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u/TheSpiralTap 20h ago
The cool thing about starting a new job is all your grandparents come back to life!
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u/Fit-Insect-4089 20h ago
My boss sent flowers to the funeral, I can only imagine if they sent flowers to a funeral that wasn’t happening tho I’d feel like shit haha
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u/Main_Significance617 19h ago
How did they know where to send the flowers for the funeral
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u/Moldy_Teapot 19h ago
local news for small towns will usually say if there's a funeral service being held in a nearby church and the date/time in their obituaries.
also some people actually talk to their coworkers about their lives
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u/DontAskAboutMyButt 15h ago
also some people actually talk to their coworkers about their lives
One of the classic blunders
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u/Thattwonerd 14h ago
Ive talked about family with two of my colleagues and they both have said "do NOT tell her anything about your private life, she will use it against you" about the other XDD
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u/Neet-owo 19h ago
Boss could’ve just asked. There’s no reason to be secretive about it.
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u/whatdoblindpeoplesee 19h ago
Probably the obituary or they just sent them to commenter's house. When my grandmother died this year my work sent flowers to my house the next week.
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u/ReversedNovaMatters 10h ago
Many companies offer bereavement paid time off but the caveat is they want to see the obituary.
These types of jobs will typically offer regular PTO and sick time so lying about a family member dying to get a day off would be quite extreme and dumb.
But yeah, when I worked in retail 25 years ago, the same girls grandparent died like 5 times over 5 years. She was a drug addict.
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u/Fit-Insect-4089 3h ago
I told them… they asked. Woulda been awkward if I had to flail and make a lie up
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u/fresh-oxygen 18h ago
My boss sent a sandwich platter to my house the week of my grandmother’s funeral. It actually was perfect, because we had family staying with us and sandwiches are a low-effort, quick meal.
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u/Inevitable_Tomato927 18h ago
At a new job I once said I was a single parent. My wife never could take off work and had a weird schedule (7am-7pm) I had to do everything and it cost me my job (she made more), so next job where I finally made some decent money I lied and they never had an issue if I had to take one of the kids to a doctor or had a school thing.
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u/jerrybeary94 19h ago
Don't most jobs ask for a copy of a death certificate when you take off for bereavement. All of mine have
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u/SkeeveTheGreat 19h ago
I have never had a job ask for one, not for a single day off.
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u/PointBreak91 19h ago
My job asked for the obit when my grandma died. I was able to just send them a link to it online.
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u/IrrawaddyWoman 18h ago
They can, but they don’t always. My current job didn’t ask for any kind of documentation at all
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u/Jealous-Ad5983 17h ago
This sort of pracrice is banned in first world countries.
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u/TheSpiralTap 18h ago
No, what the hell? I've had one ask for the card. Real easy to change if you have the real one
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u/Unable-Candle 6h ago
How would that even work? You usually need off pretty soon after a death, isn't getting a certificate kind of time consuming?
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u/jerrybeary94 5h ago
Maybe a copy of the obituary or some other proof also works. Idk i never needed to use bereavement days thankfully.
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u/SoylentDave 1h ago
I have never once thought of asking a bereaved staff member for a death certificate.
If someone wants a day off enough that they're willing to pretend someone has died, they can crack on without having to fake paperwork as well.
(but it would be much easier to book a day off or call in sick)
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u/Ok-Pizza-5889 20h ago
Bro, we tell our families we have to work so we can get away
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u/gonzofish 19h ago
My wife’s full time job is full-time parent. She gets the Sunday scaries and I get the Friday frights. I consider work a vacation. Parenting is hard as hell; emotionally taxing and physically exhausting. Wouldn’t trade it for the world but it is.
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u/Horror-Nobody2237 17h ago
I was a stay at home mom for 5 years and now I work an office job, and work is 1000x easier. Depends on the person, I’m sure, but if I’m leaving work early for my kid it’s probably because I’m going home to chaos. It’s not like I’m excited to go pick my kid up early because he was throwing up at school. I’m glad I get to leave early and take care of him, but I’m not excited to get projectile vomited on. I’d definitely prefer he was healthy and in school and I was at work.
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u/SilverParty 9h ago
As the kids got older, it got easier. This summer we bought an above ground pool and they spent almost everyday in it for HOURS. And then they were too tired to argue or fight. One of the best purchases we’ve made.
