Using Kids as an Escape Clause

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  jtncarter04/04/07 Report as spam
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  I do not agree

  ?understands that the office comes first?
  ?child-related inconveniences.?
  
  Sorry, but the office does not come first to raising the next generation of adults. I am guessing you do not have children. If you do, I would question your closeness to them. Also, a child should never be viewed as an ?inconvenience.? That being said, it is a general rule of moderation. We all have different feelings about work-life balance but in my life it is God, my wife, children, family, and then work. I can find another job. It?s going to be tough to find another child. This generation demands that employers are compassionate about the fact we have a life outside of work. Welcome to 2007, better get used to it.

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  deirds04/17/07 Report as spam
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  choices to be made

  I am a working mother. I have a very strong support network to cover all emergencies and have also advanced in my career whilst having 3 children.
  I made sacrifices on both sides to obtain a good worklife balance but when I am work, as I have chosen to be, I am at work. When I am at home then I am at home.
  I have to agree that a strong support network is crucial to working and being a parent.
  I have grandma, auntie, and at one point an after school club and a private nursery. I chose this to enable me to work. If you cannot commit yourself to your current job and run a family then you should make the decision to look for a job that enables you to do what you want to do with your family or make alterations to your current life so that it all works together.
  Also i do get time off if needed for emergencies involving children the same way that other colleagues use doctor and dentist; plumber and delivery apppointments.

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  joomlacoach04/05/07 Report as spam
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  Problem Solved

  Adopt a Kid. No seriously, ignore it and focus on your job.

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  ddyck@...08/16/07 Report as spam
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  Quality of Work to be the judge

  In our company we try to exude a culture of work/life balance. If Suzy has to leave early to go to the children's school play, then it is only fair that Donna (childless) can take the same approach to put in extra hours training for her marathon race. What really matters is the accountability for a job WELL done. Or not.
  If you have a culture of "*** for tat" versus doing excellent work during the time that you do put in, growth and productivity will be thwarted no matter...