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When that parent leaves early, they have to make it up or take a paid time off. A couple times a week, I spend my lunch hour to pick my kid from school and drop him home and come back to work. I don't get to eat my lunch or even relax.
If I have to leave for my sick kid, I have to clock out and make up the time later. There is no special parent time off, parents have to sacrifice their paid time off for their kids. A single person uses their paid time off for themselves. You can leave work in early afternoon to see a friend and use your paid time off if you want.
An employer prefers single people as they don't have to worry about them having a family emergency. Single people can work later and be more productive. I can't work later since I have to pick up my daughter.
You going to hang out with your friends has no benefit to society.
The father taking actions to be there for his child helps guide an raise him to be a future productive member of society.
I don't have children but rather not turn the US into a place only the well-off and the dumb/poor (who get welfare) breed.
Yes it is a double standard. However you wish to rationalize it does not change the fact.
When that parent leaves early, they have to make it up or take a paid time off. A couple times a week, I spend my lunch hour to pick my kid from school and drop him home and come back to work. I don't get to eat my lunch or even relax.
If I have to leave for my sick kid, I have to clock out and make up the time later. There is no special parent time off, parents have to sacrifice their paid time off for their kids. A single person uses their paid time off for themselves. You can leave work in early afternoon to see a friend and use your paid time off if you want.
An employer prefers single people as they don't have to worry about them having a family emergency. Single people can work later and be more productive. I can't work later since I have to pick up my daughter.
An employer prefers the person who can best perform the job. If that person has children, a mutually beneficial arrangement can usually be worked out. If other employees, ones without children, see that as unfair, well tough. The arrangement is between the employer and the individual employee.
When that parent leaves early, they have to make it up or take a paid time off. A couple times a week, I spend my lunch hour to pick my kid from school and drop him home and come back to work. I don't get to eat my lunch or even relax.
If I have to leave for my sick kid, I have to clock out and make up the time later. There is no special parent time off, parents have to sacrifice their paid time off for their kids. A single person uses their paid time off for themselves. You can leave work in early afternoon to see a friend and use your paid time off if you want.
An employer prefers single people as they don't have to worry about them having a family emergency. Single people can work later and be more productive. I can't work later since I have to pick up my daughter.
See people need to think of these things before they decide to have kids.
A friend of mine (now ex friend) was stuck working every Sat because she didn't have kids and the others did and had "lives." I told my friend to buck up and tell them that her and her husband have lives too and to pound sand. It was eventually rotated to one Sat a month.
Just because I don't have kids, doesn't mean that my time off isn't as valuable as yours..Get over it.
I got a position where I work and I was single. I passed the drug test and had a good attendance record. Tardiness and calling in are what get people in trouble, since that's the number one thing employers look at.... I keep my butt clean by maintaining 'perfect attendance' .. since I don't like a lot of overtime I can not work so much of it and not get hassled.. the person who works tons of overtime but comes in late a lot, or signs up and doesn't work it, is far worse off. In all the time I've worked here it seems like I'm the one most concerned about not working enough overtime... all they care about is I do a good job when I'm here and have excellent attendance showing up when I'm scheduled.
A lot of single mothers tend to call in quite a bit... they can't discriminate though. They will not hire people with DUIs though, that they do seem to discriminate against.
Some are. I've had people tell me stories where their bosses told them to their faces that they have no family or that they have nothing to go home to. I really think that should be illegal, but unfortunately, it isn't.
Some are. I've had people tell me stories where their bosses told them to their faces that they have no family or that they have nothing to go home to. I really think that should be illegal, but unfortunately, it isn't.
yes.
people without kids still may have girlfriends/boyfriends/friends/parents. What makes children more important than that?
having kids is a choice. if it gets in the way of your career, you probably shouldn't have kids, or should change your job. No one else is supposed to make your life easier.
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