People Keep Saying I’m Lucky I Work Four Days A Week
As I was approaching my 50th birthday I decided to do something different and swapped my 37.5 hour week to a 30 hour week. I’m very careful with my money and only buy clothes from charity shops, etc, so I can just about afford 30 hour weeks now. I’m the only temp in my office (temping suits me). My boss said it was absolutely fine that I cut down as, (her words), “Well, you won’t get paid for that day anyway, so it’s entirely up to you”.
This was 2 years and 3 months ago and still I get said to me, “You’re lucky you don’t do Fridays anymore” or “It’s your Friday today, isn’t it?” (when it’s a Thursday), and then, “Aww…..lucky you….you just have four days to go this week”. The latest slur was from one permanent secretary who has been off ‘sick’ for just under two years and came back in December and said, “You’re so lucky you’re off tomorrow” (it was a Thursday). Well, she’s been off nearly two years herself allegedly sick!
What should I do? I do reply with, “Well, I miss the 5 day money” or I say back, “What’s stopping you from cutting down? You only get one life” and then I just completely ignore them when I’ve run out of reasons.
Any suggestions please?