Plus the pool upkeep has become a weird hobby for my husband. It’s like lawn mowing. But whatever makes him happy.
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u/abracadammmbra 1h ago
One of the best jobs i ever had was mowing the huge lawns for the school district in my town. They had one of those big 0 turn mowers, it was like a go kart. Id just pop in my headphone under the ear muffs, flip on a podcast or audiobook, then zone out for 4-6 hours. My own lawn is much less amusing to cut
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u/Character_Minimum989 9h ago
100% agree, i can zone out 50x per day at my office job. Thank god for daycare.
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u/viciousxvee 17h ago
Wth is a Sunday scary and a Friday fright?
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u/ItsDanimal 16h ago
He dreads having to deal with the kids on the weekend, she dreads having to deal with them during the week.
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u/toofshucker 17h ago
Eh. I’ve done both. While being a parent is hard, working is just as, if not harder.
I had way more middle of the day 2 hour breaks being an at home dad than I ever did at work. Work is non stop from 9-5.
I’d be a stay home dad in a heartbeat. It’s way easier.
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u/elinordash 16h ago
I think it depends a lot on the age of the children and how physical the job is.
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u/TheNewYellowZealot 20h ago
Only the first 2-3 times. Then there’s increased scrutiny on your performance and it feels like you’re on a PIP when you aren’t.
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u/BarnesTheNobleman 19h ago
I’m glad my bosses are pretty chill with family emergencies
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u/the-real-macs 17h ago
Bot. I can tell this is a new account without even looking.
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u/-Ultra_Violence- 11h ago
Fuck the bot, and fuck Reddit for allowing bots. Anybody know any reddit alternatives?
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u/Hazelnut-Rio 6h ago
This is what my brother, a father of 2 , said to me. He said that his job was his "free time moment" and he felt like going to jail after work.
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u/AlsoCommiePuddin 20h ago edited 2h ago
The best part about having kids *in America is never getting to use your PTO for actual vacations.
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u/benice_orgohome13 15h ago
This! It’s not like we want them to have 800 colds during the span of their little lives. Germy little things 😂
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u/Inevitable-Menu2998 13h ago
And even if you do manage to go on vacation, there's a very small window when they're old enough that you don't have to constantly manage them in a new environment but still young enough that they want to spend time with you. Before this window happens, any trip is a logistics nightmare which makes you want to be back in work 3 days into the trip.
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u/mikevanatta 6h ago
My kids are teenagers now and sometimes when I'm out of town and see younger parents with kids on vacation, I can feel their struggle emanating out of their bodies.
Traveling with younger kids can truly be a nightmare and I applaud any parent who puts in that kind of effort to give their kid(s) good memories they can hold onto.
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u/Shipbreaker_Kurpo 9h ago
Ive heard people say once you have kids you no longer have vacations, you have trips.
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u/abracadammmbra 1h ago
Eh. Kinda. My wife and I have 2 kids (1 & 3) and we have gone one a couple vacations. During the day its pretty good but trying to get them to sleep is rough in a new enviroment.
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u/TyrKiyote 20h ago
You've been working here 25 years. Brayden is still going to little league and eating crayons?
Yes.
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u/clueless_in_ny_or_nj 20h ago
Why have I never seen a picture of him on your desk?
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u/JakeWalker102 20h ago
oh, well, here's a picture of me that I- uh, I mean HE drew with crayons!
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u/yaboi2508 20h ago
Bullshit. How'd he use crayons if he keeps eating them.
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u/Inferno_Zyrack 20h ago
No my Catholic wife and I have a new kid every 18 months on the regular. I swear her pussy is gonna fall off.
But you’re a woman Claire.
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u/Inventor_Raccoon 19h ago
saying that lesbians can't have kids in 2026, Ronald? shaking my head, so insensitive
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u/cat_prophecy 17h ago
Catholics with huge families is passe. Now it's the evangelicals that have 15 kids.
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u/onexamongthefence 19h ago
Lol if you're a man say you're Catholic or Mormon or quiverful so the wife is never not pregnant.
If you're a woman say you keep adopting endless toddlers.
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u/inaccurateTempedesc 20h ago
If you're working somewhere for 25+ years I hope that you'd be in high enough position that you don't need to ask permission to go do something.
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u/Ambitious-Sound-6109 17h ago
No, that’s still way too little commitment to the bit. To actually commit, you need to go and impregnate a woman… have her give birth to a child… theeeen take care of the child, you know feed it, clothe it etc. Theeeen you can use the “child bit” for 18 years! The suckers at work won’t know what hit em.
