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To: DUMBGRUNT

He must be new to the US. Probably thinks we have a freedom of speech Amendment or something.


3 posted on 06/10/2022 4:37:43 PM PDT by Equine1952
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To: Equine1952

He’s using WeChat, he probably is still in China.


4 posted on 06/10/2022 4:43:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Equine1952
He is not in the US but in this odd place called China.

And even with the first amendment it does not mean you can not be fired because you suggest your co-workers should sexually pleasure you.

However he has a point besides the one on his head.

Parents often get special treatment because "children!"

This can add greatly to the work load of their co-workers. As single and childless I often was the person that load landed on.

As long as I got rewarded for doing things like finishing up a project when John had to leave early for Buffy's ball game or working from Christmas Eve through the day after New Year to keep the office open so everyone else could celebrate with their families I was cool with it.

What I was NOT cool with was the assumption that just because I was single and childless I would automatically fill in with no compensation.

I did have a life and plans. Because my family was overseas it took some major work to get us together. And when that time came I was off to Japan, or Tanzania, or South Korea and no I was not going to cut my vacation short because you did not plan out what you were going to do without me to fill in the holes.

Now that I have spouse, children and am the boss I do my best not to put extra work on my single childless employees because "what else do they have to do?" And if someone does go the extra mile I will make sure they get rewarded in a way that is meaningful to them. Not with a coupon for a free half gallon of skim milk. (It has been over a decade. You would think I would be over that. But nah.)

So, family - very important. But if you expect to get paid you need to do your job as well. The business needs to be willing to work with people so a balance is achieved but having a family is not your get out of jail free card for putting in the hours.

7 posted on 06/10/2022 4:56:39 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (It is better to light a single flame thrower then curse the darkness. A bunch of them is better yet)
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