Hani asked 01/07/2010:
My problem is that I work with my mother in the same department at work. I have been there twice as long but she was unhappy in her job so i got her the job with me. now thats all ok except for the people we work with now seem to think we have some sort of conspiracy theory going on behind their backs. I want to be recognised for my own efforts not coupled with mum all the time and i think she feels the same. we are basically being ridiculed for having a family life, yes i will talk to my mum about most things but this is apparently a large problem. I have asked repetedly to be moved to another department however ths has been denied over and over again. I feel i cannot work with my mother this way as the constant strain has made living with her twice as difficult. however if i go in and say transfer me or i quit i will be forced to quit and i want to move to university next year so a job is vital to me. I feel in a bit of a stalemate here and i cant see a way out just yet. If anyone could shed a little light maybe there is something i am not seeing in the situation.
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wilbur horse answered:
sounds to me like you don’t have any options in the way you describe it , so hang on until you move to the University next year ? If it was me i would just make sure I spent no time at all talking to my mother at work only on a superficial level only about the job at hand .