Personal cares in the workplace

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  1. Bridget

    Bridget Well-Known Member

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    Ok, so my workplace opens at 8 AM. At 8:15 AM, customers trying to get hold of a certain manager; she is in a room "pumping" and can't be disturbed by mere customers. Seems like that could've/should've been done before going to work? Maybe it has to be done when "nature calls," like going to the bathroom. I can't remember because when my kids were born, they were put on bottles because I knew I would be going back to work. Then we wonder why we're not taken seriously in the workplace, just sayin'.
     
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    It is best to do it in the morning, so she's being efficient!

    Would it be better to refer to the need for better parental leave legislation? I liked the Icelandic system. 3 non-transferable months to each parent, then 3 months to share how they like. That would empower women. "We wonder why we're not taken seriously in the workplace" could be argued to be automatically subservient in tone.
     
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    pumping as in breast milk?

    Could the Assistant Manager take the morning shifts until her pumping season is over?
     
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    American workers have zero rights unless they have a union contract.
     
  5. Gorgeous George

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    even superman can't stop it.8)
     

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