Desperatel?y Seeking a Momanger
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Anonymous
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With my current company, my role has constantly evolved and grown over the last 9 years. The topic is interesting and there are projects that satisfy my "helping people" check-box of fulfilling employment. Recently though, I've transitioned into a team that doesn't understand pumping.
To set the stage, there are a handful of other new moms (in other departments) and the outlook calendar for the pumping room is a war. Booked from 8am through lunch to 5pm. I've been not truly reprimanded, but made to feel inadequate because I responded to an email 17 minutes after I received it yesterday. Recently my days are packed with meetings 3+ hours a day, add in lunch so I actually get some milk...and it's almost impossible to get things done during the day. So, I've been dutifully working at night (til 2 am some nights) after getting my baby to bed in an attempt to some how erase the 1.5 hrs and I'm starting to burn out. Anyone else looking for a manager that has had kids? I'm just looking for a career that has some interesting projects and a little personal respect. |
Anonymous
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I dream of days with 3+ hours of meetings...
I used my pump in style plugged into the cigarette lighter in my car during lunch. I pumped right before leaving, lunch in the car and first thing when home. This was 15 years ago, there really weren't pumping rooms. It wasn't ideal but it got the job done. |
Anonymous
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Seriously? "Momanger"?
It's pretty insulting that you assume only other moms can be good managers. |
Anonymous
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OP.. I understand. My manager has 2 kids that are each a year older then mine. Working for her is awesome. The other people on our team are also moms. What this translates into is that everyone knows that this week and next week, we should plan any major deliverables. They were times to be completed last week. We schedule around the major school breaks.
It's great to be able to call in and say nope can't make it today because someone is sick. Since we all do it, no one minds picking up for the one who had to take the day off. The trade off though is that we have meetings at 9:30 once the kids are in bed. |
Anonymous
OP here - didn't mean to offend, was just thinking of a cute, descriptive title. But, it sounds like I don't want to work for you. |
Anonymous
| Not sure why you sound so outraged at the thought of having to make up time if you pump. As a manager, i would expect you to - either stay late, work through lunch (or as pp said, pump through lunch) and/or bring work home. Unless you are actually working as you pump. |
Anonymous
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As I read a little about the law...
I think its accurate to say that pumping time is paid work time not an unpaid break... "must be compensated the same way other employee breaks are and that "employee must be completely relieved from duty or else the time must be compensated as work time applies". So I think that the OP working at night (if not getting overtime) is being kind to her employer. Legally, unless I missed something, she doesn't have to do anything to "catch up". It's important to remember that pumping at work is a right that is limited to 12 months..so as long as you are inside that window. It's too bad her employer isn't being more flexible as this is a temporary situation. http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs73.htm http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs22.htm Anyone read this differently or any lawyers have experience in this area? |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
just shut up. |
Anonymous
| So the 1.5 hours you take for lunch and pumping is somehow making you stay up til 2am to finish work? Seems like you have time management issues that go beyond 1.5 hrs. And I say this as someone who pumped,ate lunch,and managed to stay on top of my work load. Pumping isn't an excuse or a reason not to be able to get work done. |
Anonymous
As a dadmanager I wouldnt give a shit if she made up time or not, I'd only care if the work got done. What is it with people and an obsession with time? Reward results, not hours. |
Anonymous
| That's why I prefer men as managers. |
Anonymous
Well, sure, but OP clearly isn't getting her work done, otherwise she wouldn't need to stay up until 2 to catch up. |
Anonymous
But whys is.OP staying up til.2 if pumping /lunch are only.taking up 1.5 hours? Something else is at play. |
Anonymous
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My manager is not a mom, but is very family understanding and flexible. Ive also had a manager who had twin babies and was the complete opposite, so I dont think it has anything to do with being a mom, but I udnerstand wanting to find a family friendly manager (one of the reasons I dont want to leave my job even though I could make more money- the flexibility is worth so much to me).
I do work while I pump, and I am not required to make up any hours, however, my job is such that no one cares if I work 37 hours or 57, Ive just gotta get my projects done on time. As for the poster who said you obviously have time management issues, I don't think that's true either depending on your job. We have periods at our company where there is simply too much going on on the same deadline and you just CANNOT GET IT DONE in 40 hours. but that only lasts 4 months at a time, and the learning curve is about 6, so they cant hire additional help during these times. We just have to do what we have to do. But it's really hard as a parent with young kids sometimes. |