My last worksite was brilliant about staff taking time off for sick kids, it came out of their own sick time. Ditto having to leave if a kid called from school ill and needing to go home.
Every other job I've had they've been pigs about it. Current job they unofficially have told me they "don't tolerate sick days". All the other staff and boss are either childless or have a partner to trade kids' sick days. My DS is a teenager now, but last June rang me at work puking and shaking and needed picking up (or be on two buses for 45 minutes, then 10 minute walk on that state). Job was deeply disapproving.
While I need to work to provide for DS, at the end of the day, no-one is unsafe if I leave work (rarely) to take care of him. We just work in an office. I was going to settle him in and come back but I was so annoyed I just stayed home with him for the rest of the day.
What is the normal experience here?
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lizzieoak · 05/10/2016 18:19
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