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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP again. I don't know any physicians who think their job is 24-7 365 days per year. Our family takes lots of family vacations and DH values his home time.[/quote]

Well I didn't mean I'm working 365 days a year. But somebody is always taking care of the patients. I work in a small company, so a call-in or rearranging the schedule does inconvenience someone or pile extra work onto a coworker's day. It doesn't mean that work is more important than my kids, I just also feel an obligation not to inconvenience my coworkers, and to be a dependable employee. If your surgeon husband isn't the one who calls off work for a 101 temp, is it because he is the higher earner, he feels more of an obligation to his patients than his kids, or does not want to inconvenience another surgeon who would no doubt have to take his place? [/quote]

DH is a very specialized surgeon so another surgeon can't just take his spot if he calls out. He operates 3 days per week and books out 3 months in advance. He has to plan way in advance to take time off. Our kids are in elementary school and he has already requested off for Columbus Day weekend, teacher work days in November and winter break. There are also a few school events where he is taking half days. He went on the zoo field trip last year. I did pumpkin patch because he didn't have enough notice. He moved a few patients last year to come to Thanksgiving lunch at school. He won't be going this year because it falls on a surgery day. We tag team.[/quote]

For the record, I have gotten into many fights with DH about how I have to take all the hits for sick days. Thankfully kids are older now and don't get sick as often. I have had to turn around from going to work, pick up sick kid, drive to meeting late, have my admin sit in my car with sick child while I attend meeting, then drive home with sick kid after meeting.

It is much easier for DH to take off for the teacher work days and breaks that are on the calendar a year in advance.[/quote]

I had to go back and re-read this to make sure I wasn't missing something. You left your sick child in the car with your admin so that you could attend a meeting?  Two things (1) That's just cruel.  Your sick child does not need to be sitting in a car.  He needs to be home in his bed.  (2) You are not that important.  The world will not end if you miss a meeting. [/quote]

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