Female company president apology to working moms

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not fair to the people without kids or with good childcare to work their asses of while there people constantly leave for this and that.

Life happens for everyone. Like a PP, I always looked at it as putting coins in the goodwill bank for the day when I would need some of that goodwill myself. I did what I could when I could, for the day when I couldn't. So I spent the early part of my career (15 years) in a shift work gig where I worked pretty much weekends, evenings, and holidays. Traveled to all the crap places. Stayed late when someone had to cover a crisis. Now, I work 8:30-5 with no guilt at all. For a true life or death emergency I call in my emergency backups and stay late or get in early, but I do that maybe three times a year.

My job and line of work is very very important and guaranteed there's more life and death involved than most of yours. Yet our organization continues to function just fine because we balance the load and everyone believes in the mission. A lot of what needs to happen in this country is a better discussion about work and breaking the mindset of "business rules" and anything that doesn't contribute to business means you are lazy,,slackers, not dedicated, etc. this has been made worse in the last decade by the expectation of constant connectivity and responsiveness. Most people believe that all this telework has been beneficial for "families" but what it really means is that you are never off duty. It has also been made worse by the erosion of workers' rights - no more pensions, reduced leave, crappier or non-existent benefits, creative bookkeeping to get full time workers without having to proved them with full-time benefits, etc.
I expect to see more breakdowns and burnout a in the coming years. And many of us need to get over ourselves. Work will still be there in the morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not fair to the people without kids or with good childcare to work their asses of while there people constantly leave for this and that.

Life happens for everyone. Like a PP, I always looked at it as putting coins in the goodwill bank for the day when I would need some of that goodwill myself. I did what I could when I could, for the day when I couldn't. So I spent the early part of my career (15 years) in a shift work gig where I worked pretty much weekends, evenings, and holidays. Traveled to all the crap places. Stayed late when someone had to cover a crisis. Now, I work 8:30-5 with no guilt at all. For a true life or death emergency I call in my emergency backups and stay late or get in early, but I do that maybe three times a year.

My job and line of work is very very important and guaranteed there's more life and death involved than most of yours. Yet our organization continues to function just fine because we balance the load and everyone believes in the mission. A lot of what needs to happen in this country is a better discussion about work and breaking the mindset of "business rules" and anything that doesn't contribute to business means you are lazy,,slackers, not dedicated, etc. this has been made worse in the last decade by the expectation of constant connectivity and responsiveness. Most people believe that all this telework has been beneficial for "families" but what it really means is that you are never off duty. It has also been made worse by the erosion of workers' rights - no more pensions, reduced leave, crappier or non-existent benefits, creative bookkeeping to get full time workers without having to proved them with full-time benefits, etc.
I expect to see more breakdowns and burnout a in the coming years. And many of us need to get over ourselves. Work will still be there in the morning.

I agree that it's not just "the man" or the "workforce" doing this - it is some people with an inflated sense of importance OR, trying to numb themselves/escape through work.

There is a staggering amount of inefficiency in the workforce. People don't tend to work very smart and waste a lot of time. It's an individual problem too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I judge parents all the time. We have two nannies to make sure that childcare is always covered. If you aren't ready to juggle work and kids hen don't have them! The other folks in the office shouldn't have to pick up your slack. This goes for men and women.

Do you realize that not everyone who works has the means to have two or even one nanny? And moreover, do you realize that some people who work actually WANT to spend time with their kids? How old are you? You seem very ignorant and have a narrow view of the world. I really can't stand people like you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Full disclosure: I know the author.

While I'm sure there's a grain of truth here, I wondered why Fortune was basically running an advertorial.

Paid content

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Full disclosure: I know the author.

While I'm sure there's a grain of truth here, I wondered why Fortune was basically running an advertorial.

Paid content

Ops, it is called sponsored story - making ad looks like news.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Full disclosure: I know the author.

While I'm sure there's a grain of truth here, I wondered why Fortune was basically running an advertorial.

Paid content

Ops, it is called sponsored story - making ad looks like news.

Ugh. Between her rude behavior and this clumsy advertising, this is a startup doomed to bust.