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Managament attitude - feeling ostracised

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PearlescentIridescent · 05/01/2021 08:29

This is very specific so I'll change a few bits.

I work for a large company in a very small team of people. Have worked there for 1 year and have got on really well with the job, excellent appraisal, consider myself to have a good work ethic, no previous problems mentioned at all.

Just got back after Christmas break, shortly before which I lost my dad quite suddenly. Work were great on that day and I had 3 days leave.

So Monday my line manager called me for an hour and was being incredibly passive aggressive, telling me I'm not to do some work given me by our senior manager repeatedly, talking me through things I have been doing correctly since I started this job, and injecting comments like "no errors please" etc. And reminding me to do my basic duties.

HIS manager who works closely with us then emails me later, seemingly just to chat, asks me if there is any info about schools, and I reply chattily saying yes they're closed, I'm doing the school work around work (I work 25 hours so in every day but not full time) and she then says along the lines of "Obviously though, the team takes priority".

AIBU to feel bery wrong footed? There are lots of emails circulating since the government announcements about beung flexible, supporting parents with DC at home etc, and I'm not even asking for that!

And it sounds petty but nobody has asked me how I am. The funeral was only a couple of days before I started back at work. They have just done a 180 switch on me while I've been off and I don't know if I'm being sensitive but why would they act like that toward me? For context neither have young DC but I have 3 aged 5 and under.

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Opticabbage · 06/01/2021 13:34

When the manager stated the team must take priority, I would have replied reiterating that there was no priority conflict - you're 100% present during work time. I know it's a bit late now, but worth mentioning in the future.
Although a good company understands that most parent's priority is truly their kids, so I would also start looking elsewhere.

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