question...when you are late to work/take time off to care for your kids...

do you use leave or are you just able to come and go as you please?

In my office, we use leae. either sick or personal. if we don't have it. we don't get paid. if we are out, our work is waiting for us when we get aback. if for some reason we have to be out during a deadline, we talk to each other about coverage.

some things I read make me think there are places that have some sort of special child advantage...like a kid gets you a "get out of work for free" card.

i want to work there!

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if I am less then an hour late or leave no more than an hour early, I just make up the time

for anything more than that, I use my PTO

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Def not my job. We do get plenty of sick, personal and vacation days. My boss is flexible if I need to work from home I'm allowed, but I try not to push it. Also, if he has a Ped appt I can come in later and I'll just say I'm working through lunch or something

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I work for the fed gov't like you-so same situation as you-use your leave or leave without pay...the type of job I have though my coworkers would have to pick up my slack so there would be no work left over-unless they were so backed up that everyone would have left over...I know that sounds weird but our work is like daily-stuff that needs to get done that day or the next, not projects with deadlines.

I also can't work from home...which stinks...due to the type of job...my husband also works for the fed govt-but he can work from home.

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Not here...I have to account for every minute practically and working through lunch or coming in early doesn't really count.

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Posted by KateDevine

Posted by Ophelia



some things I read make me think there are places that have some sort of special child advantage...like a kid gets you a "get out of work for free" card.

i want to work there!

I think this is a magical place where you skip and lick lollipops all day

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When my DH left work (Federal job) to take care of DD, he ALWAYS had to use his sick time. I don't know where these magical places are either that just let you come and go as you please. I'm in school now so I guess I don't count to answer this question.

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my job is the same exact situation as you!! i cant wait until my mom retires in june so she can stay home with DS so i don't lose pay or a day.

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It depends how late/how early it is as to if I use PTO or if I just make up the time (it's this way for anything you need to do - kid related or not).

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If I come in late I make it up during lunch hour. If I need to take a day off I utilize my sick, vacation or personal days...I don't know anybody who gets a free card to take care of their child.

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when I was working I was late pretty much every day, nothing was ever said to me about making the time up. if DS had a doc appt, I would just take the day bc my doc office closes early.

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My job is flexible--as long as I get it done and am there for important meetings, no one complains. That said, my Mondays are full of meetings--if DS is sick on Monday I CANNOT take off. I run the meetings.

I work from home 2 days a week, and really don't abuse it the 3 days I am in the office, but have left an hour early without using leave. If it is an entire half day, I take the 1/2 day. I have 75 sick days accumulated and 45 vaca days, so it's not an issue if I do have to take a 1/2 day.

I love the situation, so I am staying in my job, though I am overqualified and could get something higher paying.

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I have to use my PTO time even if I am 10 minutes late!!!!

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My place is pretty flexible. If it's less than an hour on either end of the day, it's pretty much a wash. If it's going to be more than that, it's PTO and can NOT come from our sick time. It's either vacation/personal time. Unpaid time off is not allowed.

Our sick leave policy explictly prohibits us from using sick time to care for family members. We get around it by lying and telling our bosses that WE are sick and then we get paid and no one asks questions.

DH's co. is fine with him using sick time to care for DCs.

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I don't get to use my sick days unless *I* am sick which SUCKS because I usually have an abundance of sick time and a serious shortage of personal/vacation time... which is all I can use.

It's PTO or I don't get paid.

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My boss is pretty easygoing, but ANY time I am not at work either has to be made up or taken from my days....

I believe even the snow day is going to count.....grrrr!!!

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Posted by KateDevine

Posted by Ophelia



some things I read make me think there are places that have some sort of special child advantage...like a kid gets you a "get out of work for free" card.

i want to work there!

I think this is a magical place where you skip and lick lollipops all day

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I always have to use my sick time.

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My job is pretty flexible... as long as my work gets done, that is what matters.

I can't complain - I work from 9:30 - 5:30 and spend 1.5 hrs a day pumping (3x for 30 min total b/t set-up and break down). But I always eat lunch at my desk / work through lunch. I also work from home on Fridays and nurse DD when I would usually pump.

If I am going to be out of the office for more than a few hours (dr. appt etc), I will take a 1/2 vacation day. Otherwise, I just make sure my work gets done, even if I work on a weekend.

I feel very lucky.

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Since I went PT, I only get paid when I work. When I was FT, when DD was sick and I needed off, they counted them as vacation days.

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I've never taken any days off because DS was sick but I've taken a lot of half days to take DS to the doctor. No one seemed to mind. I think if I took a full day off, it would probably be considered paid time off.

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I'm a teacher and my contract gives my unlimited sick time, but no personal time. So if I have to take a day off when Lily is sick, I have to call in sick. I can't say what it's for....but I do get paid.

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I get paid for what I clock in & out for only.