Childless women should get maternity leave

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maternity leave isn’t about “refreshing” OP … it’s about recovering from childbirth and caring for a newborn.

If you are having a mental health crisis you can ask for leave. I have a single friend who did this recently.

Yeah...waking up every 2-3 hours around the clock. And lots of bleeding and pain. Yes, people should be able to take a break, but mentioning maternity in the same breath is clueless.

[Anonymous]

Maternity leave is not a break. It's a time to heal one's body and take care of one's child. Yes some babies sleep and are not colicky seems easier. Everyone deserves a break from work though, a sabbatical etc. or just normal hours and being able to say no to all the extra stuff.

[Anonymous]

Go ahead and adopt then to enjoy the stress free life of parenthood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Peri needs are just as legitimate but should be within a broader mental health category. I actually took a permanent step back at work bc of peri since my work has no good options for my situation and no possibility of a real long vacation.

They are not, and you know it.

Right, that’s what I am saying…

[Anonymous]

You are the reason why women hate female bosses. 90 days to refresh. You have got to be kidding me. Borrow an infant for a weekend and see how refreshed you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Compared to my male co-workers, the women in my office carry most of the mental load and do all of the emotional labor. This increased stress recently caused me to snap at the office and I started crying in front of some of my direct reports. I don't have children but could really use a 90 day break to fully refresh. I think all women should get something similar to maternity leave, even if they don't have kids. How can I go about making this a policy in my office ?

Don’t be daft. And how dare you co-opt bullshit buzzwords like “mental load” and “emotional labor?” Those aren’t even actual things in parenting, just weird terms invented by fragile women.

If you are having trouble coping with workplace stress, maybe see a therapist or take some leave. Or quit. But understand this is entirely a you problem. It’s not some broad societal phenomenon, just like the “mental load” nonsense is not some broad societal thing

[Anonymous]

Comparing maternity leave to “refreshing” 🤣🤣🤣 sometimes the cluelessness of childless people amazes me.

[Anonymous]

Yeah my childless female boss snarled at me "Must have been nice to take a three month vacation" the day I came back... sleep-deprived, had just stopped bleeding a couple weeks earlier, with painful bowling-ball breasts, and an emotional wreck. So hi boss!

[Anonymous]

Woman up lady

[Anonymous]

Emotional labor at work? LOL this is something you are bringing to work, and not a thing that actually belongs there.

[Anonymous]

You're delusional and stupid, I’ll say it. The best day of my maternity leave was the first day back in the office where I got a hot coffee and got to drink it sitting down, uninterrupted, and it was still hot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maternity leave isn’t about “refreshing” OP … it’s about recovering from childbirth and caring for a newborn.

If you are having a mental health crisis you can ask for leave. I have a single friend who did this recently.

I think we should do a survey of working mothers of 3 month olds. Find out if they feel refreshed or not.

[Anonymous]

My sister did get the equivalent of maternity leave... to recover from cancer surgery. Maternity leave isn't a refresh and you don't come back mentally cleared, far from it.

[Anonymous]

What would be ideal for me is to take an unpaid sabbatical.

[Anonymous]

Why is anyone engaging with this obvious troll post?