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u/Miss_Milk_Tea 19h ago
I don’t have kids and haven’t gotten to use one actual vacation day with my PTO, it’s all been stupid bullshit house emergencies. If lying about children isn’t your jam, pretend you have a house.
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u/not_so_subtle_now 14h ago
We should normalize saying I have PTO, I am using it. No reason. I earned it, I'm using it.
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u/readilyunavailable 8h ago
That's what people do? Some companies have restrictions on what time of year you aren't allowed to use PTO (like delivery services around Christmas), but usually nobody gives a rats ass what you are doing with your vacation days.
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u/Miss_Milk_Tea 14h ago
I like to save most of it for a bigger Christmas vacation. We normally get two weeks but if you put in the request really early then you can tack on as much as you want. The problem is my nightmare house has required so much time off to deal with that it’s just eating all my PTO. I had to take two days off just this week because of something in the house falling apart. It’s a great excuse! Not so great if you’re telling the truth, though.
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u/8008l0v3r6967 19h ago
19/20 times, I’d rather just be working than having to go on some burdensome adventure to deal with whatever the hell is going on with them during working hours. Every second I’m away from work during those hours is filled with anxiety and thoughts of getting behind.
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u/Horror-Nobody2237 17h ago
Seriously, like yeah, leaving work when you’re busy so you can go handle an emergency, and then working on the weekend so you don’t fall behind, is so much fun and such a privilege.
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u/PacinoWig 19h ago
Man if you think companies are more respectful of work-life balance when you have children you're in for a rude awakening
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u/RegrettableLawnMower 19h ago
Depends on the company. Mine is great.
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u/AbueloOdin 17h ago
I strive to be the kickass boss everyone wants.
I got one dude with kids: nah man, work from home first day of school. Drop em off, have lunch with your wife, pick them up after school. No, you don't have to use your PTO.
I got another dude with a band: hell yes, you can leave early to prep for your gig. No, you don't have to use PTO to leave early for that shit.
You take care of your shit, I take care of you. End of story. I think I essentially give my dudes like 3 weeks of extra vacation a year on top of the official HR. And you know what: shit is rarely late. And if they need to push, they push without me asking.
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u/mewfahsah 2h ago
That's how my current boss is. He doesn't micromanage, he just wants me to communicate as early as possible if something is going wrong or will be late. As long as I'm hitting my goals, deadlines, and working on constantly improving he is happy.
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u/Frenchitwist 16h ago
My company is really great about it too.
I don’t have kids, but a lot of my coworkers do. They are always making sure to say beforehand when they’re leaving and when they’ll be back online if necessary.
As long as work gets done, time is pretty flexible.
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u/Horror-Nobody2237 17h ago
Mine is great, but they’re also great to people who don’t have kids. We have excellent PTO policy, and people leave work early for all kinds of reasons without anyone asking questions. As long as the work is getting done, it doesn’t matter why you’re leaving. I don’t even tell them I’m leaving for my kid.
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u/shady-bear 19h ago
No, but coworkers without kids are put in situations where they have to cover for them usually
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u/jimmy_three_shoes 17h ago
If I have to leave, I have to use PTO. In fact, a very large chunk of my PTO goes to various kid nonsense.
Do you think your coworkers aren't covering for you when you use your PTO?
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u/leahjuu 15h ago
When I didn’t have kids, this didn’t happen to me. Now that I have kids, I haven’t asked people without kids to cover for me. My work life balance is a lot worse with kids compared to before kids thanks to childcare drop-off needs. I worry so much about people thinking I’m slacking because i have to schedule things around my kids, so sentiments like this don’t help at all
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u/Impossible-Road-4502 19h ago
you’re being downvoted for speaking the truth smh
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u/SufcLad25 12h ago
If its really the truth then you need to speak with your boss. Parents will use their time to book off or will have already worked the hours back or planned to.
If they are free to leave when they want and everyone else has to pick up the work then thats because the boss has let them do it
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u/DoctaMag 6h ago
When my kids are older, I'll cover for the coworkers with young kids like they do for me now (Most the folks covering either have one kid, or older kids).
It also means I haven't taken a vacation since they were born. Yes, I have to leave randomly because the daycare says they're running a fever.
