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Demsrule86

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133. Really, I have heard tales like that before that were not neccesarily true.
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 10:57 PM
Sep 2023

One of my jobs in Georgia had a wonderful policy...my kids ranged from five to middle school then. I could take time to go to school and read to my kids, be there for soccer, football, or cheerleading...and make up the time. He also was generous with personal days for those without kids. He didn't have kids himself either. I can't tell you how loyal we all were to this boss...once this nasty person tried to stage an office coup (get the boss fired) She was from headquarters and a real piece of work.

We all intended to walk out if she succeeded...get up and walk away. I would have done anything for this guy. I used to bring the kids to work during the weekends if we had an important deadline. Treat your employees well and you will be rewarded...making the parent feel like shit because sometimes accommodations are needed just sucks and honestly should not be behavior any Democrat engages in. Bosses and managers are responsible for making sure all employees are treated fairly...and blaming workers when they fail to do so is reprehensible

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No. underpants Sep 2023 #1
Well you do understand that what you are suggesting is illegal. Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #130
I don't think so--and I had young kids at one time. (They're adults now.) I think employers should d tblue37 Sep 2023 #2
Very good point. Asking for "accommodation" from co-workers is putting employer's enough Sep 2023 #8
Exactly TexasBushwhacker Sep 2023 #10
People so easily forget that they benefit from other people having kids Fullduplexxx Sep 2023 #14
People so easily forget that they benefit... ret5hd Sep 2023 #24
Well, I've always been single and childless TexasBushwhacker Sep 2023 #33
"People so easily forget that they benefit from other people having kids" obamanut2012 Sep 2023 #39
if that's the case, don't at least the younger ones treestar Sep 2023 #63
huh? msfiddlestix Sep 2023 #107
I think if an employee is entitled to the time off kcr Sep 2023 #3
Loaded Subject NowISeetheLight Sep 2023 #4
Hell no. we can do it Sep 2023 #5
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2023 #80
I'm of two minds on the subject. Aristus Sep 2023 #6
I think all people should be flexible and help one another Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 #7
Exactly.... be kind to each other. NT Happy Hoosier Sep 2023 #12
Well said kcr Sep 2023 #15
we parents gotta survive somehow Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 #34
Exactly. Sadly, they don't. hlthe2b Sep 2023 #17
Really we live in an "employer first" society. ret5hd Sep 2023 #28
I agree with you about that Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 #36
+1. N/T obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2023 #38
It takes a Village Johonny Sep 2023 #49
I do too. I am sorry to see such terrible attitudes here of all places, honestly. Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #131
Between this thread and the other one Bettie Sep 2023 #9
No. I think management has a responsiblity to set expectations to all: Be willing to help other hlthe2b Sep 2023 #19
boy. are you reading the same thread? stopdiggin Sep 2023 #21
It is funny how vocally we support sarisataka Sep 2023 #22
Exactly inthewind21 Sep 2023 #30
no one has said that obamanut2012 Sep 2023 #40
They also never call out Mondays with hangovers, or Fridays so they can get a Maru Kitteh Sep 2023 #52
there's no suggestion they should be helped treestar Sep 2023 #64
Good point... Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #132
Yes. And no. Happy Hoosier Sep 2023 #11
I agree LeftInTX Sep 2023 #124
Wrong person to ask, as I always tried to accomodate. I won't say I never resented it, but always hlthe2b Sep 2023 #13
I've Learned RobinA Sep 2023 #29
Sick leave and FMLA protect two different interests. Ms. Toad Sep 2023 #45
Our Contract States RobinA Sep 2023 #56
As I said, it protects two different interests. Ms. Toad Sep 2023 #65
I hope your daughter is okay. phylny Sep 2023 #102
Okay is relative. Ms. Toad Sep 2023 #108
To Me RobinA Sep 2023 #112
Were you in a union at the time? CTyankee Sep 2023 #113
I am an attorney, Ms. Toad Sep 2023 #119
No RobinA Sep 2023 #16
I dig your 'wildly inappropriate' stopdiggin Sep 2023 #18
Read my post in this thread -- this actually happened to em obamanut2012 Sep 2023 #41
Really, I have heard tales like that before that were not neccesarily true. Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #133
No. Are people with children willing to make job-related sacrifices to accommodate my lifestyle? Polly Hennessey Sep 2023 #20
If OT is frequent and expected, then your company is understaffed. That's not the fault of parents FSogol Sep 2023 #23
I absolutely agree. ShazzieB Sep 2023 #90
So inthewind21 Sep 2023 #25
The policy is that everyone gets the same amount of PTO ripcord Sep 2023 #121
jfc why would anyone try to solve an employer's problems? leftstreet Sep 2023 #26
Why limit it to child free people... Hope22 Sep 2023 #27
Why can't employers be civilized and plan... ret5hd Sep 2023 #32
That's really what it comes down to TexasBushwhacker Sep 2023 #35
This! Hope22 Sep 2023 #48
It's a ridiculous argument to begin with. Arthur_Frain Sep 2023 #31
