It's really getting me down to the point yesterday I was worried I was going to do something really unprofessional and burst into tears. At the same time I feel so tired I cannot see a way to do more so that I prove them all wrong.
I work part time, 6 weeks out of every 8. 1 week at 2 days and the other 5 I work 2.5 days. I am also a student nurse and although we have the odd week in Uni it's mostly out on placement so I do either 3 or 4 12 hr shifts each week on placement. I then have essays, a reflective diary, eLearning modules and exams to study for. I have 2 children and a house to pull my weight in too.
At work they think they're really funny they things like"finished already, honestly you part timers don't know the meaning of hard work", "is that you off skiving again?". They peer over your shoulder and say things like"oh you're actually working" "are you doing work", the team leader yesterday said that some colleagues were complaining that I wasn't pulling my weight. I've been obsessively checking my stats because of comments and on a bad day I meet targets, usually I exceed them. I spoke to the manager and she said my stats were fine and she didn't know what I was talking about (she works at a different site and isn't the one making the comments).
When people comment on my placement they say things like "oh only 3 days that's very part time, lucky you, time to relax" or "only 4days? Isn't it normal to work 5days a week, are you not well enough to work full time" (accompanied with a concerned face). When I do have a day off it's usually a weekday or I work back shift so I have a weekday morning off. So in shops I've had assistants ask "don't you work then", "are you not thinking about getting some work, what with her starting nursery soon you can't just laze about the house".
In being a student I get "a few years off dossing, nice gig if you can get" "wouldn't getting a work ethic stand you in better stead"
Before starting uni I used to clean the house top to bottom in a day and half max. Before I'm flamed I mean I'd be completely finished a day and a half after starting due to stopping for school run, homework, playing with dc, cooking etc. I'd then start again so house was scrubbed several times a week. Neighbour commented that "you don't wash your windows so often now are you getting lazy in your old age" I used to panic that I was behind with the ironing but it was never anything compared to the state I've allowed it to get into the past fortnight.
Then there's my mum's neighbours complaining that I've not done enough house and garden work for her.
If I say anything I'll just be told I don't have a sense of humour and if it bothers me work harder but it really gets me down and I can't find a way to work harder. I feel I'm proving them right and I am lazy which makes me incredibly sad.