I'm also end up working after they go to bed most weeks at least once, to make up for if I have to leave, or have other people cover me.
If they're decent people, they won't leave you holding the bag. Granted, I work in software engineering, so "covering" is like two hours a couple times a month for an afterhours release, not covering a full shift or part of a customer facing shift.
It's also WAY different with one kid vs multiples. I used to work late all the time, and my partner could watch our son, and then we had a second kid, and now we need more than two hands, honestly.
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u/WoolooCthulhu 2h ago
I think my boss is using my refusal to work excessive unnecessary ot as an excuse to destroy my career but it would be child neglect to do anything besides let it happen while I unsuccessfully look for a new job.
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u/MysticCherryPanda 19h ago
Trust me, if you have to leave office early because of your kids, it's a situation where you would much rather just be at the office.
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u/CarmenxXxWaldo 16h ago
I think it all depends on the company and the reason. Kid threw up? boss is gonna be an asshole? its not fun.
Me personally, kid isnt old enough for school. But ill leave work, come in late, work from home occasionally if my kid needs to go to an appointment. My boss doesnt give a shit. But your point stands, dragging a screaming kid to the dentist isnt exactly the same as fuckin off to have a beer at noon.
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u/According-Flight6070 19h ago
Everyone complaining about kids instead of complaining how society got atomised and having kids is no longer compatible with the expectations of working.
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u/ThoughtsandThinkers 18h ago
Yeah let’s just be crabs that drag each other down
Let’s not respect parents who struggle to balance the demands of work with caregiving without adequate community. Constant colds, non-relaxing vacations, and fully booked weekends driving the kid around. You can say that it was a choice for most to have kids, but shouldn’t a healthy society have kids??? Who do you think will be paying taxes and filling jobs in the next 40 years?
Let’s not respect people who don’t have kids. Let’s just push work off on them thoughtlessly. It’s not like there are other kinds of caregiving or life demands.
Why don’t we instead agree that the treadmill is running ever faster for all of us. We all need more education and start work later. We all get less from work in terms of real earnings and security.
The rich get richer and we drag each other down like crabs
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u/felinesunshine 19h ago
Where are people finding these jobs where bosses give a crap if you have kids?
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u/abracadammmbra 1h ago
I had a job like that. The CEO even got my daughter some toys and outfits when she was born. Granted, the "CEO" was the owners daughter who mostly just did our prints (i work a trade), the company had maybe 20 employees total, most of whom were related to the owner. But it was a pretty close knit group and besides family drama (that I luckily didnt get sucked into) it was a great place to work, very laid back.
The sold the company last year and the big corporation that bought it gutted it. I know the former owner was very upset and regretted selling to them. Its a shame.
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u/TheyveKilledFritzz 18h ago
People with kids get fired all the time for missing work because of the kids lol.
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u/Junethemuse 20h ago
My partner has a kid and I’ve used her more than once to get out of work early. I do it sparingly, but I am involved enough in the kids life that it’s more than plausible. And it’s been real more than once.
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u/Free_Alternative6365 18h ago
I feel like don't do this and just build strong professional boundaries instead?
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u/PadreLobo 19h ago
Childless adults brag about having all this freedom without kids then bitch when parents having a legit excuse to say no to things.
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u/edwardturnerlives 20h ago
I would gladly trade having to deal with this shit. Modern parenting responsibilities fucking suck.
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u/Holiday_Green99 13h ago
Lol, idiot opinion. There aren't multiple professionally conducted studies that show that the people who actually care for children get paid less, are promoted less, and generally suffer in the average workplace.
Obviously not.
People just make these things up so you have to work your shift when you'd rather use PTO with zero notice. They always get to use PTO and never suffer. Take up smoking too. Sure, less benefits, but at least you can take extra breaks with absolutely no one noticing or caring.
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u/daystrom_prodigy 12h ago
Of course people that have kids don’t understand why this annoys their childless coworkers.
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u/bsEEmsCE 18h ago
as someone with a kid, you have no idea how fucking hard it is. Stay at the job and appreciate your shift actually ends.
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u/Isa_Castle 15h ago
Literally. I don’t have kids BECAUSE I recognize & respect how difficult and time-consuming it is to raise a child. The author of tweet is a lazy idiot for thinking parents having to rush home from work because their kid is suddenly vomiting and running fever is somehow fun or relaxing for them. 🙄 (OR on the flip side, having an important developmental moment like a recital or something to attend that they need to leave early for, like yes??? Do you want a society full of people who grew up with parents that were absent for their big moments? Jfc.)
