So today, I'm driving into work and they're discussing co-workers who are parents on the radio. Apparently, someone had written an e-mail to the show, indicating they were sick and tired of the co-worker parents who constantly had to take off from work because their kids were sick or because of a school event or got the good vacation dates (i'm assuming they said they needed to vacation on the same dates as their kids school vacations) or brought their kids into work.
This of course reminded me of... Laryna! hehe. HI Laryna! =D Mainly because I'd always tease her about this stuff... "man, you have some good hours" when she'd have to go to school for a meeting or some program. The kids are also often at work with her. I personally don't care as it has never affected me. Jeff brings his kids in and it's a nice distraction. But then again... I love distraction. Other people like to do this concentrate thing.
Anyhoo, Mako used to voice strong objections to parents in the work place, and having to pick up their slack, and I'd pass the info on to Laryna just to raise her ire. hehehe. I know, what a trouble maker. However, Mako now has a kid, so I'll have to see if he still feels the same way. He was never the most sympathetic person, but he generally tried to avoid being a hypocrite or operating with a double standard, so we'll see...
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
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In any job, there is a certain amount of work that needs to be done, and so long as the parent is there frequently enough to do the job, then that's fine. OTOH, I feel that you shouldn't be punished for not having kids or being ill, so feel free to call out sick with impunity in order to go biking, diving, snowboarding or whatever. Just realize that you need to be there enough to do your job.
congrats on your
...new baby mako - i'll expect to see a new comments right about december in the middle of sick season. :)
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