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"So if I take time off to watch our child while my wife rebuilds her career, and maybe move to a different career myself, somehow I'm penalized? Pardon my langu

"So if I take time off to watch our child while my wife rebuilds her career, and maybe move to a different career myself, somehow I'm penalized? Pardon my language, but fuck that." Agreed. Anyone who wants to implement some kind of asinine policy like that should instantly be forced to spend the next 6 months unemployed, and then try to find a new job.

malvosenior 9y ago
I don’t think it’s a policy as much as it is common sense. Unless the OP was producing output during that time (which he doesn’t suggest he would be doing), he _will_ be less attractive to hiring managers. Why would someone want to hire somebody who is letting their skills atrophy when they can hire somebody who’s been growing their skills actively? There are a lot of candidates out there and to ignore your competition for employment is to do yourself a great disservice.
- s73ver_ 9y ago
  No, it's an asinine policy that screams "We only hire guys right out of college with no other life." It's the kind of thing that only comes up with people who have never been in such a situation, and can't imagine that such a situation would exist.
  - malvosenior 9y ago
    Again, it’s not a policy (you keep using that word). Are you a hiring manager? If so, would you really hire a person who hasn’t done anything work related for over a year over someone who has? At the end of the day employment is a mutually beneficial deal for the employer and employee. It’s not some sort of social safety net. Performance counts.
    - s73ver_ 9y ago
      If it's something that a hiring manager uses to make a determination, it's a policy.
      - malvosenior 9y ago
        By that logic every decision made during the hiring is a policy. Too vague to be useful imo. Semantics aside, my point stands: it’s reasonable to hire the best person for the job. A person’s personal problems are just that, personal.
        s73ver_ 9y ago
        I'm sorry, but that just tells me you've never been in that kind of situation. Which tells me that you lack empathy for other people.
        malvosenior 9y ago
        And your response tells me that you’re not a hiring manager and have never been responsible for building a team.

malvosenior 9y ago

I don’t think it’s a policy as much as it is common sense. Unless the OP was producing output during that time (which he doesn’t suggest he would be doing), he _will_ be less attractive to hiring managers. Why would someone want to hire somebody who is letting their skills atrophy when they can hire somebody who’s been growing their skills actively? There are a lot of candidates out there and to ignore your competition for employment is to do yourself a great disservice.

s73ver_ 9y ago
No, it's an asinine policy that screams "We only hire guys right out of college with no other life." It's the kind of thing that only comes up with people who have never been in such a situation, and can't imagine that such a situation would exist.
- malvosenior 9y ago
  Again, it’s not a policy (you keep using that word). Are you a hiring manager? If so, would you really hire a person who hasn’t done anything work related for over a year over someone who has? At the end of the day employment is a mutually beneficial deal for the employer and employee. It’s not some sort of social safety net. Performance counts.
  - s73ver_ 9y ago
    If it's something that a hiring manager uses to make a determination, it's a policy.
    - malvosenior 9y ago
      By that logic every decision made during the hiring is a policy. Too vague to be useful imo. Semantics aside, my point stands: it’s reasonable to hire the best person for the job. A person’s personal problems are just that, personal.
      - s73ver_ 9y ago
        I'm sorry, but that just tells me you've never been in that kind of situation. Which tells me that you lack empathy for other people.
        malvosenior 9y ago
        And your response tells me that you’re not a hiring manager and have never been responsible for building a team.