The comment made by your colleague implies the story you told was so implausible,it can only have taken place in a Disney-fied alternate reality.
While being rostered on to work on a public holiday can feel like a tough gig,if your work has given you enough notice,there may not be much you can do.
There’s a desire in our society to believe most companies exist on a reasonably narrow spectrum with nothing radical at the extremes. But that’s a myth.
Being passed over for a promotion you expected to get can feel like a death knell,but there might be a hidden reason why it happened.
It might seem like your potential employer was discriminating against your youth,but the truth is probably more complex.
We should be careful about making assumptions about people’s intentions in any situation,including at work,as people’s thoughts can be hard to deduce.
Given the problem of identity theft in the electronic age and of the growing sophistication of bad digital actors,handing over biometric data can feel iffy.
A blanket everyone-back-to-work policy is rarely a judicious move,especially when so many employees are content with the existing policy.
It’s easy to roll your eyes and accuse a colleague of being over-sensitive. But it’s often unwise.
Your congratulatory colleagues may be fearful of retribution. Or they may simply be sycophants.
Not being able to explain something under unusual,difficult or simply unexpected circumstances isn’t evidence of incompetence or incapability.