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re: People that use their kids as an excuse for not completing work obligations
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:31 pm to LT
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:31 pm to LT
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What field are yall in where if someone leaves early you have to catch all their work immediately that day then and there?
Plenty of jobs and industries are like this. Most jobs I have had were like this
This post was edited on 6/3/22 at 3:54 pm
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Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:33 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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You really don't think that happens? Often
I've never seen that happen ever before, ever.
What do you do for a living, where shite is so life and death?
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:34 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
You’re responding to a lot of people in sales. Project based work that requires team delineation is completely different from sales people and cold calling. Someone who sells insurance and is on a “team” can take care of kid obligations during the day with much more leniency, especially since they can make their cold calls from anywhere, than a product manager working on a new product inception who works with multiple technical teams where milestones keep pressing deadlines into check.
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:34 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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You really don't think that happens? Often
I'm not going to say that it never happens, but no I definitely don't think that happens often.
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:34 pm to Barstools
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Finish your damn work.
Amen. They will NOT work OT and don't do shite telecommuting from home. Downvote away losers!
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:35 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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That's fine and no one blames you. But don't get mad if you get let go if you have that attitude.
I'm the master of my own domain at work. Meaning, I work independently. Nobody needs to pull my slack.
As an adult, I can do both. Both if I need a day off for my child who is sick, I'll use my allotted time. Don't really care what anyone says about it.
If I start slacking, feel free to find someone better but that will never be an issue.
My wife and I are lucky in that our jobs are pretty specialized and would be very hard to replace considering the location...BFE Louisiana.
This post was edited on 6/3/22 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:36 pm to LT
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What do you do for a living, where shite is so life and death?
Client facing. It's not life or death, but it's expected to be done. And if you leave at 2:30 every day to pick your kid up it still has to be done.
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:36 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
quote:If neither side addressed the issue of raising children, perhaps it's time to renegotiate?
Sure, but that same person agreed to a contractual obligation to perform some sort of work.
Having kids at some point in our lives is kind of implied for most people. Would you specify "must be an absentee parent" in a job description?
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:36 pm to DiamondDog
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I'm the master of my own domain at work. Meaning, I work independently. Nobody needs to pull my slack.
As an adult, I can do both. Both if I need a day off for my child who is sick, I'll use my allotted time. Don't really care what anyone says about it.
If I start slacking, feel free to find someone better but that will never be an issue.
No one has said any different
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:37 pm to Deactived
So you're a truck driver or a vet?
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:38 pm to Korkstand
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If neither side addressed the issue of raising children, perhaps it's time to renegotiate?
Sure, if you want to work part time, you get paid for that. I have no problem with it.
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Would you specify "must be an absentee parent" in a job description?
No, but if your expected to get 40 chargeable hours a week, having a kid doesn't change that.
And many people get both done, great, no problem.
But there are people that think they have a license to do less work because they have a kid. That's not the case.
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:39 pm to Barstools
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People that use their kids as an excuse for not completing work obligations
Sounds like people that prefer to work from home.
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:40 pm to Korkstand
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In one case someone is contributing to the continuation of the species and trying to raise a valuable member of society, and the other is contributing absolutely nothing of value.
Thats getting down to the bone here.
Who says im contributing nothing here? I gave the Hooters girl a $20 tip. That money is probably going to her 'contributing to the continuation of the species and trying to raise a valuable member of society'
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:41 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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And if you leave at 2:30 every day to pick your kid up it still has to be done.
Who is doing this daily and still keeping a job? Yeah it happens occasionally that he gets sent home early because of a fever, and my wife or I have to get him. Sometimes pre-school closes on days that aren't work holidays, but those aren't surprises and I can arrange to work from home or take PTO.
Someone showing up at 9 and leaving at 2:30 daily would quickly get canned or compensated as a part-time employee.
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:42 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
That's fine but I'm pretty insecure about having to take days off for sick children. Its not something I enjoy asking because I think it makes me look like a putz. There's nothing we can do though.
Again, it goes back to how I used to manage and hated people who routinely did this. We always shied away from young women in interviews for this reason. Routine absences. Makes me feel awful looking back.
Again, it goes back to how I used to manage and hated people who routinely did this. We always shied away from young women in interviews for this reason. Routine absences. Makes me feel awful looking back.
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:42 pm to LSUBoo
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Who is doing this daily and still keeping a job?
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by bbarras85 on 6/3/22 at 2:19 pm to Barstools
My wife (no pics) misses a lot of work dealing with therapy sessions for my autistic son. She works a lot from home making up for it and also is allowed to work from home most of the summer even though their office had to return to work
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:42 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Client facing.
So like at a gas station? Yeah, I get it now. Leaving early will mess you over
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:43 pm to LT
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So you're a truck driver or a vet?
No, but those are two jobs where if you dont show up to work, your work gets absorbed.
I just gave you a few answers to your question. Ive never really had a job where I could just leave and the work doesnt bet put on someone else.
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:43 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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She works a lot from home making up for it
what's the problem here?
I thought you were upset that it caused others to pick up the slack
Posted on 6/3/22 at 2:43 pm to LT
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So like at a gas station?
Yeah, man
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