>If anything, I'm thankful for all those people with kids who will (a) take care of the continuation of the human race, and more selfishly (b) support our socie

>If anything, I'm thankful for all those people with kids who will (a) take care of the continuation of the human race, and more selfishly (b) support our society and economy when I am too old to do so. I agree that having kids provides benefits to society. If one wants to be selfish, the taxes those kids pay are going to fund my social security, infrastructure, etc. when I'm no longer working. On the other hand, as a manager person in tech, I'm always very proactive about ensuring that EVERYONE is able to take advantage of whatever schedule flexibility is offered, even when there's no formal policy in place. A huge part of that is making sure that expectations are consistent across all groups. I absolutely can see how COVID has helped to fuel this resentment, though. As a caregiver (of my kids in this case, but it would apply to being anyone's caregiver), I'm able to take up to 10 weeks of paid leave in single day increments. There's no such thing those who aren't caregivers. As a manager, I'm more than willing to exercise a little civil disobedience by ensuring that those folks are able to take the time they need without draining their PTO balances. I'm sure I'm not supposed to do that, but I don't flaunt it.