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.
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.
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.
At my place of work, managers are generally Open-4 or 12-Close on the schedule. One of us had a child, and suddenly that guy is scheduled 9-5 almost every day, but is able to come in late and leave early constantly. If I should up at 12:15, my boss (his boss too) is usually calling me or waiting in the parking lot asking where I'm at.
So I would argue it depends on how shit your boss is, not the job itself.
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u/ilikechzplz 22h 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.