just ranted.

Yes haha maybe my baby brain never came back, or it's because my brain gets no simulation due to me just being home all day! Hangs my head in shame not understanding what a few favours mean

wow only just caught up with this as I have been at WORK all day

That's what I mean, fam. You could have sorted it out as friends / neighbours. But, I suppose it is too late now...

Can't read it all, did she come round ?

Christ, this woman is deluded as to the importance of herself/ work/ her children. I get less drama from my actual self centred children when they try to rail road me.
Tell her her dummy went that way and you're forced by her obnoxious attitude and language to cancel the vague plans for the Monday.
She wont understand that of course. It means no.