Annual leave entitlement

[Sienna333]

AIBU to say that someone who only works 25 hours a week (No kids) should not say they feel stressed as they have only had 5 days off work this year?

I hate people who think that, by virtue of procreating, they have the monopoly on stress....and I say this as someone who has children. YABU and not very nice. You have no idea what goes on in her personal life.

I also fail to see how her having children or not is directly linked to stress :/

You really don't sound very nice.

I really don't understand this at all. How does not having kids mean you can't be stressed and shouldn't take holidays or should I'm not sure what the op means

Looking at your other threads. You seem very jealous of everyone

OP

Just because somebody does not have kids doesn't automatically make them less stressed or immune to getting stressed.

So I take it from your posts that you are a parent therefore your stress is more "valid" than a colleague without kids?

I'm thankful you're not a colleague of mine with that narrow minded view & approach to others

People with kids don't have a monopoly on stress ( and I say that as someone with 5). You are being very unreasonable indeed. And unpleasant. 5 days this year is awful and unless her job is listening to classical music while reclining on a chaise long eating meringues, then she has every right to be tired, stressed and complain. Get over yourself.

There are many causes of stress, not just a busy working schedule. You said she wants to work more hours? I'm sure that the reduced salary from part time working is stressful.

I was out of work for several months recently following redundancy, after the first month I felt like a constant ball of anxiety and stress - I felt unndervalued, stressed I was never going to get another good job, stressed about financial commitments, stressed about my future, stressed I wasn't doing enough, or had messed up an interview, stressed I couldn't enjoy relaxing because I needed a job.

I don't have kids by the way.