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KatyaR

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24. Sadly, this is nothing new.

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Fri Nov 30, 2012, 07:12 PM

Nov 2012

My second job, back in the early 80s, was in the word processing pool at the headquarters of a national five-and-dime store, now long gone. This was way before FMLA. We had a young lady start working for us not long after she got married, she was in her earlier 20s. Not long after joining us, she became pregnant. She had horrible morning sickness which actually lasted all day. After about a week, she was told to use the trash can at her desk and not to leave her desk except at lunch and our 2 scheduled 15-minute breaks every day.

That was one of the worst jobs ever. It's said to see that 30 years later, nothing's really changed.

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Pregnant? Getting sick at work? No problem, here's a trash can, keep working [View all] The Straight Story Nov 2012 OP

I hope she wins geardaddy Nov 2012 #1

the outright disrespect for women in this country infuriates me! liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #2

The shit employers are getting away with in regard to how they treat their employees infuriates me! Initech Nov 2012 #4

+10000 woo me with science Nov 2012 #8

this is not new hollysmom Nov 2012 #3

With the excellent birth control methods we have available today, pregnancy has pretty much became a DaniDubois Nov 2012 #5

Ah, so cancer patients vomiting from chemotherapy - same thing? IdaBriggs Nov 2012 #6

If you want a society of working slave robots, just say so, we are talking humans here The Straight Story Nov 2012 #7

"A certain amount of unpaid bathroom time per day" forestpath Nov 2012 #9

No one monitored how much time I spent in the bathroom when I was pregnant. gkhouston Nov 2012 #10

I think anybody who needs to go to the bathroom at work - for pee, poop, puke, period, any forestpath Nov 2012 #12

Bathroom breaks "once a day, maybe none." ? Ilsa Nov 2012 #11

Wow...just wow! FieryLocks Nov 2012 #14

Pregnancy is a medical condition and should be treated as such. ceile Nov 2012 #16

I think you may be lost Capt. Obvious Nov 2012 #17

giving birth is a choice, you see laundry_queen Nov 2012 #25

There is a fair way around it LadyHawkAZ Nov 2012 #18

How did you pay for labor and delivery? yardwork Nov 2012 #20

I should have scrolled down. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #31

Since what you describe is not an automatic outcome of pregnancy, there IS a fair way to handle it. Gormy Cuss Nov 2012 #21

I hope you're not taking your dependent deduction for your choices, too REP Nov 2012 #22

That is just crazy in every way. Squinch Nov 2012 #26

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm................. Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2012 #27

Faulty premise. But nevertheless, you know that's a "choice" men will never have to make. antigone382 Nov 2012 #29

You are fortunate that you had alternate means of getting health insurance Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #30

wow. fishwax Nov 2012 #33

Really? directed at DaniDubois... Agschmid Nov 2012 #34

I really, really try Helen Reddy Nov 2012 #13

Ditto! FieryLocks Nov 2012 #15

if you have to go to work sick datasuspect Nov 2012 #19

Who wants to work next to somebody ralphing into a wastebasket? LeftyMom Nov 2012 #23

Sadly, this is nothing new. KatyaR Nov 2012 #24

compassion. MrsBrady Nov 2012 #28

That's cool. I worked at a call center where people were wearing diapers so they could pee and keep limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #32