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24 October, 2005
Posted in: Miscellaneous

Constant listening to Radio 4 reveals that the
British are considering introducing 3 months paid paternity leave.  Meanwhile, poor
Beth jacks in her job due to
pathetic maternity leave in the US.  I think itÂ’s all the puritans out there.  They should let more feckless catholics in.   Further example of American puritanism: my
sister tells me “it’s back to winter hours [at work]Â… we get to start 30
minutes later every day so I’m in at 8.30 rather than 8 – except for days when
I’m late or have a 7.00 meeting”.  What
kind of country allows companies to schedules 7 am meetings? One thatÂ’s over imbibed
the puritan work ethic.

Comments

Beth

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on 25 October 2005 at 02:10

I like that I “jacked in” my job – sounds like so much more fun than just quitting. The really sad part is that I was lucky to be able to get the maximum leave, 12 weeks, and was also lucky to get it at full pay, but only by using the paid leave I had accrued over nearly 7 years at the company.    

belgianwaffle

on 25 October 2005 at 11:49

Beth, that’s just depressing. FT, not an immediate issue for you, we assume. 0
Sweetie(s) given    

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