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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here.  I'm stuck on the fact that OP said this is a low paying job. What was this employee's track record before the morning sickness issue?  Does she actually complete all her tasks even though she's late for work all the time? If not, it's not as though you can't do anything.  You can do whatever you want pretty much.  You're the boss.  You choose not to because you may not be able to get a high performing lackey in a low paying job too quickly, at least not one who will perform to your expectations and be able to do your job (at no additional pay) while you take your second maternity leave.  The problem with being a supervisor is, it's not just sitting around watching other people work.  Oftentimes I've been in the position of having to pick up the slack when one of my employees isn't able to perform for whatever reason (vacation, maternity leave, paternity leave, bereavement leave, FMLA for caregiving to a critically ill relative etc etc). It's why being a supervisor is often not much fun and it's what factors in to the pay differential. [/quote]

OP here - this thread has taken a weird turn. To address this post - she's not a lackey. She is in a managerial role in a low paying (think academia/non profit) industry. She has always been a strong employee but does have a history of taking a lot of time off. She may perceive that I do too, but I'm much more involved when I'm out of the office (and I never take unplanned days).

Not sure how this is relevant but this is my second child but first maternity leave here. I was at another job when I had my first.

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OP there is a lot of strange ideas here. It sounds like your co-worker, who you manage, is taking advantage of the flex situation. You need to be more of a boss, and less of a friend. While you are gone, she will probably not step it up, but rather take it easy. But there's not but so much you can do about it when you are leaving so soon. I think you would benefit from talking to someone else at the office that has more distance, because you are comparing your situation to hers too much. It does not matter how much she perceives that you do -- her job is about what SHE does, not what you do.[/quote]

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