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I just have to vent...

bulldog_mama23bulldog_mama23
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First of all, I am back at work this week.  I work with my family in a small business.  I wanted to come back part time but was told by my boss that wasn't possible because they needed me full time.  In the meantime, my father in law has had to let two people in the office go (due to the economy).  So now that I am back, my boss has no work for me to do and everyone in the office (except my hubby, SIL, and FIL) are being rude to me because I know they are worried about their jobs but seriously...if you had no work for me to do full time...then why the heck am I here when I could be with DD part of the time????? 

I guess I will be taking this up with MIL tonight when I pick up my daughter from her house.  I am grateful I have a job but annoyed that the economy has made people who were otherwise friendly to me just outright rude now.  Sometimes it stinks working with your family because no matter how you try to make it, it is always the family vs. everyone else and it is always brought on by the people who aren't family and think everything is handed to me and hubby.

Okay sorry vent over.

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  • AlisaSAlisaS member
    imagebulldog_mama23:

    First of all, I am back at work this week.  I work with my family in a small business.  I wanted to come back part time but was told by my boss that wasn't possible because they needed me full time.  In the meantime, my father in law has had to let two people in the office go (due to the economy).  So now that I am back, my boss has no work for me to do and everyone in the office (except my hubby, SIL, and FIL) are being rude to me because I know they are worried about their jobs but seriously...if you had no work for me to do full time...then why the heck am I here when I could be with DD part of the time????? 

    I guess I will be taking this up with MIL tonight when I pick up my daughter from her house.  I am grateful I have a job but annoyed that the economy has made people who were otherwise friendly to me just outright rude now.  Sometimes it stinks working with your family because no matter how you try to make it, it is always the family vs. everyone else and it is always brought on by the people who aren't family and think everything is handed to me and hubby.

    Okay sorry vent over.

    It kind of IS handed to you if you can simply take it up with your MIL tonight, right?
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  • bulldog_mama23bulldog_mama23

    Yes, you do have a point there.  It is just that I should have put, that my boss, FIL, and MIL told me it wasn't possible to do part time when we met about it a few weeks ago. I was supposed to start taking stuff over from my boss who is turn is taking over work from my FIL but now she tells me there is nothing for me to do which I know is not the case but people are worried about losing their jobs.

     And I guess I should add that MIL and boss told me they had a plan of my duties when I returned back to work. 

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  • FloF9FloF9 member

    Yea sucks that MIL doesn't have your spot ready.  As for the others - it's tough luck that they're working for a family business.  Unfortunate for them but it's not your fault. 

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  • shouldbeworkinshouldbeworkin
    Have you talked to your DH about it?  Maybe it's time to look for PT work elsewhere?  It might actually make things easier on those left at the company.  GL!  DH works for family and it really sucks at times.
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  • bulldog_mama23bulldog_mama23

    imageshouldbeworkin:
    Have you talked to your DH about it?  Maybe it's time to look for PT work elsewhere?  It might actually make things easier on those left at the company.  GL!  DH works for family and it really sucks at times.

    I know I wanted to look for other work but I wouldn't make as much money.  Kind of sucks since I quit teaching (after 8 years) to try to get pregnant and help my family out and now I am making better money than I was teaching.  But I just don't know what is out there for me to do part time that I would enjoy doing.  Oh well.  My day is actually better than it was :)

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