To ask what you would think here?

[Stressful00]

Work in a baby room at a nursery.
Today we were one staff member down as they were off sick. We had 8 babies all day.
I noticed throughout the afternoon that my normally lovely and calm colleague seemed red faced and stressed. I told her so and she snapped at me saying she had been 'doing everything.' and felt like she had no support. . I was also in the room but working on a new art display which took up most of the morning and also some of the afternoon. I was in the room but not engaged with the kids as such because I was doing that. However, when I noticed she was stressed later on, I said I would take over the washing up so not like she had no support. I did also come back a few minutes late after lunch but was on an important call.
Aibu to ask what you would think here? Unfortunately displays and work like that needs to be done.

If this is genuinely what happened I am very surprised you thought an art display was more important than the actual child care

I'm with everyone else. Learn that an art display is not a priority.

I had a situation like this at work a few weeks ago and its always the same person who doesn't see their misplaced priorities so I would assume this possibly isn't the first time you've misappropriated your time.

There's a manager yes? Who does the rota? Was this person assigned to work alone? Were you told to do the display specifically then? If they struggled they need to speak to the manager. But really you should have been looking after the children with her. 1:8 is not an acceptable or safe ratio for babies.

What if a baby had choked? I don't think you doing your art display would be an excuse for that.

Also the parents of those babies would prefer you to be interacting with them rather than putting stuff on walls that their kids can't even see.

Very poor decision to be working on something as trivial as an art display when short staffed. I’m surprised management didn’t pick up on it

Has this person been a troll ? I find this hard to believe tbh

I’d be fuming. 8 babies and you choose to do a fucking display?!

This comment has reassured me because it’s made clear that it’s not my DD’s nursery. If that had happened at my DD’s nursery then I’d remove them without notice, I wouldn’t pay the notice and if they took me to court then im certain the court would side with me. Please do your job better - you’re trusted with the most important part of many people’s lives, stop fannying around!

Why do people always say “are you very young?” as some kind of insult? You’d be (rightly) banned if you posted “are you very elderly?” when someone acted like a complete idiot. OP is old enough to be working in a nursery so she’s clearly old enough to know better than this.

Could someone please explain to me what a reverse is

When someone posts about a situation from the opposite point of view to what actually happened. So in this scenario OP is actually the stressed unsupported colleagues but is posting as if she's the wafty art display washing up one.

@theduckinatree I see! Thank you for explaining, was very confused reading this thread

Sorry folks, fairly new here, don't know what a 'reverse' is. Seems to be a known thing though.

Just read an explanation! Sorry!

I think there should have been a discussion over what was a priority

OK I understand what a reverse is, but not why people post them? What's the point? It seems to be showing bad faith to the people who read and respond.