JenMcCown

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   by JenMcCown 9y ago

   It's a lot harder to navigate that one might think, and FMLA is for serious illnesses, not "one kid got the flu this week and another got the runs last week and before that it was stomach upset and before that..." etc.
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   by JenMcCown 9y ago

   That's marvelous. The point is that many companies don't allow that, and should.
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   by JenMcCown 9y ago

   Yes. I have a colleague whose kids get sick a lot, and they're very concerned that a firing is imminent for that reason.
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   by JenMcCown 9y ago

   "Except bad weather days." Exactly! Your company has to offer any kind of WFH to allow that!
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   by JenMcCown 9y ago

   You're missing the point that WFH doesn't mean "all employees must WFH full time". WFH is everything from "I gotta go home, the kid's sick" to "I'm going to WFH Wednesdays to concentrate", t
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   by JenMcCown 9y ago

   Hi there, author here. The article actually links to a NY Times article and the Gallup study that it cites. But remember, this is an opinion piece. I've been in the industry for 15 years...hang on, no, it's 20 years, but who'
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   by JenMcCown 9y ago

   Ha. I wrote the article. I'm actually a self employed consultant and company owner who works from home full time, but I spent 15 years in offices. So you have a point, in that I REALLY would have like far more work from home. But I&#x2