All the perks at work are structure to benefit the working men with SAHWives/Partners. I am starting to feel narked but can I do something about it?

[Liplop]

I have namechanged so please don't out me if you recognise me!

I work in an office where all the other senior people are men with SAHW. The CEO is a man with a SAHW. He has live in childcare/cleaners/housekeepers. All their children go to private school (mine go to state school and dh works).

Coming up, we have a meeting where we are all expected to travel to. It has been deliberately arranged in the private school holidays (so not state holidays) so they can bring their wives and children with them.

Obviously, my children are at school and my husband is at work so they can't come so I will be the only one there without my family.

This is just one example.

I believe it could be argued that they are just catering to the majority and it just happens that the majority are men with SAHW but it just makes me feel a bit..isolated I suppose is the word.

Do you think I should make a suggestion or just lump in with the majority?

Oh, gooood!

I think any suggestions the OP makes are going to fall on deaf ears - they are just totally oblivious to 'normal' working/life situations.

My boss was ranting the other day about a male colleague who cancelled a meeting as his children were ill. My boss said 'Some people need to get their bloody priorities straight, I've never had a day off work in my life due to ill children, he should be more organised' etc etc. Luckily before I could explode, my colleague pointed out to the boss that he is NOT organised at all, he just happens to have a wife at home. Some people just don't get it and I suspect they never will, I just hope they die out and the next generation are more realistic and understanding.