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brewens

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4. i worked with one woman who was a difficult as humanly possible every step of the way
Sun Sep 21, 2014, 12:07 AM
Sep 2014

where her pregnancy and return after her maternity leave was concerned. It was intentional and she didn't last much longer either. She had to game everything!

The doctors appointments were the dead giveaway. Another woman had made her baby appointments on her day off all along for the most part. This woman had every one of hers in mornings on days she was normally scheduled to work. When called on it, she was defensive. Something like, "I'm going in when I'm told I need to for my baby!" As if anyone would be asking her to not see the doctor regurly as needed. She was playing it to make sure and get to use a few hours of her sick leave every time.

Could it have been possible for her to pump and eat lunch sometimes without getting a seperate 20 minute break at her convenience? I'd say so. When we take our lunches is pretty fexible. On busy days, there were a few time she could have I'm sure. If she wanted to.

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.. littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #1
that's what her lunch break is for - personal business nt msongs Sep 2014 #2
Have you seen teachers' "lounges"? No privacy. Mine had the lunch tables next to the LAV doors! WinkyDink Sep 2014 #10
I've met teachers who've been able to do it, but only Ilsa Sep 2014 #3
This was the first thing I noticed when I quit teaching 25 years ago Yupster Sep 2014 #7
i worked with one woman who was a difficult as humanly possible every step of the way brewens Sep 2014 #4
This is not a cogent response. MissMarple Sep 2014 #8
I have never had a child so I don't know marym625 Sep 2014 #5
A lactating breast needs to have milk removed at regular vanlassie Sep 2014 #6
Thank you! n/t marym625 Sep 2014 #15
You are unfamiliar with the way schools, and "breaks," are set up. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #11
Not true marym625 Sep 2014 #16
Access to a private place sounds eminently reasonable, and extra 20 minutes a day off less so. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #9
There are NO "private places" in schools! My h.s. had exactly 3 toilets for 40 teachers*; one WinkyDink Sep 2014 #12
Any school which ostensibly exists to teach... Is at odds with its own purpose if it makes it vanlassie Sep 2014 #13
When I managed our clinic, I told breastfeeding mothers to phylny Sep 2014 #14
That's awful. tammywammy Sep 2014 #17
There is no other species that asks permission to feed its young malaise Sep 2014 #18
Malaise, don't wonder. Yes, corporations are a part of the vanlassie Sep 2014 #19
Women need to know that malaise Sep 2014 #20
It turns out that advertising "special" additives can convince poorly educated women and their vanlassie Sep 2014 #21
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