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How many of you have lost jobs due to difficult child's?
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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 149828" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I am the most spoiled employee! When I returned to work after my 1st chlld, I started 1/2 time. When a new computer system was introduced I was asked 3 times to increase to full time but I said, "No, I will give you 10 more hours per week but not full time." The person wanting me on the project said she would rather have me 60 hours than someone else 80 hours. When the office was closed, I was off work 3 months. When a position opened for 1/2 time I was able to come back. I then took a 2 hr/day job on top of that. The 2 hr/day job ended January 2007 so I am back to only 1/2 time. This fall when my difficult child started falling apart and we didn't have a clue what was going on, I called my supervisor, "I don't know what is wrong with my son, but I need to go to school with him and he still can't last all day. I don't know when I can get in to work - I will try my best." My supervisor asked that I call a different person who is now my supervisor. This new supervisor did not know me. Great, here I am with a new supervisor and I am not going to work!!! I thought for sure I would loose my job. My difficult child was upset but I told him that if I can't work here I would find someplace or just not work for awhile. When I did finaly get to work when my supervisor was also in, he called me into his office and told me that I can be flexible. So, I try my very best to work the hours I am scheduled (8:30 - 12:30) but am so appreciative that I can work different hours to make up for missed time. I look back this fall and figured with all the time I missed, I only used 2 hours sick leave because I was able to make up time nights and weekends. Those 2 hours were lost only because there were too many holiday days in November to make up time (I couldn't use holiday days to make up time).</p><p> </p><p>I have considered resigning, however, I really love my job - it is my stress relief from being a parent. Why did I ever think I would be good at this? Guess just because I am good with kids doesn't mean I am good with my own.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 149828, member: 5096"] I am the most spoiled employee! When I returned to work after my 1st chlld, I started 1/2 time. When a new computer system was introduced I was asked 3 times to increase to full time but I said, "No, I will give you 10 more hours per week but not full time." The person wanting me on the project said she would rather have me 60 hours than someone else 80 hours. When the office was closed, I was off work 3 months. When a position opened for 1/2 time I was able to come back. I then took a 2 hr/day job on top of that. The 2 hr/day job ended January 2007 so I am back to only 1/2 time. This fall when my difficult child started falling apart and we didn't have a clue what was going on, I called my supervisor, "I don't know what is wrong with my son, but I need to go to school with him and he still can't last all day. I don't know when I can get in to work - I will try my best." My supervisor asked that I call a different person who is now my supervisor. This new supervisor did not know me. Great, here I am with a new supervisor and I am not going to work!!! I thought for sure I would loose my job. My difficult child was upset but I told him that if I can't work here I would find someplace or just not work for awhile. When I did finaly get to work when my supervisor was also in, he called me into his office and told me that I can be flexible. So, I try my very best to work the hours I am scheduled (8:30 - 12:30) but am so appreciative that I can work different hours to make up for missed time. I look back this fall and figured with all the time I missed, I only used 2 hours sick leave because I was able to make up time nights and weekends. Those 2 hours were lost only because there were too many holiday days in November to make up time (I couldn't use holiday days to make up time). I have considered resigning, however, I really love my job - it is my stress relief from being a parent. Why did I ever think I would be good at this? Guess just because I am good with kids doesn't mean I am good with my own. [/QUOTE]
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