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Some people think kids always come first and others feel you need to have back up and your job is the most important. I believe it's case by case basis. Once or twice a year if your kids get sick etc....understandable but when it starts to be almost a monthly occurrence I think it is too much. Especially when others have to cover your work. You start to believe if that person is even being truthful about their absences. Your thoughts?
You do realize that young children in daycare very often get sick about once a month or more, especially when they are building up immune systems, and that to stop the spread of illness the daycare won't keep a child with even a slight fever.
A job is just a job. No job will ever come above my family. I actually make sure to tell people this when I interview. After 10 years in one company, I am leaving for schedule reasons. I tell interviewers that they can have me at certain times only. No nights, no weekends, the family is first. I am going to be super dependable during the hours I work, but my off hours are not to be intruded upon.
A job is just a job. No job will ever come above my family. I actually make sure to tell people this when I interview. After 10 years in one company, I am leaving for schedule reasons. I tell interviewers that they can have me at certain times only. No nights, no weekends, the family is first. I am going to be super dependable during the hours I work, but my off hours are not to be intruded upon.
What if your child is 17 and you are taking a week off because she supposedly took pills and was in the hospital ( this happened more than once) or she had to bring her to the dr several times....or she was missing supposedly. And other issues.
What if your child is 17 and you are taking a week off because she supposedly took pills and was in the hospital ( this happened more than once) or she had to bring her to the dr several times....or she was missing supposedly. And other issues.
It's a bad decision but the health of your child comes first.
A job is just a job. No job will ever come above my family. I actually make sure to tell people this when I interview. After 10 years in one company, I am leaving for schedule reasons. I tell interviewers that they can have me at certain times only. No nights, no weekends, the family is first. I am going to be super dependable during the hours I work, but my off hours are not to be intruded upon.
Exactly. If you are UPFRONT about your commitment, an employer can accept or reject. Just like as you are interviewing, and the employer says oncall, extra weekends, etc., and you decline the offer.
This has ZERO to do with being a team player. It is establishing the job description and responsibilities. If you want to work extra hours, go find a job that requires a 70 hr work week. If not, find a 40 hr work week.
You take a job, you live up to the established commitment. So many people get taken advantage of or are clueless during the interview and never ask about hours required. And this has nothing to do with not being a team player.
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