Has anyone's boss spoken to you about missing too many days due to kid's snow closings?

[Anonymous]

Also keep in mind that for a lot of people, having that back up costs money too.

I once put my kids in a back up center so could get to work. $80 per kid per day x 2. It was more cost effective to stay home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also keep in mind that for a lot of people, having that back up costs money too.

I once put my kids in a back up center so could get to work. $80 per kid per day x 2. It was more cost effective to stay home.

But if OP can do it, anyone can do it!! Why are you just not as awesome of a mom/worker as she is? You clearly don't value your job and are a slacker. I'd fire you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also keep in mind that for a lot of people, having that back up costs money too.

I once put my kids in a back up center so could get to work. $80 per kid per day x 2. It was more cost effective to stay home.

It would make sense to take the day off if you made less than $160 a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also keep in mind that for a lot of people, having that back up costs money too.

I once put my kids in a back up center so could get to work. $80 per kid per day x 2. It was more cost effective to stay home.

It would make sense to take the day off if you made less than $160 a day.

Not if I have earned leave to use.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it is a state of emergency (we live in Boston now) we get a free day off. Otherwise we take vacation time.

I think it is great that you have all that back up care, but for whatever reason, she does not. I can't tell if you are her boss or not but if you aren't, it would seem pretty petty for you to go to your boss to complain.

If you are her boss and don't have a clear policy on snow and vacation/whatever time, I think it would be pretty hard to reprimand her for taken the time she's earned for snow days.

I am her direct boss. I would not be petty unless all her work falls on me since I delegate work to her.

Then since you are the boss perhaps it is time to make an official policy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does she have the leave? If she does, then MYOB. Leave is not any more or less valid if you use it to stay home on a snow day or go to Tahiti. I'm sure she'd much rather have gone to Tahiti. It is appropriate that she takes leave. The work will still be there when she gets back - it always is.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does she have the leave? If she does, then MYOB. Leave is not any more or less valid if you use it to stay home on a snow day or go to Tahiti. I'm sure she'd much rather have gone to Tahiti. It is appropriate that she takes leave. The work will still be there when she gets back - it always is.

+1

She used her leave during winter break. She is out of leave.

[Anonymous]

I had to go in regardless of snow days. It isn't unreasonable to think that an adult would have other arrangements, since it does snow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does she have the leave? If she does, then MYOB. Leave is not any more or less valid if you use it to stay home on a snow day or go to Tahiti. I'm sure she'd much rather have gone to Tahiti. It is appropriate that she takes leave. The work will still be there when she gets back - it always is.

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She used her leave during winter break. She is out of leave.

She used all of her leave for the new year in the month of January?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does she have the leave? If she does, then MYOB. Leave is not any more or less valid if you use it to stay home on a snow day or go to Tahiti. I'm sure she'd much rather have gone to Tahiti. It is appropriate that she takes leave. The work will still be there when she gets back - it always is.

+1

She used her leave during winter break. She is out of leave.

She used all of her leave for the new year in the month of January?

She took off for a few days in February and then I believe 9 days for kids (snow, teacher conference days, whatever).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does she have the leave? If she does, then MYOB. Leave is not any more or less valid if you use it to stay home on a snow day or go to Tahiti. I'm sure she'd much rather have gone to Tahiti. It is appropriate that she takes leave. The work will still be there when she gets back - it always is.

+1

She used her leave during winter break. She is out of leave.

She used all of her leave for the new year in the month of January?

She took off for a few days in February and then I believe 9 days for kids (snow, teacher conference days, whatever).

So were the snow days covered by leave or no?

[Anonymous]

I am thankful for my boss when I read threads like this.

[Anonymous]

OP, what exactly are you looking for in this thread? You are obviously unhappy with this employee.

[Anonymous]

So she's taking LWOP or a negative leave balance and is behind on work. If you reprimand her, she'll rightly take it as a warning before getting asked to leave. If you don't want to fire her, set out a new, clear, office-wide policy in writing and go forward from there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, what exactly are you looking for in this thread? You are obviously unhappy with this employee.

I was actually going to talk to MY boss to see if we can pay for back up care for her. Not sure why I am being seen as the bad guy here. I am trying to find a solution. Prior to kids, I worked at larger companies that paid for X days of back up care via nanny service or Bright Horizons type places.

People are being defensive for no reason.