“• What is the gender breakdown? What programs are in place to correct gender imbalances? Are there programs that address the needs of women in the workforce? Though women make up about 48 percent of the workforce, many employers still have rigid schedules and expectations that are remnants of an all male workforce.”
This is a stupid, stupid suggestion — and I can’t wait for the Generation Whiner who stands up before Mr. Justice Jones and whines, “Your Honour, I simply could NOT get the defence ready for the trial today; Bambi had a temperature, the baby wouldn’t do her BM, and the babysitter was late! Could we, like, reschedule this for, um, let me check my Blackberry...gee, I’m booked up with playdates and hockey games til, like April, man! Couldn’t we, like, do this some OTHER time, Your Honour?”
Not to mention the 911 call that comes in for a dying accident victim, only to reach a dispatcher who says “Like, the girls that drive for us are all gone, man, they hadda pick up their kids at the daycare! You know what they charge if you’re like even one minute late, man? Could you like call a taxi, man?” (You can fill in “f***ing” before every noun, yourself.)
There are some jobs in which the firm for which you are working does not have any control over the hours and days you will work. The sooner Generation Whine gets this through its iPod-deafened skull, the happier we all will be.
P.S. The male version of the above will be “I’m like just not inta f***in’ work today, man! Hey, chill, maaaaan! Them f***ing judges just gotta CHILLLLLLLL!”
“and I can’t wait for the Generation Whiner who stands up before Mr. Justice Jones and whines,”
Unfortunately, we will eventually get a Justice Jones who might say, “Whoa, chill out, babe, that’s a bummer!” (To the defendant) “Dude, you are SO goin’ back to jail until things get sorted out here!”;)