Hi All,
So here's the situation.
I've been with my girlfriend for almost 3 years now and it's been great so far.
Her grandparents diamond wedding anniversary is in the second week of September and I have been invited.
The problem is, I'm currently completing a master's degree and will be starting work on a competitive graduate scheme that same week., that I have been working towards getting for the past 5 years. Therefore, I can't miss my third day of my career and induction week into my new company when I start my graduate scheme in September to go to the event, so I have had to decline the invitation.
However her mum has just called me disgusting for not "telling them at the interview that I couldn't make a day in the first week". But she doesn't understand. I can't take a day off in my first week (in fact, 2 days as it's an overnight do) to attend when it's so important that I have to attend work that week. I'm so fortunate to have got this position when so many graduates go without getting places on these schemes, and need to attend my job that week.
I really don't know how to handle this situation. Advice needed please.