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Originally Posted by StealthMode
Not aimed at you but this reminded me of another gripe I have. At each job I've had up to this point, I was always automatically expected to work the holidays to free up the people "who have families." It is irritating to no end to hear, "Well, she should get the time off because she has a family." Ummmm what am I, a vagabond? I may not have kids but I do have a family and lots of loved ones who I will miss and will miss me if I am not home for the holiday, too. (For the record, I totally understand why priority would be given to people with small children. My issue is with the insinuation that me not having children makes my personal time less valuable.)
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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
Thank you!
I've been told at many jobs, "Well, you have to understand.. Cindy needs the time off because she has 2 kids." Um, ok.. but I don't see why her time with her family is any more valuable than my time with my family.
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Originally Posted by SoCalGirl
I don't understand why priority would be given to someone with small children. Or, women with families versus men with families.
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YES YES YES.
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Originally Posted by SoCalGirl
Priority should be set based on work related criteria. Such as seniority, for one.
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Well, for one, but that is only a start. I would add "a healthy dose of common sense and fairness."
In my (single, childless) 20s I worked at a job where either my co-worker or I had to be at work any time the department was open. The department closed at noon Christmas Eve and all day Christmas but we were expected back 8am 12/26. Co-worker had seniority over me, and also had 3 kids. No matter what day of the week Christmas fell on, she would request off Dec 22-29. Every. Damn. Year.
Her entire extended family lived in the town where we worked. My entire family was 15 hours away, with no direct flight. So, with only 1.5 days off it was virtually impossible.
I proposed a deal to her where one of us could take the week leading up to Christmas Day and the other would take the week after. We would each get a full week PLUS the 1.5 days off. She could choose first, since she had seniority. Nope. *whiney voice, head cocked sideways* "Oh my kids need me at the holidays."
Two years of that and I got a new job.
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