even when there's evidence they aren't?!
My colleague's wife is a primary school teacher, my DH has just qualified as a NQT (newly qualified teacher) in Secondary Schools. Colleague has for most of the year been telling me how I'll never see DH as his wife goes to work at 7.30am and comes back at 6pm, then works from 7.30 to 10.30 every night and on Saturday mornings. My DH (admittedly training) got himself quite organised and so although I know it won't be easy, I hope it won't be that bad.
Colleague just mentioned this again and I said that DH was quite good for the last year. His response was that for an NQT he'll 'be watched' so would be working all hours and stressed (implying everybody is the same). I explained that although an NQT, as DH used to teach in Uni's (he only did PGCE so he could teach in schools) he'll be technically an NQT but is teaching A-Levels and classed as a more experienced teacher (with related pay). Colleague told me there must have 'been a fiddle' as the school can't do that as it's the county council that pay him.
Now I know that DH didn't ask for the level of pay and is totally unaware of a 'fiddle' as he was suprised when they told him what he'd be paid. Colleague still determined this is impossible (incidentally I know some of DH's peers have requested higher classification and succeeded).
So, AIBU to find this annoying? I probably am and should just let it go but I'm tempted to be childish and come in with his contract tomorrow to prove colleague wrong!!