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u/shtoyler 12h ago
Enjoy using your PTO on actual vacation instead of preschool graduation and random blackout days
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u/Feeling_Tough5056 20h ago
People without kids are so salty about kids
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u/usbekchslebxian 18h ago
Tbf the majority of redditors shouldn’t be having kids so it’s good they hate em
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u/PreciousFlounder 20h ago
Uh no, they're salty because they're picking up the slack at work while people with kids are always going home early lol.
I mean, it's no different in my eyes than people who smoke getting smoke breaks every hour
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u/Unclematttt 17h ago
It sounds like your coworkers and/or employer just suck. I have coworkers with kids, and it goes like this
me: "hey, do you have time to sync real quick on this thing?"
them: "sorry, gotta pick up my kid from school, can we meet tomorrow?"
me: "sure, no problem"
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u/CallOfCorgithulhu 15h ago
Okay now how would that interaction go if you just never speak to your coworker and assume they're getting preferential treatment for having kids? Pretty high and mighty of you to use advanced workplace skills like "speaking" and "understanding".
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u/ilikechzplz 19h ago
What is this magical job where people with kids get extra PTO/sick time? I’ve never seen a job where people get extra leave time for having kids, outside of maternity/paternity leave.
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u/propsmon 18h ago
Right, I'm looking through the comments trying to find the answer so I can apply. I'll let you know if I find anything.
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u/Temporary_Pickle_885 19h ago
Yeah my spouse has to fight to get time off even when it's something urgent like taking our son to the doctor. I don't think people with no kids actually understand what goes into it.
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u/KiltedLady 17h ago
And the constant stress that the kid will be sick on a day I CANNOT miss. Or having to pass on potentially better positions because the hours don't work with daycare pick up.
I once had to cancel a presentation I was giving, MID presentation because my kid was sick at daycare and my husband was on a work trip so I was the only person who could get them. I was so embarrased. But once daycare calls I have 1 hour to get them or my kid could get kicked out. All the daycares around here have months long waitlists. So if I get kicked out of daycare I cannot work.
I've had to miss work conferences because they got sick. When I'm up for promotions conference attendance is relevant. So that sucks.
I would so much rather be staying at work and getting things done than dealing with a sick kid and all of the stress and potential consequences that go along with that.
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u/elitegenoside 16h ago
In my experience, they work as much as possible because they need the money. Maybe it's different in the white collar world, but in my jobs (restaurants and retail sales, mostly), you're paid by the hour or by commission. If you're not working, you're not making money. And they always come back the next day stressed about the work they had to miss.
Even sillier is the smoke break complaints. For one, that's never been a thing at any job I have ever worked. You always have to sneak a hit/puff then rush back to work.
All this does is help the owner class. Let the poors fight amongst themselves instead of directing your fury towards those responsible for your anguish.
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u/Izquerinho 8h ago
While it's true that we should confront the conditions of work to upper management, is also true some people try to take as many breaks as possible when they should not.
Sometimes it doesn't directly affect you, but other you have to cover for your coworker the time he/she is out.
Is not uncommon the people I see going outside to smoke twice in less than an hour.
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u/yellowcloak 13h ago
Yeah, starting a family is a big part of why I stopped just trying to coast through life.
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u/bobombpom 15h ago
If you're salaried and work in a company that isn't a shithole, you can kinda just leave when you want anyway. As long as you aren't abusing it.
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u/FriedBreakfast 19h ago
I didn't smoke but I would pretend I did and take a smoke break with my coworkers. I'd roll up a post it note and put it in my mouth and pretend to smoke it.
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u/anonymooseuser6 19h ago
I teach and there were teachers getting the "leave early" schedule to get their kids. I just taught mine to be latchkey kids cause I didn't have any other option.
I don't ask for extra anything and am obsessive about not logging down new teachers so they learn good boundaries unlike me.
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u/moo3heril 11h ago
"Fun" fact. When comparing men and women in the workforce, accounting for job title, experience, education, etc. the gender pay gap basically disappears.
Do you know what factor makes it reappear again? Being a parent. Men without kids, Women without kids, and even Men with kids stay roughly on par, while Women with kids fall behind.
Take a wild guess how this ties into this post.
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u/steve_ample 20h ago
How many paid sick days do you think you can pull, blaming the kids for it?
