A co-worker works tooo many hours!?

Question

I have a co-worker at my job. She works 66 hours, 30 of them overtime, per week. She is not being a good mother. She hardly has time for her kids. Isn't this a case of child neglect, that should be reported to the authorities?

Answer 1

This is a severe case of keep your nose out.

Answer 2

if she was on welfare you would have something to say about that too.can win for loosing.

Answer 3

Why don't you try being helpful and offer to stay behind with her some evenings and help her and keep her company at the same time.  

Maybe what she needs besides a better paying job is a friendly co-worker who will never mention the word neglect in her presence or behind her back.  

If you were a mother working all hours I bet you wouldn't appreciate your colleagues sniping behind your back without getting all the facts first!  Shame on you!!!!

Answer 4

Are you assuming that she is a bad mother? She's probably working that many hours so that she can support them! Perhaps she has a relative or a friend who watches the children.No, this should not be reported to the authorities unless you have evidence of actual neglect.

Answer 5

You're her co-worker...not a social worker, right?  Unless you know with facts that what you are accusing her of is true...you really need to stay out of her business because you don't know of the arrangements she's got for her children while she is at work.  Then again, maybe she is the sole provider in their home and needs all the money she can earn.  Don't be so judgmental!

Answer 6

you may never know the circumstances of her situation. Unless you are a close friend. You should eithermind your own business or talk to her.

Answer 7

You don't know what her living arrangements are nor who cares for her children when she's not home and I'm sure she is doing this because she needs to hours. You sound jealous and nosy.

Answer 8

Perhaps she's a single mom and has to work the overtime to feed and clothe the kids?  

If working 66 hours a week was "child neglect", all doctors, lawyers, senior business executives, etc. would be guilty.  

Sounds like she just needs a higher paying job.

Answer 9

It's none of your buisness.....you have no evidence that she is neglecting the kids.

Keep your nose out of it until you have some hard proof

Answer 10

How do you know there's no one taking care of her child?  She could have a nanny, a stay at home husband or whatever.  MYOB!!!

Sounds like jealousy to me, is she getting a lot of praise at work, or a promotion you wanted?

Oh and Elois, you are so right about if she was on welfare!

Answer 11

wow   with friends like you she sure doesn't need an enemy.

get the facts.   yes, if she is leaving a p*****n to care for an

infant, for instance, that is not good.  on the other hand if

she has someone who is seeing to them, or if they are all

older kids.  then you will just get her hassled for nothing.

truth is we need more parents who are willing to work to

support their families instead of raising our taxes to sit back

and let us support them.

Answer 12

Your opinions of your co-worker's family life are pure speculation.  You would be wise to keep your speculations to yourself, do your job, and not say anything to anybody -- especially the authorities.