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Why do bosses pick on single moms?
I got laid off because I missed too much work due to my child's asthma. I
think that is the pits!!! Corporate America needs to cater more to working moms and working Mr. Moms! Has anybody else in the group been through this? -- Virginia Pierce http://www.momswin.com/VirginiaP "To fly, we have to have resistance." Maya Lin |
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Strange.
I was a pediatrician at a large employee model HMO when I became a single parent. At my next annual review, I was told that I had taken more sick leave than the average doctor. Our sick leave benefit was 10 days annually. But the average doctor only took two. This was unfavorable, I was told. I suspected that single-parent fathers were held at a higher standard that single-parent mothers. Jinny wrote: I got laid off because I missed too much work due to my child's asthma. I think that is the pits!!! Corporate America needs to cater more to working moms and working Mr. Moms! Has anybody else in the group been through this? -- Virginia Pierce http://www.momswin.com/VirginiaP "To fly, we have to have resistance." Maya Lin |
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I've been with my company 21 years, and I have a life threatening
illness. Hardly a week goes by that I don't miss at least one day of work. This has been going on for two years. So far they have been understanding and I've been grateful. Two days? What universe are these people living in? p.s. I suspect some of my treatment stems from being afraid I'll sue them....... Bill Fischer wrote: Strange. I was a pediatrician at a large employee model HMO when I became a single parent. At my next annual review, I was told that I had taken more sick leave than the average doctor. Our sick leave benefit was 10 days annually. But the average doctor only took two. This was unfavorable, I was told. I suspected that single-parent fathers were held at a higher standard that single-parent mothers. Jinny wrote: I got laid off because I missed too much work due to my child's asthma. I think that is the pits!!! Corporate America needs to cater more to working moms and working Mr. Moms! Has anybody else in the group been through this? -- Virginia Pierce http://www.momswin.com/VirginiaP "To fly, we have to have resistance." Maya Lin |
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"Jinny" wrote in message
... : I got laid off because I missed too much work due to my child's asthma. I : think that is the pits!!! Corporate America needs to cater more to working : moms and working Mr. Moms! Has anybody else in the group been through this? Isn't this a violation of the Family Medical Leave Act? -- ColoradoSkiBum |
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Bill Fischer wrote: Strange. I was a pediatrician at a large employee model HMO when I became a single parent. At my next annual review, I was told that I had taken more sick leave than the average doctor. Our sick leave benefit was 10 days annually. But the average doctor only took two. This was unfavorable, I was told. I suspected that single-parent fathers were held at a higher standard that single-parent mothers. this is particularly eggregious in a pediatrician's office where they are exposed to so much illness -- do they really want contagious peds in their passing stuff on to the patients? and picking up things from the patients is an occupational hazard. |
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Nan wrote: On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 13:52:52 -0500, "Jinny" wrote: I got laid off because I missed too much work due to my child's asthma. I think that is the pits!!! Corporate America needs to cater more to working moms and working Mr. Moms! Has anybody else in the group been through this? No, not really. I was a single mom for 14 years. I always made sure I had back up care when my son was ill. Nan there are people who will expose themselves to sick kids for day care money? |
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Jenn wrote: In article , Nan wrote: On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 13:52:52 -0500, "Jinny" wrote: I got laid off because I missed too much work due to my child's asthma. I think that is the pits!!! Corporate America needs to cater more to working moms and working Mr. Moms! Has anybody else in the group been through this? No, not really. I was a single mom for 14 years. I always made sure I had back up care when my son was ill. Nan there are people who will expose themselves to sick kids for day care money? There are places that provide "sick child" care, especially in larger cities. There are also grandmas and aunts and uncles and grandpas who may be able to come in to take care of a sick child for a couple of days. However, it is worth pointing out that the OP's problem was with an asthmatic child: this is NOT contangeous! meh -- Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care |
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Jinny wrote:
I got laid off because I missed too much work due to my child's asthma. I think that is the pits!!! Corporate America needs to cater more to working moms and working Mr. Moms! Has anybody else in the group been through this? Maybe you should have sex with your boss. -- Virginia Pierce http://www.momswin.com/VirginiaP "To fly, we have to have resistance." Maya Lin |
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dragonlady wrote:
In article , Jenn wrote: In article , Nan wrote: On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 13:52:52 -0500, "Jinny" wrote: I got laid off because I missed too much work due to my child's asthma. I think that is the pits!!! Corporate America needs to cater more to working moms and working Mr. Moms! Has anybody else in the group been through this? No, not really. I was a single mom for 14 years. I always made sure I had back up care when my son was ill. Nan there are people who will expose themselves to sick kids for day care money? There are places that provide "sick child" care, especially in larger cities. There are also grandmas and aunts and uncles and grandpas who may be able to come in to take care of a sick child for a couple of days. However, it is worth pointing out that the OP's problem was with an asthmatic child: this is NOT contangeous! meh What's up DragonLady? Sounds like that woman is using her kid to get out of work; When she's called on it, she bitches about discrimination! |
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In article ,
Nan wrote: On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 14:00:42 -0600, Jenn wrote: In article , Nan wrote: On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 13:52:52 -0500, "Jinny" wrote: I got laid off because I missed too much work due to my child's asthma. I think that is the pits!!! Corporate America needs to cater more to working moms and working Mr. Moms! Has anybody else in the group been through this? No, not really. I was a single mom for 14 years. I always made sure I had back up care when my son was ill. Nan there are people who will expose themselves to sick kids for day care money? Well, yes. There are places that provide "sick care" for those minor illnesses that are beyond the policy of most daycare providers, yet not terribly ill. But the OP's child was asthmatic. That's not contagious in the least. Nan ahh good point -- but it is also more likely to be fatal if not properly cared for than most of these other things -- I'd be more nervous about leaving an asthmatic child with a sitter -- and as a sitter wouldn't want to take it on. |
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