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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You just smile and nod and agree to do it. Then don't do it. Every minute of work time should be spent job searching.[/quote]

Someone submitted their two week notice to me and stopped working.  I shut down his access to everything and handed him his notice.  No work equals no pay.  Maybe OP works a job that is not as easily tracked.  But, not everyone is going to tolerate an employee expecting a paycheck for nothing.  So, if OP needs her job and/or references, not submitting deliverables or otherwise not working isn't a good strategy.  [/quote]

I was in a senior ‘women leaders’ group during Covid. Early on, there was one woman who let it be known loudly and vocally that she wasn’t ‘going to accept any “child care” excuses’ as employees worked from home while juggling child care, schooling etc as schools around the country closed down during a worldwide emergency. ‘Get a sitter!!’

She’s basically a pariah now. [/quote]

That's a whole different ballgame.  Early on during Covid, people didn't have resources.  If you were doing the work, then most people understood.  And flexing hours was key, though exhausting for parents.  Once resources became available, which point varied depending on location, etc., then it's fair to not accept childcare excuses.  That being said, I work as a lawyer and once we started hearings and trials, there was a $500 fine in some courts if you had a child or animal disruption.  [/quote]

Just because there was a fine in one court doesn’t make it any better. Judges are known to be jerks and ‘rules for the not me’ types. In my world, judges are just as often the ones who use virtual hearings for their own personal convenience, often calling it after the parties have made a personal appearance. [/quote]

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