My boss understands but my co-manager does not and he is always making comments about it! Jeez, your kids get sick a lot, is that normal? You are missing a lot of work, aren't you concerned?! Or jeezus, your kid is sick again...stop lying! 
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Everyone was VERY understanding on my last program, but I also worked with a lot of older people who had kids of their own.
I'm not sure how my new program will be! My boss is a dad himself, but the rest are all young childless guys! Not sure if they'll be understanding or not!
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My coworkers all "remember those days" like they like to say. in fact, I took a vacation day yesterday and I got a bunch of "how is E? is E ok?" emails.
DH is good about taking sick days with her, too, so it doesn't all fall on my head
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They do, for the most part. Mostly I get, "AGAIN!!?" And I'm all, yeah. Again. Sigh.
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Does your coworker have kids?! My boss is so understanding, and almost all my coworkers have kids, so they get it.
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Yes, thank goodness. I'm so grateful that they don't bat an eye when I have to take off when she's sick. DH's work is great about it too.
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@matador84: no, he hates kids and had a vasectomy!
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Luckily DH has a very flexible schedule so I haven't had to miss any work yet while she's been sick. But I work with a bunch of moms to young children so I'm sure they would understand.
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Yup, we're home today. Thankfully DH and I can split the time at home. My manager doesn't even have kids, but is still understanding. I get my work done at other times, so it all evens out
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Not at all. In fact after we had noro-virus and I had to miss four days of work my boss changed our sick leave policy.
She's older and chose a career over kids and I think resents that I didn't. -
My boss has two young children of his own - and has to take a fair amount of time off himself - so he's very understanding. I still worry though - she is sick a lot!!
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@oliviaoblivia: OMG, that's horrible!!! What did she change your policy to??
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my coworkers understand, but my manager does not at all. It is common practice among my coworkers with kids that they call in sick for themselves and don't dare mention their kid at all.
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We have a running joke among us childless people at work where we say "i have a kid thing!!" When we want to leave early or take a day off. People at my office definitely take advantage of our unlimited sick days policy and the fact that no one is going to tell you to stay if you say you have to leave early for your kid. There are definitely those that have legitimate excuses but there are definitely some that are full of it
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@Adira: It was unlimited, if you were sick you stayed home. In four years I had used two sick days. Within a month of returning to work I took four days - LO had it coming out of both ends there's no way I was going to work!
Now we have six days per year. I've already used 4.5. Fanf*ckingtastic. No idea what she's going to do when she figures out I'm pregnant again. -
DS has only been sick where I had to take off the day (it was last week) and I got some flack from my boss. She was super cool about it when I called but after the fact she was all- "you need to make up that time" " no you cant take vacation, you just had a day off" and crap like that. EVEN though I said to use my vacation time for that day off!!
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@oliviaoblivia: Ugh, that's horrible! And what are you supposed to do when you have used up your sick days and your child is sick???
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@hotchildinthecity, Unlimited, interesting!!!! There was a question posed to a career development board at work regarding unlimited vacation. The vast consensus was that some would abuse it, but the majority wouldn't.
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@oliviaoblivia: that stinks!!
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@autumnlove: not surprised!
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@Adira: dunno. suck it up.
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@oliviaoblivia: Your boss sucks. My boss just sent out an e-mail today about being sick that said "If you are sick, stay home. And don't apologize about it."
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My boss and less than lovely coworker understand as we all have families. My LO is the youngest of the bunch with my boss' youngest child just finishing college. My boss is awesome about it. I give him heads up about appointments. If I have to miss, I will work from home or work different hours to accommodate my LO being sick.
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@Adira: seriously. I used to like it here, even though I should be making more, but my hours were flexible and it's so close to home. Since coming back all I think about is getting a new job.
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@oliviaoblivia: Ugh, so frustrating!
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My boss doesn't have kids...she's 50 and not married, but she's incredibly understanding when S is sick. I think she absolutely wants a husband and kids, but it just never happened for her. So I think she's sympathetic when the wee one is sick.
I also work with a lot of younger people who have kids around LO's age, so we're all completely understanding of each other!
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They're understanding, but I also have my parents who are kind of our back up care if G is sick.
We do not have unlimited sick days, we have 5 instances of 3 days without a doctors note and 8 days family care leave....actually that is the policy for the company I work for. Since I am a contractor, I don't get paid for any time off, sick days or vacation days.
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Yep!
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My supervisor has a baby a few months younger than mine so he always wants me to stay home and keep my germs to myself. I think some of my childless co-workers are kind of over the sick days thing. Recently a few started taking sick days for their dogs. I'm thrilled about it if it makes everyone feel like there is a level playing field.
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@oliviaoblivia: That stinks. It's not like you're wanting your child to be sick — it's not a vacation day — and as if it's not stressful enough! (Although, I did just come back from getting a coffee at Starbucks with S)
BUT, I will be working this evening to make up some work I'm not doing today.
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@Corduroy: good point. I am "over it" because i feel its not a level playing field. My boss gives me the worst time about any sort of time off, but you mention a kid and its a free pass.
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My husband technically has unlimited sick days, but obviously he still has to get his work done on time, so it's still hard for him to take a sick day (he does it when he really needs to for LO, though).
People are somewhat understanding at my work. Most have kids so they get it, but we have a set amount of "personal" days and we're only supposed to take "personal" time for LO sickness--we're not allowed to use our own sick days. So even if I have 15 sick days, I'm not supposed to use them for my infant who is in daycare and has no immune system. So....not cool.
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My coworkers and bosses are super understanding. They also recognize that DH has an inflexible sick/time off policy for his company so more of it does fall to my shoulders.
When I came back from mat leave last year in April, I didn't have any PTO left for the year since I took it all with mat leave. They totally worked with me for the rest of the year as I juggled the twins when they would get sick and let me make up time as needed so it didn't cut into my paycheck.
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Some are but one guy is a total dick about it. His wife just had their first child... That was the first and only "just you wait" I've doled out!
DH is good about taking sick days with her, too, so it doesn't all fall on my head
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