I think the "boss" handled this poorly. As was mentioned, parents don't have kids every month. If they could not temporarily replace Joe, I would have either compensated financially (they do not have to pay Joe right now, so they have the money to) or given an extra holiday to you I'm lieu of the extra workload. Even if I planned to allow Joe to "work to rule" in order to allow him to be home with his child I would not have blatantly told you so, rather I would change his responsibilities slightly to accommodate if possible after he returned. As for his vacation shortly after his holiday, I'm sure consensus could have been reached by consulting with you first and returned the favor fairly
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