In lacking sympathy for jet lagged colleagues?

[beansprout]

A number of work colleagues have just got back from Australia. They have been at a conference for about 10 days.
All manner of arrangements are in place to enable them to get over their jet lag. While I have every sympathy with someone who is tired it does seem that the rest of us are being asked to be very accommodating, changing deadlines, rearranging meetings etc while us (poor old) working parents frequently come in after only a few hours sleep due to sick/usettled children etc etc - you know the drill!!

I have never travelled to Australia so I don't know what this sort of jet lag feels like. Can someone who has experienced both jet lag and a chronic lack of sleep for several years tell me how they compare and if IABU or not in lacking too much sympathy?!

think that if your employer asks you to miss out on sleep, to work overnight, or do long haul travel, then he or she does have a duty to enable you to rest and catch up. It is different with children because your boss didn't order you to have them

^this^

You are not being unreasonable to expect them to get on with it. DH regularly travels long-haul for work and goes straight from airport to office with barely time to adjust his watch. It's only a big deal if you allow it to be.

But...YABVU to bring working parents into it who are generally pretty well accommodated by businesses (and the law) for their "special circumstances". Maternity/paternity leave? Flexible hours? Booking the school holidays off before anyone else. Dashing out early to deal with a childcare emergency? Maybe not where you work but in very many workplaces employees with children are given a lot of leeway.

Also, your employer sending you to Japan is not your personal choice whereas having children is.

*Australia not Japan

Also YABU for causing me to post on a 6 YEAR OLD thread!!!!

WTF???? How did I not see this was a zombie thread??

And what on earth is someone searching for to bring this up??

I think they are milking it too.

YABU, jetlag from Australia is horrible.

I fly there every 18-24 months because my family are there, and coming back is a nightmare. I can't sleep on planes so I often land back in England at 6-7am after being awake for nearly 48 hours all travel time included) by the time I get back to bed.

Not everyone can sleep on planes and get over jetlag that easily. You can be awake but my brain is generally mush for about two days after a long-haul flight.

Don't worry MNers, I'm sure the OP's colleagues are over their jet lag by now.

candy Thanks for making me smile, was feeling a bit grumpy until I read your comment

Zombie thread, people! Quite apt, actually, I think..

Alemci - take a sleeping tablet when you go to bed, even if you are really tired. It will help you STAY asleep, as opposed to helping you to get to sleep.