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s/o working moms

weelass24weelass24 member
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My sister is an attorney and works crazy long hours.  she often has conference calls at all hours since she deals with companies in other countries.  ANYWAY, she was on a call with a partner at midnight.  The partner has just given birth to her 2nd child.  The day before.

24 hours later.  In.the.office. 

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  • two-pink-shoestwo-pink-shoes
    Sorry, but THAT, I judge.  Bond with your baby woman!
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  • Melaneigh1Melaneigh1 member
    Indifferent Wow.
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  • lecookelecooke
    I can't imagine that I would ever like my job so much that I could or would do this.  Love your child!
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  • bancbevbancbev member
    I have a friend who was a mortgage loan processor.  She was working on files in the hospital the day after her c-section.  To each is own.
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  • weelass24weelass24 member
    I agree it's crazy, but she knew that was going to be the deal when she made partner.  My sister will probably have to make the same choices.
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  • KrisztaKriszta
    It is women like her who ruin it for the rest of us.  I swear half the people in my office thought my mat. leave was a long vacation. pssh
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  • PoeiaPoeia
    The world doesn't stop because you have a baby.  Chances are she'd prefer to not have to take that call, but it must have been something she felt like she could not pass on to someone else to take care of.  Job protection is a serious thing.  There has been mass layoffs of mid-level attorneys from the big to medium firms in the last year. 
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  • oh-zysbabyoh-zysbaby member
    I agree that's a little far. I just think all moms should get to make their own choices. As long as it's not harmful to the kid.
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  • preppynewlywedpreppynewlywed member

    In some professions I think that is pretty typical.

    Before I was laid off, I worked with a lot of women who only took off a week.  They may have worked from home another week or two, but probably not.

    Some women just have to make that choice.

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  • buckinbuckin

    Taking a conferene call doesn't mean you don't love your child. I'm a judgey person but sometimes people have no reason to judge others for their decisions. YOU MAY not do it, but it doesn't mean its wrong.

    Taking a conference call, because you are the head on a major case, if you feel up to it as your baby snoozes away does not diminish your ability to be a mother or love your child.

    I admire people who can successfully juggle all the balls and keep their energy up while doing it. Would I want to do it? Probably not. I'd rather reserve my judgement for the people who abuse their children or don't take care of them very well.

    But that's just me.

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  • lo45fd98wq32lo45fd98wq32

    I'm SURE she wasn't thinking: "Cool! Now I don't have to bond with my baby!"

    But we all make choices, and some jobs have more of a requirement than others. Since I'm not tenured, if I had gotten pg last year or needed time off this year, they don't have to give it to me. I could use my sick days, but once those were gone, they could remove me if I didn't come back. So, some people do what they've got to do.

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