Anybody who goes on mat leave and just leaves a pile of paperwork on their desk is a ######. I think the bigger problem is that your employer expects you to handle the extra work. Your employer should have hired someone to cover for Joe.
Same thing with cancelling your holidays, I know it is easy for me to sit here and critique, but why would you cancel? If Joe didn't finish any of his work I'm sure your employer can reprimand him accordingly, although I imagine that's tricky with him being off on leave.
Are you under some obligation to finish Joe's work? Why would you even volunteer to do it? What kind of ####ty boss would say that Joe now has less responsiblity to his clients just because he has kids?
I do totally agree with you about the having kids thing and time off. It seems any of my coworkers with kids are allowed unlimited time for doctor's appointments and other crap.
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