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Originally Posted by Mirajj
I think that the issue is more that folks who don't have kids are sick of employers bending over backwards for those who DO have kids, often to the detriment of those without.
I have someone at my workplace like that. A lead hand who has to spend every weekend and every holiday with her kids. She's not worked a single weekend or holiday in the years I've been with the company, because "she's got a family she has to think about".
Well, so do I. It may not involve a kid, but I'd like to spend some time on the weekends or holidays with my wife and/or my parents.
It wouldn't even be so bad if the need to work weekends was rotated among those who could do it, but no. Because she has kids, she's exempt. I think that's what gets most non-parents irked with parents.
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At my work people with kids are usually given priority.
We would all love to come to work earlier but despite petitioning we have an 8-4:30 schedule and you'd have to have a dire emergency to deviate from that. If you want to come in at 8:30 though it's okay.
One woman is allowed to come at 7 because of her kid. I'm glad they accomodate her. But if childless Joe wants to come in at 7:30 so he can make it to class on time after work he can forget about it.
Even though the leave schedule is full, Sally can take off Saturday for her
kid's dance recital, but Alice can't get off to do her art show, which is something obviously important to her. That's the only thing that aggravates me about it. I'm all for reasonable flextime for everyone, but make it fair.
And with the way the school bus drivers are around here I'd have an awful time putting my kid on the bus! Waaaaaaah.
It just makes me cringe.