The Working Mom and Custody Issues

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The Working Mom and Custody Issues
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Mon, 11-30-2009 - 8:24pm

There was an article in this month's Working mother magazine about wrking mom's losing custody to SAHD's.

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Registered: 12-31-2009
Sat, 01-09-2010 - 8:29pm
I'd love to take that amount of time. But with the responsibilities and authorities of my job, the department would severely suffer if I took that much time each year. And when I was in the office, it would be HELL because I'd be so busy playing catch-up.

Sometimes things happen and you really have no choice. Now we are able to do emails from home so I do that when I am out. I am also available by phone if needed and believe me, my old boss would call me every time I was out for something.


And I suspect that I'd end up answering emails, processing requisitions/employment actions/travel requests, and doing damage control while I was on leave too.


I just do emails and I actually like it as I can delete what I don't need, file away things I don't need, answer ones I can or forward to others who are in the office who can answer or do the work that I can not. I would like to have the entire computer programs I use at home but we have not been approved for that yet. That might be a bad idea though, as you say you will end up doing more work when you should be on vacation and relaxing-lol!! :)

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Registered: 05-13-2009
Sat, 01-09-2010 - 8:51pm

It is not similar if you have to take vacation or personal pto for sick leave. We get paid time off if we're sick, we don't have to use vacation or personal days. I was out 2 years ago on sick leave for 3mos, all paid.

My company pays for 6weeks maternity pto for US employees, but you can take unpaid leave additionally with job hold up to a year.

Your benefits sound very good for an hourly employee, but corporate salaried employee usually do better though their hours can be much longer.

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Registered: 05-10-2009
Sat, 01-09-2010 - 9:02pm

If something medical happened, sure, I'd have no choice. But the productivity of my department would suffer greatly. And, again, my work life would be hell when I did return to the office.


I have almost full working capabilities from home. I have full VPN access to the network, full access to the same programs I use at work from my computer at home. I also work on a laptop at work, so I could bring it home as well.

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Sat, 01-09-2010 - 9:11pm
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Sat, 01-09-2010 - 9:15pm
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Sat, 01-09-2010 - 9:36pm

We'd manage. The place wouldn't die.

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Registered: 01-15-2006
Sun, 01-10-2010 - 7:48am

i know some " salaried " jobs in which overtime might kick in if time is over and above a 40 hour work week.

 

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Registered: 01-15-2006
Sun, 01-10-2010 - 7:50am

becasue the job is sophisticated and requires certain talent?

 

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Sun, 01-10-2010 - 8:09am

< know some " salaried " jobs in which overtime might kick in if time is over and above a 40 hour work week.

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Registered: 02-04-2009
Sun, 01-10-2010 - 8:21am
Then they aren't truly salaried positions. The difference between salaried and hourly employees is not an area of grey; they are distinctly different entities. Legally. The IRS is quite specific on the topic.

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