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fwiw, I don't begrudge a parent having extra excuses to take time off, simply because of the fact that they have more to cope with in their life

Posted by znufrii Mar 27 '09, 08:48

to begin with.

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I do. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 27, 08:52 6
- I agree with this. I just don't think it's fair to begrudge them if they happen to use more of their sick days than others. -- nm - pmb Mar 27, 09:04 1
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- I never said anything about extra days. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 08:53 1
  - I have no idea what you said, I was responding to znu's post. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 27, 08:56
- Ditto. -- nm - lileve Mar 27, 08:53 1
  - This whole debate would be completely different if you switched child/kid to dog/cat. -- nm - lileve Mar 27, 08:59
but they picked it. they picked having to cope. see? they bought the sacrifice. -- nm - five tuesdays left love mandy lane Mar 27, 08:49 27
- and what right do I have to begrudge them that choice? -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 08:50 26
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    - Are there companies that actually give people with kids more sick days than people without? - Callisto Mar 27, 08:56 5
      - No, but it's harder (in my experience) to write peole up and go through disciplinary steps for absencese when people play the kids card. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 27, 08:58 1
        
        meh, I'm not a big fan of using disciplinary action for using sick time. - Callisto Mar 27, 09:06
      - I have never heard of that either... -- nm - amoxy Mar 27, 08:58 1
        
        I do know people who ended up taking unpaid days when they went over because of family sick time. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 08:59
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    - don't they? -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 08:55 1
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    - but they do have the same number. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 08:53 13
      - but in non-PTO situations, people with kids have more *acceptable* reasons to miss work than do I. -- nm - five tuesdays left love mandy lane Mar 27, 08:55 12
        
        Someone should fix this misguided management culture. -- nm - Max Mar 27, 09:00
        
        The reverse being, in a single PTO system, you could more confidently burn through days than someone with 3 kids, who might have a snow day or illness - TFox Mar 27, 08:57 3
        
        I picked my carefree lifestyle for a reason, man. you think I don't know this? - five tuesdays left love mandy lane Mar 27, 08:59
        
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        My company gives funeral leave as a separate thing. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 09:00
        
        "She must be hung over." - Cuzzin Todd Mar 27, 08:56 3
        
        precisely. I should invent a boyfriend so I can take off when he's sick. that would solve the issue. - five tuesdays left love mandy lane Mar 27, 08:58 2
        
        Two words: Aged Parent. -- nm - mara Mar 27, 09:10 1
        
        "I have to take care of Benjamin Button." -- nm - Max Mar 27, 09:12
        
        I guess, but I just can't get worked up over it since I have the same amount of time allowed. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 08:56 2
        
        I can't either. Sure, they have more reasons to call in, theoretically. - Callisto Mar 27, 09:03 1
        
        which is exactly my point. -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 09:04
    - maybe he needs a drink to understand us. -- nm - five tuesdays left love mandy lane Mar 27, 08:53
  - how am I begrudging them? -- nm - five tuesdays left love mandy lane Mar 27, 08:51 1
    - that's what the entire argument was about, right? - znufrii Mar 27, 08:53

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