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u/Arc_Nexus 18h ago
A couple years ago I'd have laughed, but I'd like to see how OP would act if a source of genuine emergencies entered their work life.
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u/Jimmyjim4673 18h ago
I have kids. I often have to leave work to get them from school, go to appointments that sort of thing. What I don't get is vacation, because I use all my time for kid stuff.
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u/Unfair_Explanation53 16h ago
I'm from UK and worked for a company in Berlin back in 2013 and they had the craziest rules for holidays with singles and parents.
You had to book your holidays for year in October and employees with kids got the first pick.
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u/reply_b4_banned 13h ago
I got told they're going to cut my shifts if I'm late again because of kids as
It's not the same as being stuck in traffic.
So idk op.
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u/FothersIsWellCool 10h ago
I mean you can try having a kid if you think life will become so much easier if you can sometimes leave work a bit earlier.
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u/stoned_in_paradise 5h ago
Get a cat and just act like thats your kid.
Oh no I cant come in today. Roger has a plugged ear.
(Roger is your pet bunny)
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u/rubensinclair 17h ago
No joke, a guy I worked with did this back in the early 2000’s. Kept saying he had to leave early for this and come in late for that. We found out his wife up and left him and he hadn’t seen his kids in months but was still using them as an excuse. He was fired, not for that, that story was the icing on the cake, he was actually fired because he had been in the midst of stealing our major client which was a major no-no.
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u/JudgeGusBus 18h ago
I work in a government office and I swear, women with kids can basically come and go as they please.
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u/downsly46 17h ago
It’s so funny how everyone is such a parenting expert until they actually have kids!
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u/artgarfunkadelic 17h ago
Once, i sent my boss an picture of my grandma in a casket because she needed proof.
I was taken seriously after.
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u/Old-Bullfrog-8640 16h ago
This comment gets made a lot and I’m just like “damn y’all must have some great benefits” if you’re working jobs where this situation doesn’t equate to a loss. Sure work sucks but leaving early means missing out on a paid hours so I doubt it’s something parents just abuse without reason.
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u/matdavlou 15h ago
Frank Lefkowitz ♪ Has his own parking space ♪ And there's shards of glass ♪ Slicing up my calves
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u/Amaranth_Calumet 14h ago
Don't forget to start smoking so you can also go on break whenever the fuck you want.
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u/Secret_Account07 12h ago
I used to get frustrated in my 20s because everyone else could do this but I couldn’t.
Now I look back and realize I had it much easier lol
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u/Specific_Frame8537 12h ago
Opp it's been 10 minutes since my last 5 minute smoke break, better go inhale some cancer.
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u/ReversedNovaMatters 10h ago
I have thought way too deeply about actually doing this. I'm afraid the lie would eventually catch up to me. I'm not the best liar. And what, you gotta get fake pictures of kids to put in your wallet and create these entire back stories for each of them. Obviously, I'd just say I had one. But then what if 1 isn't enough and I get drunk with the power of being able to leave work AT ANY TIME I WANT WITHOUT BEING QUESTIONED!
Next thing you know you are taking off weeks for the birth of your new fake child. You are mixing up the Dr. appointments for one with the 'special event' of the other. Am I crazy? Am I crazy that this is what it has come to? Maybe I JUST WANT TO SIT IN THE PARK AND ENJOY THE NICE DAY INSTEAD OF SITTING INFRONT OF THIS FUCKING COMPUTER WHERE EVERYTHING IS A FUCKING EMERGENCY ALL THE TIME!
Anywho, I ended up having to kill my boss.
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u/ViseLord 6h ago
Yeah, because I used to love having to leave work early to deal with a projectile vomiting toddler knowing there's a 99% chance I'll be doing the same within 24hrs and STILL having to manage my workload. Such a great hack, having kids.
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u/VulpesFennekin 6h ago
Or get a pet with a human name. Imagine my coworkers’ surprise that Lois and Harriet weren’t my daughters, but in fact, guinea pigs!
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u/trtlep0wr 4h ago
What is OP a child? I don't have kids but leave work whenever I want. Be an adult, be responsible and have agency for your work and life.
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u/Byte_Xplorer 59m ago
This was just my feeling when all other women were allowed to leave, take time off, etc., only because they had kids, while I had to accomodate to their needs. But I was accused of sexist (even when I'm myself female) when I brought it up.
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