lolz no, never, never, never obamanut2012 Sep 2023 #37
In my first career, this was constant. There was seldom a time when I was not doing Scrivener7 Sep 2023 #42
In a worker owned cooperative enterprise? Voltaire2 Sep 2023 #43
Dont talk to my wife about this, its touchy subject for her. thatdemguy Sep 2023 #44
We Have This Institutionalized RobinA Sep 2023 #59
It DOES benefit the company. ret5hd Sep 2023 #92
That is a sad story...I guess they showed him...wow just wow. Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #134
Employment should be blind to whether you have children or not. meadowlander Sep 2023 #46
No--not unless the childfree workers pinkstarburst Sep 2023 #47
are we not members of the same community? mike_c Sep 2023 #50
Why is the cost put on the workers? Voltaire2 Sep 2023 #53
absolutely mike_c Sep 2023 #58
The Problem Is RobinA Sep 2023 #60
I'm working at home due to disabilities, but also responsible for grandkids... haele Sep 2023 #51
I am think you mean childless Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 #54
Why should childfree retirees benefit from the Social Security payments made by the children pnwmom Sep 2023 #55
because they paid into it like everyone else. Voltaire2 Sep 2023 #71
They didn't all pay in it like everyone else. pnwmom Sep 2023 #72
how is that relevant? Voltaire2 Sep 2023 #75
No, an married couple don't get the same benefits simply based on their earnings. pnwmom Sep 2023 #77
Any couple gets the same benefits based on their joint earnings Voltaire2 Sep 2023 #84
No, that's not true. If they make $100K because each of them makes $50K, pnwmom Sep 2023 #86
Same joint earnings meant the same joint earnings. Voltaire2 Sep 2023 #95
And, per the argument of this post Bettie Sep 2023 #94
The assumption that only childless couples Voltaire2 Sep 2023 #100
I was addressing the fact that only having one earner Bettie Sep 2023 #101
Sure. And I agree. Voltaire2 Sep 2023 #105
Sometimes they can, sometimes they can't. Igel Sep 2023 #128
I spent my career "covering" for fellow workers with kids. Midnight Writer Sep 2023 #57
You Go! RobinA Sep 2023 #62
I don't think personal lives should have anything to do with anything treestar Sep 2023 #61
I think we need to go back to the good old days when women didn't know from one month to the next Hekate Sep 2023 #66
Yep. Bettie Sep 2023 #68
If we lived in a "civilized" country senseandsensibility Sep 2023 #67
Well spotted Hekate Sep 2023 #70
Ft. Bragg 86-89, many times married guys left early, while us single guys stayed and worked. sarcasmo Sep 2023 #69
I believe ForgedCrank Sep 2023 #73
The child-free employees are rightfully throwing it in the employer's court Sympthsical Sep 2023 #74
"Should child free workers be expected to cover for those with families?" Jedi Guy Sep 2023 #76
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2023 #78
People with children have more emergency time off. milestogo Sep 2023 #79
This demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of the problem. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2023 #89
This demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of my post. milestogo Sep 2023 #91
Should workplaces not hire people that have kids? edisdead Sep 2023 #81
Post removed Post removed Sep 2023 #82
Yes supporting families helps us all...that being said the bosses are at fault for not Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #83
I remember when some departments had Bettie Sep 2023 #104
I really think those that complain about let's face it women who need accommodations for family... Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #129
Yep...It's a management issue LeftInTX Sep 2023 #125
No Rob H. Sep 2023 #85
In one of my old jobs as an HR manager LuckyCharms Sep 2023 #87
I will say that this topic brings to the surface the republican/conservative tendencies... demmiblue Sep 2023 #88
You mean the Republican tendency to... ret5hd Sep 2023 #115
Something I wouldn't have thought we would find here...years ago we used to Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #135
It can go too far jmowreader Sep 2023 #93
The kids never bothered me. I liked to see them. What leftyladyfrommo Sep 2023 #96
Child-free longtime worker here musette_sf Sep 2023 #97
The biggest lie is how the capitalists got the workers to fight each other over things like time off Oneironaut Sep 2023 #98
Only if it is voluntary for the single person. roamer65 Sep 2023 #99
Should HAB911 Sep 2023 #103
By "workplace" I infer you mean other than an educational or childcare work environment msfiddlestix Sep 2023 #106
It's not just an issue of children MissMillie Sep 2023 #109
Just some general thoughts on my part: Crunchy Frog Sep 2023 #110
As a single 40 year old man who is childless I have to say I Jspur Sep 2023 #111
As I said, it was just my thoughts, Crunchy Frog Sep 2023 #117
There are other examples too Polybius Sep 2023 #114
My experience with this was having to constantly cover for colleagues' maternity leaves, Scrivener7 Sep 2023 #123
Thankfully, this has never come up in the workplaces I've been in sakabatou Sep 2023 #116
Maybe the owner needs to hire another part time person who can be a fill in person - on call womanofthehills Sep 2023 #118
We are good for emergencies ripcord Sep 2023 #122
Sounds like a management issue to me. LeftInTX Sep 2023 #126
Had to do that in the Navy Kaleva Sep 2023 #120
This?, really? DiverDave Sep 2023 #127
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