Oh yeah? Screw you too!

Said in a crisis of hormones this morning at the front desk. I'm clueless as to why I got so very emotional when confronted by a co-worker this a.m. but I did.

One of the girls I work with is a high school senior. Back when I started working at the gym I'd asked her if she babysat. She replied yes and wouldn't mind babysitting for us on occasion. We'd use her as a back up since there was another high school student several houses down from us.

The past few times I've asked my coworker she's had prior engagements. The last time I worked with her I inquired if she could babysit for us. No dice. At first I thought she couldn't because of decorating her house for graduation (it's not until mid May). Seriously. I then asked if I shouldn't bother asking her anymore. Her response was I pretty much shouldn't bother doing so. This struck me the wrong way. I don't have a problem with a person being busy every time I ask them to babysit. This is why they're the back up. I have a problem with the response and how she said it.

I brought this up to my supervisor during our shift. More because I was surprised in the response. This coworker has no problem babysitting for others but apparently for us she does. I know she is choosy. Not a problem. I was they same way. I also never said I'd babysit for a person if I didn't want too.

This morning she comes up to me at the front desk while I was making a smoothie for breakfast. She found out from talking to our supervisor I was upset. She doesn't understand why I have a problem in her not babysitting for us. She's busy. She's about to graduate. She's going to have two jobs. I kept saying it wasn't her being busy. We understand this. It was her saying I shouldn't bother as if I'm being a nuisance to her in even asking. I got upset and couldn't figure out why. I'm not about to start my period so I couldn't even blame PMS. It took me a good hour before I wasn't on the verge of tears. I still can't figure out why.

Finding a person you can trust with your kids is difficult. Finding a person to babysit your kids when you're new to an area is difficult. When you do, even if they're a backup and then having them dismiss you, is fucked up.

And her making it seem our supervisor brought this to her attention? Nope. She apparently called her afterwards saying she thought I was upset and wondered if anything had been said. I give up at this point. We're out of here in a few weeks. Fortunately, we already have a number for a sitter once we move to D.C..