They Might Be Curly Giants!

The original deal was for me to be allowed to come to work later on three days (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) in order to accommodate me having to be in school with Ajab. That was subsequently changed to two days with alternating Fridays. Fine. It’s still manageable. There was the supposed ‘review’ that was supposed to have taken place some time in June but hasn’t yet taken place because the boss is too busy.

I was reminded today by the exec of her ‘concerns’ about my flexi-work arrangements. She was kind enough to ‘prepare’ me for the inevitable that I might have to cut back on the number of days I’m allowed to come in late to just two per week (Mondays and Wednesdays).

A company has the prerogative to decide how ‘lenient’ it wants to be with their employees’ work arrangements, but when the boss says one thing, then another, then another, it just shows you how caring and concerned she is for Ajab’s ongoing therapy. It pisses me when they don’t seem to understand how serious autism is and how much help Ajab is going to need. Help in this case means having me and Trin be in class with him. They don’t seem to get that, even after I had explained it to them all those months ago prior to Ajab starting school at AWWA.

They have the impression that me going to school means merely sending Ajab there and waiting for him to finish class. I’m not just a driver. I’m an active participant in my son’s therapy. I have to make this point absolutely clear when the ‘review’ takes place. God knows when that will be.

Talk about work-life balance is fucking bullshit when you have a boss who hides behind the pretenses of being an understanding manager, but insists I come to work when she wants, disregarding my needs, which we had discussed and agreed upon, only to change the conditions later.