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Is "single mother" some kind of minority status she keeps repeating at every sentence?

• petercooper 11y ago
  It doesn't have to be a "status" - it's her actual life. Employers and managers should be sensitive to their employees' needs (and I say this as an employer). It's not all about the law and ticking boxes. Yes, a low paid single mother does deserve more leeway than a middle aged childless white guy in the office whether or not the law says so.
  • throwaway049 11y ago
    Your middle aged childless white guy may well have caring responsibilities to his elderly parents or disabled sibling, which he didn't feel comfortable telling you about as you appear to be unsympathetic to some kinds of employees.
• rootlocus 11y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leitmotif#Literature_and_drama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leitmotif#Literature_and_drama
• realharo 11y ago
  It does smack a bit of "my problems are more important than yours" attitude. The same kind of judgmental tone can be seen in other parts too: >I am the single mother who closed two deals with a fever during winter “break” while my co-workers took their days off for fun. I worked through and paced my time off into half days bc I knew I needed to save up my time off. Why does she care what her coworkers use their time off for? Everyone gets the same amount of vacation and they can use it for whatever they damn well please, that's none of her business. Or maybe I'm just reading too much into it...