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This is a common set-up: two parents out of the house 10 hours a day, scrambling to provide care for their own children. We make it work because we have to.[/quote]
And what benefit is there to society in making more people have to deal with this?[/quote]

So your question (why should I have to suffer like you, essentially) comes across as a bit… privileged to those of us who do essential in-person jobs.

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Nice try. Answer the question. What benefit is there to society in making other people’s lives worse?[/quote]

You mean: What if we are all as self-serving as you?

Who is going to teach your children? Who is going to provide after-school activities and childcare for you? Who is going to be at the urgent care when you or your child get sick?

See, it’s really tiresome for those of us who work for the betterment of society (which often has to be done in person) to hear the woe-is-me from somebody who may have to experience a bit of what we do. It’s hard to feel sympathy [b]when your argument is “well, you’re suffering, but thankfully I don’t have to![/b]”[/quote]

Well that isn’t the argument. The point is that where a fed works has zero effect on your job, so why are you so insulted that we are upset about potentially losing a workplace flexibility that makes our lives as working parents easier?

Also, as someone who does have telework I have no desire to see people who do work in-person lose any of their flexibilities that I don’t have. For instance, I have to work on random school holidays and summers, which means I have to deal with childcare issues my teacher friends don’t.

If suddenly teachers lost summers off for the same pay they make now, it would be super weird and crappy if I was like “well I’ve been paying for camps for years now!.” And then told them that their complaints were implying they don’t think they should have to “suffer” and drop thousands on camps like I do.

Instead I would be like that totally sucks and 100% understand if they decide to leave the profession over it. And as a taxpayer who benefits from their work, I’d be upset at the school board for making such a terrible decision that would affect the ability to attract qualified teachers.

But I’m not a bitter, spiteful person like you PP.[/quote]

This.  It's a non zero sum game. If anything the government setting an example that workers should be treated with hostility sets a tone an example that can drag down the norms elsewhere.[/quote]

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