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Originally Posted by Dixie Normos
*sighs and puts on the Devil's Advocado mask*
I work in a company with parents and non-parents. Guess which ones leave early most days, call in sick at least once every two weeks, get emergency calls once monthly and always take extra vacation time, slotting more work on their colleagues?
No, it's not fair to be treated like a leper when you're preggers but honestly, her work and that of her colleagues will be undeniably altered after her baby's birth. It's true, in an unfair sorta way.
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I agree. Not talking about this case specifically, as the boss is clearly a Neanderthal and an asshole, but a certain double standard exists.
It's gotten to the point where it affects employer's willingness to hire women. I can't tell you the number of job interviews I've been on where I've been asked whether I planned to 'start a family' any time soon. Of course I replied a resounding NO (hell, I was in my mid-twenties for some of those!), but I doubt all of them believed me. It sucks that some women get a job and only to get pregnant a few months later and get maternity leave-it just makes it that much more difficult for women to get hired.