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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What you describe is not an "inflexible" job. [b]That would be a job where you did not have any paid sick days (or you did not have the economic means to take LWOP) and if you didn't come to work you would be fired. Or, you had a huge deadline or a major deadline on the day you child was sick. 
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Otherwise, just use your sick days. That's what they are there for. When I say I work from home it's because my work would rather that I be available by email/phone for urgent matters rather than just fall off the grid for the day and take sick leave. [/quote]
This exactly.  My job is inflexible because we have deadlines that can't be moved (and you need to be in the office for) regardless if you, your child, or anyone significant in your life is sick.  Once I had to call in to a telecon from a funeral.  Another time I had to bring my DD with pink eye into work because I needed to prepare a delivery and I was the only one in the office who could do so.  A third time I had a horrible stomach flu but still had to attend an all day meeting, I threw up twice that day at work but still couldn't go home.  Calling in sick would have meant my job in every one of these cases.  It sucks.  Personally I think that they are crazy for wanting me to come in sick, but whatever.  I have a baby on the way otherwise I would have found another job by now that is more flexible.
Days that I know that I can't miss work, I try to get DH to cover me.  If he can't because he's out of town or something, I try to line up my parents.  Otherwise DD comes in with me.  I make it a point to know what days I absolutely need to be in the office at least a week in advance so I can make sure that I have child care coverage just in case.  If I didn't have my parents, it would be a lot harder.[/quote]

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