Time off for sick children

[dettu]

I hear you, duque--one of my fellow admins just got fired this month and her first baby is due at the end of next month.

Our company's benefits are better than most--here fathers can take off several weeks with a new baby. I only know a couple of fathers who have done it, but the benefit is there if they want it.

[judy3927]

Hi Geminigirl,
I agree with you completely.  We have admin staff at my company who feel, that because they have a child, they can schedule themselves however they please.  One works flextime because she has to be home for her 13-year old.  The other can never work late on Thursday.  I have older children (17 and 20) and am often stuck here late with the admin who has no children.  When my children were younger, they understood that sometimes I had to work late because I was part of a team and had to support my team.