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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For many people, a leave of absence isn’t an option.  Not everyone qualifies for FFCRA - if your employer has over 500 employees, it doesn’t apply to you, and if your employer has fewer than 50 employees, they may qualify for an exemption.  That means a lot of people can only take unpaid leave, and they have zero job protection if they do.  And even if you do qualify, not everyone can afford to give up a third of their pay, especially if they’re still paying for childcare they can’t use in order to keep their spot for when things re-open.[/quote]

I am talking about unpaid leave.  
If you aren’t taking any time off because you can’t afford to, then you have my sympathies.  I am specifically addressing those people who don’t need to work, could stay home, but choose not to because SAHPs are whatever awful thing (stupid, lazy, boring, childlike, etc.).  It’s a pretty vocal and particularly nasty contingent on this board.  
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Not all employers will allow employees to take an unpaid leave of absence.  You do your job or your quit.  And yes, I would say quitting your job to take care of your children full time is a substantial life change, whether you need the paycheck or not.  There's not guarantee you'll easily find another job, especially if we head into a longer rescission like some are predicting.[/quote]

Of course you would be able to find another job.  Stop with this narrative that you and the other women on this board are somehow unworthy, are so lucky that anyone would hire them, and are required to put up with any and all BS because it might never happen again.  You sound like you are in an abusive relationship.  [/quote]

Who said anything about women?  I was talking about people generally.  Quitting a job when there's a good chance we're heading into a recession isn't a good idea for anyone unless you're okay dropping out of the workforce for a year or more.[/quote]

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