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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 88716" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Chris, your work situation actually sounds quite different. And ironically, it does seem to be the blokes who have more luck in getting away with this sort of thing.</p><p></p><p>But where an employee has been told by the boss that she is doing a good job; where the termination doesn't actually mention anything about having to take time off for the baby; where the boss has been kept fully informed and had every opportunity to say, "This isn't good enough, I need you here doing a job, find someone else to mind the baby," and doesn't - I consider a sacking like this to be cowardice.</p><p></p><p>I've worked in situations with this sort of injustice. I managed to survive although frankly, it would have been more sensible for me to leave and go elsewhere instead of constantly fighting the male supremacy in the place. I made myself indispensible to the boss and he valued it - and yet, if I needed to use my sick leave (of which I literally had months accrued) for anything 'female-related', I never heard the end of it.</p><p></p><p>When I took time off for the kids I put in appropriate leave forms AND worked extra to make up for it. They were never shorted because of my kids - in fact, I think they got a lot more out of me. When my male colleagues were doing the same, nothing was mentioned. One bloke would arrive several hours late "and leave early, to make up for it," the boss joked. </p><p></p><p>There are double standards and they so often involve our kids.</p><p></p><p>It's not fair, but it's true - as women, we have to work twice as hard to be considered half as good. Chris, you should be able to step up to your boss and say, "He needs a warning letter, he is losing us business." So why can't you? Because, I suspect, you are female and the offending worker is male. "Aw, it's their first baby," the boss will say. "Give him some slack."</p><p>But a woman, off with morning sickness? Watch the job, girlie!</p><p></p><p>Chris, this is a site for parents of kids with often fairly major problems. This particular form on this site is for non-kid issues. If you have a child in the difficult child category, we are happy to have you on board. But if your issue is workplace-related only, I think you're in the wrong area.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 88716, member: 1991"] Chris, your work situation actually sounds quite different. And ironically, it does seem to be the blokes who have more luck in getting away with this sort of thing. But where an employee has been told by the boss that she is doing a good job; where the termination doesn't actually mention anything about having to take time off for the baby; where the boss has been kept fully informed and had every opportunity to say, "This isn't good enough, I need you here doing a job, find someone else to mind the baby," and doesn't - I consider a sacking like this to be cowardice. I've worked in situations with this sort of injustice. I managed to survive although frankly, it would have been more sensible for me to leave and go elsewhere instead of constantly fighting the male supremacy in the place. I made myself indispensible to the boss and he valued it - and yet, if I needed to use my sick leave (of which I literally had months accrued) for anything 'female-related', I never heard the end of it. When I took time off for the kids I put in appropriate leave forms AND worked extra to make up for it. They were never shorted because of my kids - in fact, I think they got a lot more out of me. When my male colleagues were doing the same, nothing was mentioned. One bloke would arrive several hours late "and leave early, to make up for it," the boss joked. There are double standards and they so often involve our kids. It's not fair, but it's true - as women, we have to work twice as hard to be considered half as good. Chris, you should be able to step up to your boss and say, "He needs a warning letter, he is losing us business." So why can't you? Because, I suspect, you are female and the offending worker is male. "Aw, it's their first baby," the boss will say. "Give him some slack." But a woman, off with morning sickness? Watch the job, girlie! Chris, this is a site for parents of kids with often fairly major problems. This particular form on this site is for non-kid issues. If you have a child in the difficult child category, we are happy to have you on board. But if your issue is workplace-related only, I think you're in the wrong area. Marg [/QUOTE]
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