I work with several parents, and they all seem to have it together. They work their scheduled hours, fill in when needed, and don't take excessive time off for activities and whatnot. Except for these two total jerkwads.

These two guys act like they are the reason that the place doesn't just implode. In fact, they wonder how we all manage on their days off. (They are not management, but worker bees like the rest of us.) One guy just informed everybody that he WILL go home on his lunch hour, and most like he WILL take longer than an hour when his latest child is born. And management seems cool with him basically working a 5 to 6 hour day and getting paid for 8 while the rest of us pick up the slack.

The other guy refuses to work outside of his normal shift, yet expects everybody else to cover for him when he takes time off. His line is "I simply CANNOT work outside of my normal hours. I have a CHILD." And of course I just don't understaaaaaannnnnnd.

They are really getting on my last damn nerve. Where can I get a job where I can just dictate what I will and will not do based on my lifestyle choice?

I don't blame you for being irritated by that. I would too.

Unfortunately, parenting is the only lifestyle choice that ever makes that acceptable. It's BS.

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I really hate this. I used to crochet/knit baby items (1. because they are in high demand, and 2. because they are small and take like no time). Well about a year ago I was offered a great opportunity to have my items featured on this big mommy blog. I was thrilled and started filling out paperwork that they sent. One line was: List the children you have and their ages? So I put none. The next line was: What do you like most about being a mom? So I put NA. I started asking questions as I felt the questions were a bit strange, but knew that the site was run by moms and they like knowing that kinda stuff. Well about a week later I get an email saying that since I am not a mother I am not allowed to be on the site. WTF. I was furious, but handled it in a prof manner. I was mostly pissed because I had been talking to this lady for like 2 weeks before she sent me paperwork and she NEVER mentioned that I had to be a mom! Um.. if that is a prerequisite why wouldn't you tell me in the FIRST email. I ended up asking to talk to her boss and they offered me some BS coupon code crap that I refused. I couldn't believe I was being discriminated because I wasn't a mother.
Now I crochet/knit and sell my patterns. It is way easier and I don't have to deal with crazy moms.

Husband deals with the same crap at work. His boss thinks that he can do Tons of crazy overtime and work every Saturday just cause he doesn't have kids. She even said once "Well what else do you really have to do? You don't have kids so your days aren't that busy." He put her in her place.

Get this...there is an opening in Guy #2's department. He's already made it clear that he WILL NOT work weekends to cover until they hire someone, because "it won't be fair" to his kid. Mr. S and I see him out running around on weekends without the kid. His whole father of the year routine is wearing thin.

I have co-workers that pull that line (we're teachers). It's like, "Um, just because I don't have a kid doesn't mean I have the time to pick up your slack." One of our APs also gets extra duties assigned to her because she's not married and doesn't have kids like the other ones do, so they just assume she has the time to cover these extra duties. It's ridiculous how people will take advantage of that.

Well obviously if you don't have kids you won't be able to put true love into your work because only moms know what that's like. @_@


I got that once from a supervisor who had 4 kids. I proceeded to tell him his life decisions were not my fault and I had a life to live just like anyone else. What else can you do, really? You can't argue with asshats who use logic like that.

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I am having 'mommy at work' problems too. The newest hire (only been with us a few months) has basically been dictating the schedule to my boss... she can only work this shift on this day and that shift on that day cause one of her kids has whatever activity going on. This is not going over well with me and the other veterans as our early shifts keep getting awarded to the rookie. And my boss seems to LOVE putting me behind her to clean up her mess! We're hoping this improves once school starts, but if it doesn't, we're going to have to stage a rebellion. Why are WE the only ones that need to be 'flexible'!!??

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Hi there!
I am in the Active Duty Army and this happens A LOT. Supposedly we are all Soldiers 24/7, but SO many times, I see female Soldiers get out of work prior to the normal COB of 1700 because they have to pick up their kids. Some miss PT in the morning because of dropping off the kids. Some avoid going to the field for training exercises because they don't have someone to take care of the kid.

I guess they don't have to worry about it, they still get paid, and we get to pick up their slack. It's amazing how many man-hours are lost by having just one Soldier not do his/her job.

The only thing worse is the female Soldier who gets pregnant over and over to either avoid doing their duty or to avoid deployment. I refer to the new Army as green welfare.

These are not the people I want in my foxhole!!
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I am so glad I only have one coworker with a child. He frequently has to come in late, call in sick because a kid is sick or asks to take long lunches because Suzy or Billy needs to go to camp, sports practice/class, etc. He's a decent guy, though, and asks management for these considerations. If he was demanding, I'd want to strangle him. I can't even imagine working with an office full of people with kids, though. I don't know how anything would ever get done!

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Hey Mrs. S You are right I have same feeling like you. I have also faced the same scenario and I have came out after taking a decision to get rid in any case. Nothing is the hand of PROBLEM else our feelings. I don't know what if we take any step against fate but I want to live my life.