Letting off steam here.
Started a new job last week. No orientation, no nothing, just chucked in to get on with it (pretty usual in my line of work, but this slightly took the p*). Anyway, worked my 3 days (am part time, job share, 1 overlap day). This week, DS1 develops D&V and high fever. Obviously can't go to nursery. He is 4, rarely ill but was miserable as sin, poor little soul.
Tuesday is my overlap day with jobshare, so arrange with DH that if I stay home Tues (taking day as annual leave), if DS1 is not better (or, heaven forbid, DD2 has come down with bug) by Thurs, he will stay then. Talked to lady with whom I share (also has small child), she is fine ("it happens")
Go to work today (DS1 happily bounced back as they do), to be told that
"It's going to be really awkward if you have days off when the children are ill"
"I'm sorry, but there was nothing else I could do; I used an A/L day, did it on a day when my jobshare could cover me" (not the sort of job I can make up time at any other time, IYSWIM)
"Well you should get a nanny, then you could just leave DC when they're ill"
Not sure how to react!
Eventually went off and fumed... all day.
AAARGH.
Prob should just ignore it and get on with job, but soooo