tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post802133762071480937..comments2023-10-29T08:17:42.840-07:00Comments on Childfreedom: Value in the Workplace?Childfreeeeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01776614837813912148noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-65789066163522233282011-08-28T10:53:24.681-07:002011-08-28T10:53:24.681-07:00Yet sometimes, the Mother's are treated better...Yet sometimes, the Mother's are treated better. I recently filled out a job application for a local company, They are not hiring at the moment but will be in a couple of months, their busy season is fall to Xmas. Two months ago, a friend, recently divorced, moved to my area and was instantly hired at this company. I believe they took pity on her, as she is now a single mother of 3 who is not Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04445251069922896286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-8475277887514606182011-08-23T06:41:24.757-07:002011-08-23T06:41:24.757-07:00Are you hiring, because my workplace sure doesn...Are you hiring, because my workplace sure doesn't get it? Lol.rabbit2976https://www.blogger.com/profile/06913614064799986137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-14465128041098087942011-08-07T08:27:48.489-07:002011-08-07T08:27:48.489-07:00Ok, listen, I've been reading your blog for qu...Ok, listen, I've been reading your blog for quite a bit of time now. As a childless, unmarried woman who plans on staying that way, I agree and relate with a lot of what you say, as well as disagree.<br /><br />I don't comment, but I just have to say something about your comment that there are no women with children who work harder than women without.<br /><br />My mother, who has two Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849695594859422453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-39028837519113500642011-08-05T17:38:31.511-07:002011-08-05T17:38:31.511-07:00I guess I've been fortunate not to face that l...I guess I've been fortunate not to face that level of anti-CF discrimination. <br /><br />I wonder if anyone has considered "inventing" some children at home just to get more time off. How hard could it be? You could just use the picture of the kids that comes with the picture frame....<br /><br />I guess the downside would be you'd have to talk about them constantly and listen Temujinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311893269588654768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-5794272843201205832011-08-05T13:38:09.723-07:002011-08-05T13:38:09.723-07:00Two comments:
(1) Any of you read Elinor Burkett&...Two comments:<br /><br />(1) Any of you read Elinor Burkett's "The Baby Boon" in which she, a childfree woman, talks about how she changed the time-off rules after she became a managing editor (for the New York Times)? Her predecessors always allowed the parents to take the holidays off while the childfree people (such as herself) always had to cover those undesirable shifts. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503978839912338538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-58131910559211611512011-08-05T05:32:26.235-07:002011-08-05T05:32:26.235-07:00My boyfriend and I have discussed and been disgust...My boyfriend and I have discussed and been disgusted by this repeatedly! He works with his sister's boyfriend (who happens to be the father of her child+2 from a previous relationship). He gets to show up late, leave early, and take time off from work because of his children. My boyfriend gets yelled at if he asks for time off. Also, his family makes fun of us for be too busy to do things Roxie Harlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373668018002491570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-31509414878539127922011-08-05T00:13:28.813-07:002011-08-05T00:13:28.813-07:00100% agree with this.
I work in IT, which is about...100% agree with this.<br />I work in IT, which is about 90% male dominated (where I live anyway not sure about USA) but of the few women who work there I've seen some of the worst slacking ever.<br /><br />Where I work now doesn't have many women...there's about 6 including me in the office out of 40 and only a couple are parents. The company is pretty good about letting people out Serenity Yogahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826947555508921336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-17256719175359886102011-08-04T23:30:09.167-07:002011-08-04T23:30:09.167-07:00The discrimination against those of us without chi...The discrimination against those of us without children, especially in the teaching field, is unbelievable. It is assumed we should take extra curricular activities and we are available to go on an assortment of camps, while those with children can weasel their way out of it. <br /><br />What you wrote about child care has given me a new perspective. As a feminist, I've always felt that govt Mirellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557866489619562717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-71222180550198786262011-08-04T21:33:15.469-07:002011-08-04T21:33:15.469-07:00So very true. You've expressed my exact though...So very true. You've expressed my exact thoughts on this. I've yet to meet more than a couple of mothers of school-age or younger children who actually pull their weight. I dread working with them, because, since I have no children, I'll be expected to pick up their slack. <br /><br />For a while I had worked with a new mother; we were both hired on at the same time, for similar hoursKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15801519139314323345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-21475397855208316412011-08-04T19:11:30.411-07:002011-08-04T19:11:30.411-07:00I think - and hear me out - that kids need to be t...I think - and hear me out - that kids need to be taken care of. A national program to keep them healthy and educate them will ensure that we don't have complete idiots running the country when we are elderly. These kids are going to be in that position, so in that respect they should be helped.<br /><br />Their parents, however, are another story. Their parents CHOSE to have them and not redwings19https://www.blogger.com/profile/10181928000013448805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-55211605900385516272011-08-04T16:23:53.892-07:002011-08-04T16:23:53.892-07:00Great post! I couldn't agree more. Even as a...Great post! I couldn't agree more. Even as a teacher, I've covered off for co-workers leaving early to do things for their kids. "Oh, you have gym outside today? Great! Can I leave my class with you for 20 minutes, I just need to..." This is actually not allowed, but it happens.Naamah's Choicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164110759093568398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-51444696414512802202011-08-04T15:14:40.795-07:002011-08-04T15:14:40.795-07:00Another form of discrimination that's pretty w...Another form of discrimination that's pretty widely accepted, too, is that companies are still a little more reluctant to fire people with children than fire people without children. Same thing with married people getting more consideration than single people. Many companies are still stuck in the 1950's and prefer to think of married fathers as more stable and reliable than single or Temujinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311893269588654768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-72942482869309234582011-08-04T15:09:26.480-07:002011-08-04T15:09:26.480-07:00All so very true :-D
My irk is that comment about...All so very true :-D<br /><br />My irk is that comment about women being able to prioritise better because they have babies and know what is important. In my experience those that are childfree have a far better perspective on what is really important in life (how we treat people, keeping to our word, getting the job done even if it means staying late,...) We are not the ones constantly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-63882239345082340632011-08-04T12:29:19.395-07:002011-08-04T12:29:19.395-07:00I work with a woman who is only there part-time. ...I work with a woman who is only there part-time. She is also a mom and will not shut up about how much better she is at her job because she's a mom. Hello, last I checked, working in a microbiology lab has little to do with being a mom. I work with a couple of other women that don't have kids or have adult kids that don't live at home and our boss is awesome--she knows we want to Spectrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14867094255953299465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-79512235903639064192011-08-04T12:27:57.754-07:002011-08-04T12:27:57.754-07:00I'm not sure if it is discussed in the book bu...I'm not sure if it is discussed in the book but how many times have us non-parents heard, "So-and-so doesn't have kids so they can cover the holiday" or something similiar. As in my holiday (thinking Christmas, Thanksgiving, 4th) is any less important to me or to my family to have me there just because I don't have children. <br /><br />My boss, who is a mother of three Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-21331863650102610082011-08-04T11:50:58.197-07:002011-08-04T11:50:58.197-07:00Ugh, I agree. I am Canadian but I would certainly ...Ugh, I agree. I am Canadian but I would certainly NOT pay a cent toward some national child anything! That makes me so angry.<br />Also, I work with a bunch of mothers and they are constantly on the phone with kids, making appointments and taking off early to take care of children. I don't complain but I don't appreciate it if I have to stay late because of the extra workload. This has Rhonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07794912924763838984noreply@blogger.com