Hiya, I also am facing/faced a backlash from a colleague who asked why I didn't strike the week before and proceeded, (though unprovoked), to attack me about caring for the money (as a supply teacher). She said meanwhile her strikes will benefit me🙄.
She was so nasty it was shocking to witness. I wished there was a camera in the room at one point.
Saying I am insulting her intelligence when asked if I therefore don't support teachers on strike despite my calm tone saying I did. It was strange, got so tensed and was very angry. She'd proceeded to also as usual gossiped with others including TAs about it.
You get the very cold atmosphere when you enter into a space with all but as rightly put, I am not loosing friends and I will not be justifying to anyone, especially,ones who have absolutely no input in my life how I should make choices or live it.
I have no very good reasons and that's that. Understand or get out of my way. It's unfortunate when adults act like children. Very unprofessional indeed. .
Aside of all my reasons,your salary calculations and paid half terms aren't applicable to me as an agency. I find it insane really. I was warned to better make the next coming strikes. I won't be. Get chilly as you like