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Supposedly, these bills are passing legislatures and being implemented for "bonding time". Many states already allow state workers to bring babies to work rather than pay for the price of daycare.
This sort of affirms the fact that many of these government jobs are a complete joke that serve no purpose to the public.
Many supporters of states allowing babies at work claim it's all about employee morale and co-workers enjoy it.
I wonder how much work will be done daily if much of the time is spent changing diapers, feeding the baby and trying to calm it down.
The mayor of Providence wanted to feed into this movement bringing his child to work.
And what if one of their co-workers doesn’t like children? Or if a co-worker, client, or customer, has something along the lines of Aspergers, and can get sensory overload?
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And what if one of their co-workers doesn’t like children? Or if a co-worker, client, or customer, has something along the lines of Aspergers, and can get sensory overload?
If an employee, say an engineer brings his or her baby to work, the likelihood is, they are less likely to quit their job. It costs alot of money to interview and train employees. That's the number one reason, in my opinion. When the infant arrives by a certain age, then the parent finds other child-care. At work, because babies can be be intrusive - usually newborns are not, the employee always has a back up, to assist. When the child gets loud, then they must go to an assigned room with either the parent or back-up. It's kind of like working at home. The private sector has been doing this for some time as well. If someone doesn't like the infant/child, there's not much the employee can do, except grow up and or wear headphones.
If an employee, say an engineer brings his or her baby to work, the likelihood is, they are less likely to quit their job. It costs alot of money to interview and train employees. That's the number one reason, in my opinion. When the infant arrives by a certain age, then the parent finds other child-care. At work, because babies can be be intrusive - usually newborns are not, the employee always has a back up, to assist. When the child gets loud, then they must go to an assigned room with either the parent or back-up. It's kind of like working at home. The private sector has been doing this for some time as well. If someone doesn't like the infant/child, there's not much the employee can do, except grow up and or wear headphones.
Or they will quit their job and they will be just as expensive to replace. Who, by the way, is this mysterious backup and who pays their salary?
Better for everyone, including the infant, would be a telecommuting arrangement.
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Children don’t belong in the work space. They belong at home with a parent.
Ditto. Babies and children do NOT belong in the workplace. No co-worker wants to have to hear or deal with these progeny that don't have blood-ties to them. This is another case of liberal social bullying. Politely, everyone says that all babies are cute and adorable, but in private it's not at all true.
It's obviously going to be a distraction that causes more workplace distractions.
And what about the safety aspect for these children? Will these parents be signing waivers to absolve us taxpayers from being sued by the parents when their child gets hurt at work while working for a state government?
Relax. It's only a short bonding period for several months after birth. It's so the parents get their arses back to work asap rather than taking long leave after the baby is born.
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