To think she probably wasn’t joking?

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I currently work two jobs, one of which is lunch cover in a nursery so the rooms remain in ratio.. I have been here for about 5 months. I was off home earlier and my colleague said ‘get yourself off’ ‘yeah, we will carry on with our hard work, you go and enjoy yourself’. I know it might sound jokey but her tone was very serious, she looked a bit stern and she wasn’t smiling or laughing. I just sort of laughed and she just carried on going at it and not laughing along. The ‘hard work’ comment made me feel like they just think I have it easy and that I’m not really a member of the team. I often feel a bit excluded from conversations that the practitioners are having. I just feel a bit like a ‘spare part’ and that comment today just made me feel like they think I’m lazy or something for only working a few hours per day and that they’re picking up all the slack.

I've known lots of people who have worked in nurseries and schools and some have had all manner of problems and issues
I know work places are like this , but these particular environments seem worse than most other jobs. Agree it's probably the stress of it all , I know it can't be easy.

Sometimes adults end up working with children because they themselves are still children, and can't get along in the fully adult world. Silly comment for her to make.

She is starting to get on my nerves now. Yesterday when I arrived for my shift she said 'oh, she's here look' in a sarcastic tone and eyebrows raised.. I felt like saying 'yes, to cover your lunch, otherwise you wouldn't get one'. then she said the same 'go enjoy your leisurely afternoon' speech today all sarcastically

Think this happens in all jobs. I used to say, you do know I only get paid for the hours I work, same as you. Or if they said, wish I could finish at 1, I would say ‘do it’. Very tiresome and they are obviously jealous or resentful.

Ide have to be over jolly, "yes I'm here go enjoy your lunch ladies" and when you leave say "bye everyone" really happily, and say "off home for a nice cup of tea and peace and quiet to put my feet up" rub it in your not having to stay there like her, obviously your not going home to do that but sod her she doesn't need to know that, I think she will soon shut up, Mardy cow!

Just ask her if she knows when the next Ofsted inspection is likely to be? Don’t elaborate, just smile sweetly if she asks you why.😉

What a cow. I used to work part time and got this shit from someone as well

Don't mention pay or your other job etc. You work the hours you're contracted to and it's between you and your employer and not her.

I used to get 'off home already' snide comments etc I just would say 'not yet, late lunch and a bit of shopping with a friend first. See you tomorrow' or something like that.

Next time she says something like she's here then just say 'yes'. As you're leaving put in some headphones as shes talking.