Before I start, I want it known that I do not hate pregnant women whatsoever, I just have an issue with how far into the pregnancy some of them should be allowed to work.
I know that in a lot of cases that dual income is needed to pay for everything nowadays but I really think that there comes a point during pregnancy that some (not all) women should not be allowed to be at work. My wife works with a woman who was a bitch before she got pregnant but now is a useless demon that the employers are scared to talk to for fear of the Government coming down on their asses for being discriminative. It’s NOT being discriminative when the person does not do any work (not simply less work as that is a given late in the pregnancy for a lot of women as mobility/lifting gets difficult) or is so mean/rude to customers and even staff that noone wants to come in the place of business, nor do any staff want to work with them.
I work with a pregnant woman as well, and she sits for the entire shift/does little or no work (save answering the phone…) and shes only a little over half way through the pregnancy but my work wont even ask that she try to do a little more.
Maybe as a guy, most women will say that I just don’t get it but there really should be a point at which the place of business is allowed to come out and say that the person is not being productive and impacting the work environment without being called out for discriminating. I mean, yeah, talk to the employee and give them a chance to try a little harder or to get their doctor to put them on sick leave prior to maternity leave so they don’t lose their maternity leave, don’t just fire their asses… but at least be allowed to comment like they would for any other non-productive worker. I know that there are some pregnant women who are still quite productive, not hell on heels, I just dont want people to have to be scared of the ones that are. —Sick_of_political_idiocy
This article appears in Jan 20-26, 2011.
Jesus Op, have some empathy…
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Sopi, make a formal complaint (group prefrably), detail specific cases that show a pattern of behaviour. Make it professional, polite and make sure you stress how you and your co-worker have tried to resolve the problems with this person.
I do believe that the labour-laws protect you from retaliation against making a legitimate complaint.
LOL…..”a woman who was a bitch before she got pregnant but now is a useless demon that the employers are scared to talk to” …. I wonder how the husband/boyfriend feels. Imagine his agony during this whole pregnancy. Bet he wishes he used a condom now.
Our office has had pregnant women and they have never been “useless demons” … most are pleasant. Sure they have their odd days, but wouldn’t you too if an Alien-type thing was kicking at your guts from the inside all day long.
Seems to be a personality thing vs. another damn stereotype. Preggers ladies aren’t all demons, you know. Productivity is important, and it’s up to the employer to enforce it. What’s with people and their damn broad brushes this morn?
you know it’s easier to paint with a big brush ralmn^^i worked as a chef til i was 8.5 months pregnant. i threw my back out lifting a 16L bucket of veg. oil
I’m half way through my pregnancy now and I’m the same as before. the odd day I have a little more attitude – but I’m expected to get the same amount of work done as I have always been. My boss expects me to work right up until my water breaks…or in my case and hour before my scheduled c-section. She thinks I should only take a few weeks for maternity leave… but that’s a whole other bitch.
Women feel shitty yes…we are aching in places as our body shifts to make room for the human growing inside us. But we are allowed 16 weeks of short term leave before the baby’s born if our body’s are under too much pressure from the pregnancy. Her doctor thinks she’s fine…then she’s just being a bitch. Do something about it. It’s women like her that give all us preggers a bad name.
Definitely the resolution to this problem….
scientist monkeys, get working!
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OP… for all that women have to go through in having/raising a child it’d be nice if you tried simply looking the other way when it came to hormone-induced “erratic” behavior. And if someone is a bitch BEFORE they get pregnant, well then they are just bitches period and you should be complaining in a different context about them. I don’t know whether you think it is easy for women to work throughout their pregnancy or what, but it is not as cut and dry as you think. Some women feel a need to work as far into it as possible so they can take as much of their maternity leave WHILE raising the baby as possible. There are numerous things for them to consider afterward like how hard it will be to actually go BACK to work and what kind of care they can find for their child when they DO have to go back to work.
If your concerns with a pregnant woman “not doing enough work” are so hard to deal with perhaps you can discuss it with a supervisor or manager. If they feel said co-worker is not working up to her potential/capabilities they can discuss it with her. Or perhaps you can go out, buy a pregnancy book and read it so you’ll get a better understanding for what women have to deal with both physically, psychologically and emotionally when being pregnant. The way I see it, women have a right to work to the best of their capabilities as long as they can up to the birth of their child. I sliced through my hand a few years back while cutting cheese (not THE cheese…..) and had an IT job at the time. My ability to work was severely affected by the fact I only had one usable hand. My co-workers had no problem picking up the slack as long as I did what I was capable of doing. Only my physical incapacitation was due to my own stupidy… these woman are having families and are excited about it, even if sometimes they get a little wonky under the circumstances. If they are doing all they can, I say help lighten the load! Perhaps it just might ease things for them and lighten their mood as well.
one of the hardest things…& don’t ask me why, cause i don’t know, for many people to do is ignore someone who’s really pissing you off.
In my life I find that works the best, once I get to a certain point. I don’t get mad any more, I don’t be an ass back, no I just ignore you, I won’t speak to you, I won’t respond to anything you have to say. I can simply ignore you exist, I do it here with a couple of posters, I do it in real life & it always pisses them off & I don’t give a flying rats ass.
