Discriminatory comment from colleague

[monkeysox]

My employer (school) is making one (male full time) staff member redundant following consultation as that dept is over staffed.

I work part time in another dept. A male colleague actually said to me " no disrespect to you but how many part timers so they have, I'd have got rid of those of it was me"

I kept my cool and said he was wrong. School get good value from part time staff.
Me and another experiencwd. (female) colleague job share and neither of us would have applied to teach full time. No other applicants were interviewed when we were employed.

His comment was extremely out of order wasn't it or AIBU?

Not discriminatory. Tactless to say it to you though you aren't in the department that was overstaffed and had to lay some one off, but you put your point of view. If you made your point calmly and succinctly perhaps you helped change his mind?

Its not discriminatory its just his opinion surely

I think it's rude more than anything. Did you say anything? It would be nice to say "No disrespect but I'd have got rid of you".

That is a great reply, I never think of things like that until after the event!

@Mamamia456

Not discriminatory, just his opinion which we are all entitled to have.

Exactly!

I don't get where descrimitory bit comes in.

Obviously it is is opinion as to how the school would run most efficiently.