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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do they insult you? Are you just bad at taking constructive criticism?[/quote]

No, they actually say thoughtless things that have nothing to do with my work.  Example:  "I know you don't do much on weekends so [fill in a request for me to do something for them]" [/quote]

How is that an insult? Do you do much on the weekends? If so, then tell them. They sound like they are just offering you more hours and money, I can't see how that is an insult.[/quote]

I agree it isn't much of an insult. They didn't have to say it quite in that way, but it really isn't that insulting.

I once babysat on New Years Eve for a family I found on care.com. I actually had sought out work that particular night because at the time I was casually dating two guys, both of whom wanted things to get more serious, and they had both asked me out for a fancy date that evening, so I wanted to avoid having to choose which one of them to spend the holiday with (and also give myself more time to consider if I wanted to take things further with /either/ of them), by accepting a job for the night.

Anyway, within ten minutes of my arrival, the dad started telling me that he owned a chain of salons, and that "you should really consider coming to see us so we can help with your hair and make up and then maybe next year you'll actually have a date instead of watching other people's kids on New Year's Eve!"

See, that's a real insult. I never sat for that family again. In your case, you're mostly happy with the job, hardly interact with MB and DB, and these "insults" are a combination of them not considering their words carefully enough, and you reading too much into them so just try to let it go.[/quote]

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