You have no way to retaliate at me, how can you, nothing you say or do means anything to me. You can be miserable or nice, throw a fit or anything else,& it doesn’t matter. In my mind you don’t even exist.
So OP try that on, you may find it hard…I don’t know why so many do. For myself its easier than breathing.
My wife has never been more pleasant, happy, content and beautiful as she is while pregnant. I have been waiting and waiting for the ‘stereotypical prego horror wife’ to emerge but I haven’t met her yet. The conversations with her employer were pretty tame too…”can you do the work?”, “doc says no”, “ok, lets go to HR and get short-term disability set up” I feel sympathy for you OP, especially if the bitch in question is forgoing benefits. Hang on, she’ll be gone soon.
as a male human, i have to say that a very preggy female is extremely cute. and of course they do have to work too. but yes, some should not be allowed to work past a certain period of said pregnancy,due to her and baby’s health.
so how long is proper time, some doc’s say up to last minute, but i say maybe to 7 months in. and that is depending on job, stress, and workload.
women have the right to gainful employment, as long as they wish to work in their chosen area. and as to breastfeeding anywhere, i am all for it. there is deffinately nothing wrong with feeding your hungry little one, no matter where you happen to be. if she didn’t, then you would be bitching about her not doing so.
in closing, i support a woman’s right also for abortion, whether or not it was from rape, mistake, or whatever, her body, her choice. fuck the guy involved, all he did was shoot the load, she has to carry that load for a long time after. if the male wants the baby, fine, then let him carry it.
Who starts to say something with “As a male human….” ???
answer : someone who ISN’T A MALE HUMAN, only pretending to be one….
you tranny alien
zzz, and i thought my secret was safe. shit, now i have to go and find a new host for my alien lifeform. think of this as a wake up call to all you humans. we are here, and you will never know who or where we are. LIFESUCKS will now disassemble.
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Aww, Walter, that’s so sweet…but you forgot more amorous = )
…at home, I mean (not at the office) = p
horny like a cane toad^^
It’s pretty obvious that you also wrote the earlier post about homosexuals in Halifax.
You are an idiot, OP. An ignorant shithead that is just looking for things to complain about.
Why do you care so much about what other people are doing?
If you’re such a god damn perfect employee, why don’t you spend more time working than writing bitches in the Coast at 10:45am and 11:00am. I’m sure you’re at work right now.
Speaking as a woman AND a supporter of homosexuals being allowed to express themselves, I find your bitches very offensive.
You very inaccurately describe all homosexuals in Halifax as “extravagant” and “over-the-top”. You also group all pregnant women in one category of being lazy.
All I can say is that you can f* right off and mind your own damn business.
Um – bitches get posted when the Mod posts them during HER/HIS workday WTF. Not when the bitches are written. Take a deep breath….
her=bird
her == bird != birdie
haven’t seen birdie in a while. must ping her soon….
WTF, what was the ‘obvious’ give away? assuming something other than the time mod posted the bitches?
Pregnancy, menstrual cycle, PMS, menopause and any other female ‘issues’ don’t make a woman a bitch, they only make her less tolerant of the assholes around her.
It was obvious by the first sentence of each post.
“Before I start”
“Before I begin”
@Kim: Bazinga!
I think I love you Kim-girl! I’ve been saying the same thing for years. Something for ALL women who aren’t full-time bitches to keep in mind next time someone blames their hormones for their moodiness.
Hormone increase = bullshit tolerance decrease
I feel like this may be directed at moi.
I work in a job where I have the choice to sit and do a different part of the job when it’s not busy. Then when more than one thing is going on at once, I get up and do the standing part.
OP: I sit because my feet/legs/lower back are aching. My doctor said I should alternate between sitting and standing while at work, which our boss, and human resources, has enthusiastically agreed with. If you feel that I should be standing beside you when it’s not busy while you play dungeons and dragons at your terminal, that’s your problem.
As for pregnant women being lazy at work ie: “late in the pregnancy for a lot of women as mobility/lifting gets difficult” … Heavy lifting anytime in pregnancy is harmful for the FETUS as it cuts off air flow between mother and baby. Mobility does begin to be a problem when you start to grow another human inside of you, we aren’t all used to balancing the weight of an extra person in front of us! It causes funny walking (yes, the waddle) and difficulty getting up from a sitting or laying position. I am light headed every time I stand up because in pregnancy the heart works 25% harder than normal. Also, FYI some women start showing at 10 weeks, some women start showing at 15 weeks, every woman is different. I started showing at about 12 weeks. My baby is a healthy size and weight, and no I am not “she must be like seven months pregnant”, I am “only a little over half way through the pregnancy” and of normal size for a pregnant woman of this stage! I’ve never been less than courteous to you and if you feel I’m not pulling my weight I’d appreciate you taking me aside and talking to me face to face. I can handle it. I’ll speak with our boss and make sure that when he tells me to sit down, he really means it.
Great. Another pregnant bitch who thinks the world and random blog messages revolve around her. Go eat some sand, preggy!