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To think she was out of order?

33 replies

Cupcakecafe · 21/06/2018 17:21

I took my 8w old dc into work this morning so everyone could say hello etc.
One of the middle management came over and said "this is not a safe environment for a child and I want you to leave immediately".
This woman isn't my manager, shes nothing to do with me or my role in the workplace. She is also technically lower ranking than me in terms of wage/seniority hierarchy.
Everyone who has babies there brings them in to say hi to everyone all the time, and never gets asked to leave (obviously unless they have been there hours and no work is getting done).
Aibu to think she is bang out of order to suggest i would ever put my baby in any sort of risk?

Fwiw, its an office and I was sat at a desk next to a colleague with baby in my arms. I had been there 30m and everyone was working as normal, i was even helping out a little. Colleague was still working whilst we were chatting, not stopping work or anything. Colleague is a young girl due her first dc in a few months and is terrified and we were discussing reality with a baby compared to playing with friends children etc.

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pinkhorse · 21/06/2018 18:12

Babies aren't allowed in our office past reception, they are a distraction whether they are quiet or noisy. 30 minutes is a very long time to be there with a baby.
She was quite rude though

Cupcakecafe · 21/06/2018 18:19

I was only there 30m because there's close on 50 members of staff. Longest I spent with one person was the 5 or so minutes I was speaking to my pregnant colleague because she was saying she didn't know what she was going to do or how she was going to cope.

I also wouldn't have minded if she said something like are you leaving soon because people are getting distracted.
It was the fact she was implying I was putting my child in danger that made me angry.

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Nanny0gg · 21/06/2018 18:48

I'd have asked her who did she think she was speaking to?

And then ignored her.

Footballmumofthefuture · 21/06/2018 19:02

Of course she was being rude.
Everyone I know takes their babies to introduce to their work mates.

Some people are just miserable or maybe jealous of you. Not sure which. But she was being an arse.

Lethaldrizzle · 21/06/2018 19:36

I wouldn't be too happy with a baby being in the work place, unless I was a midwife!

greendale17 · 21/06/2018 19:45

30 mins would be nothing in my workplace to show off a new baby!

^This. @Bennietheball - your workplace sounds crap

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 21/06/2018 20:04

How very bizarre.
Do you think she begrudged you getting the attention?

ScottishInSwitzerland · 21/06/2018 20:26

Maybe there’s some history which made her react like that. Many years ago at my husband’s work place somebody brought their toddler in and there was a tragic accident and the child died. Just a normal office.
Don’t dwell on it, you did nothing wrong in taking the baby in.

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