Just want to state that this is my first ever post however I'm going though a whole load of stress-sorry this may be a long one!
For some context, I starting working for this company the October before lockdown. Once lockdown started I was full time wfh with 2 kids – one 6 (doing home schooling) and the other 18 Months. Dad still working outside of the house on odd shifts so not really able to help with the kids.
This was fine. I was even given an award for how well I coped during it all and still managed to potty train a child within a week and purchase and move into a new house (stress all round).
Fast forward to us being back in the office. I have a new job role with the same company. We can pick and choose when we want to go in or if we want to wfh. Honestly, I would rather stay at home and save the £8.00 I need to spend on an uber to get in there.
New boss seems to believe that “my children's are a distraction and my work is suffering”. Not gonna lie it probably is – from the sodding lack of training and lack of management support, not from my kids being there in the school holidays. The eldest is 11 and youngest is 4 so after they are fed she plays with him until dad comes home – not ideal but better than £100 a day in childcare which would make me and their dad essentially working 8 hours a day each to bring home £40.
I'm now at the point where, yes my kids are here and I actually don't give a shit what you think. They cant provide any evidence to prove my work is suffering as we don't have any measurable targets – in my last job I was always the top of the board even with my kids at home and always was supported by my manager.
I get the feeling that this manager doesn't like people that have kids (she's 45 and has none by her own choice) and that I'm being picked on because I have them.
Looking for advice as I have been told I need to be in the office all next week – get the feeling she was trying to catch me out about childcare but I'm not paying for someone to look after my kids for 4 hours until their dad come home
Any advice anyone as I think it may kick off next week? If it makes any difference I'm in the UK