Do you think there is discrimination against childless people in the workplace? Just curious:-)? | |
A while back, I worked on a job where if you had children, you could call in sick to work or take off for various reasons, with little to no consequences. Whereas, if you did not have children and called in, you would get some dirty looks from management the next day. Anyone else notice this or anything similar to it in the work place?
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1I have complained about this for years. Just because I choose to have safe sex, and not have a child til I am ready, I get punished in the work place, and also by the federal government on my taxes. I think it is ridiculous. I had a young single mother (sloot, ahem) that I worked with, she would call and say, baby is sick, baby is injured, no babysitter, and had no consequences. I call in because I fell down some stairs, they want doctors notes, and physical evidence of my injury. Completely crap. I think we should start a website, or hire a lawyer, get ahold of me.
From: jen
i believe there is discrimination against single, childless people in the workplace. just today i was asked to work sunday, the 7th day in a row, when my two co-workers who have children and significant others were not asked to come in. does my boss now hold it against me that i said i would not come in? why was i the only one asked? i believe this is a blatant act of discrimination.
From: Tess
yes. there is blatant discrimination for childless women. i'm in my late 40's and for the last 30 years, i have been shit on by every office i have worked in, cause i'm childless... and these are large fortune 500 companies. "tess will stay late, she doesn't have to pick up kids." "tess can work on the weekend, she doesn't have kids." "tess can come in early, she doesn't have to take kids to school." "tess can work the holiday, she doesn't have kids, (even though my birthday is on christmas)." so crucify me for not over-populating the world and stressing our resources. i'm childless by choice... never wanted to experience child birth. however, it doesn't mean that my life is less fulfilling. in fact, it's quite busy. i'm involved with clubs, friends, hobbies, outings, events, etc. i can't help but feel that some parents take advantage of the "sick kid" scenario. how do we know they are sick? where's the proof? employers give more flexibility to parents vs. singles and that is discrimination. they also seem to hold us to a higher standard when it comes to attendance and punctuality. you just can't win and i'm so sick of it after 30 years! total discrimination!
From: Bob
i had an employer who plainly told all the staff that in terms of time off at christmas (and other holidays too) that he would give priority to those with young children. we were a 24/7 organization, so we always had part time employees working. this would mean that you could have a part time worker with much more seniority over another, but the one with less seniority would get the shifts of their choice at christmas because they had kids and the senior staff member did not. i found this totally unfair and probably illegal! how is one person wanting to spend christmas with their kids any more important than another person wanting to spend it with their siblings, aunt, uncle, or friends? heck, even if they want to spend it alone that's up to them and whether they have kids or not should not be a factor in these sorts of decisions made by the employer.
From: Petunia
i have the same problem. my boss gives me a hard time because i am childless and single. she bullies me about other things(scheduling hours). i am afraid if i don't change my hours or don't come in my day off that i will be fired.
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