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[quote=Anonymous]Hi, I'm a single mom with 6 and 10 year olds, so I'll bite.

My six year old was very sick in February - like can't-move-from-the-bed sick. She spent most of that time sleeping, reading, playing on her Kindle, and although I was physically in the house, I didn't spend much time with her (occasionally brought in a drink, or piece of toast, etc.). I worked on my laptop as usual, but at home.

I got my normal amount of work done - if not more - and was able to call in for all my conference calls. Maybe it depends on the kind of work you do, but it is actually quieter at home than in my office and I did excellent work.

If I had taken off those days, our projects would have gotten further behind and we would have missed deadlines (and angered our customer).

I only get three weeks of leave per year, total, so taking all that leave (then likely combining it with other times my other daughter was sick, then when I was sick) would mean no vacation for anyone all year. My bosses are cognizant that the amount of leave we get sucks, and they really value me, so they work with me to try to get close to a win-win situation.

It does sound like this woman is taking advantage. Just talk to her![/quote]

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