It is nothing strange for me that you have to jump through some loops to get support, but these last years since we changed our government, those loops have turned more and more insane. :-/

I actually prefer it if the other librarians see it, since that means they talk well of me, making networking easier for me, and hopefully result on more jobs. ;-) But your right. Sometimes it does feel a bit hopeless. If you don't work 100%/40hours a week, it feels like people are judging you, you know? :-P I hope I'll come out on top getting a great job one day though. :-)