Paternity Leave is BS

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  1. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    People should be rewarded for NOT procreating. Its bad for the environment.

    http://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...ncisco-maternal-paternal-leave-law-fully-paid

     
  2. JFizzleRaider

    JFizzleRaider Yeast Lords Global Moderator

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    City of portland already offers six weeks paid leave for the dad or mom
     
  3. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    People need to sack the fuck up.
     
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    JFizzleRaider Yeast Lords Global Moderator

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    Netflix offers like a year off
     
  5. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Yeah, that sounds so dumb, just a year off to fuck around if you want.
     
  6. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Spoken like someone who has never had a baby, lol.
     
  7. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Kingspeed and El Pres are very happy together and they don't need a baby mucking it up. (Eric and Eric lol)
     
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  8. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Babies are so lame, bro.
     
  9. GriLtCheeZ

    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    You're always so hard core about this shit Pres.

    I think to be fair we should tax the aliens so that we can give 18 years of 100% paid parental leave, free college with room, board and training table privileges, 48 weeks of paid vacation every year, a guaranteed return on on everyone's 401k, and free cryogenic freezing of everyone's head when they die.
     
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  10. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    we already do, bro, we already do.
     
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    About to take 4-week bonding leave tomorrow for 2nd baby. Pretty excited about it.
     
  12. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Where u going, Bali or Hawaii?
     
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    I wish. Probably farthest im travelling is Gresham.
     
  14. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    ahhh....right...."Gresham".
    :MARIS61:
     
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    Do you have kids? If you don't then you probably shouldn't comment on this. If you do I'd like to know your valid point as to why paternity leave is not necessary. I had the luxury of being able to work from home when my son was born. There is no better thing than to be able to raise your own kids. My son is 9 now and has never spent a day in daycare. I am very proud of that.
     
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    And for the record, six week of paternity leave ain't shit. When you think about these Progressive benefits people need to stop thinking about it as "too much" and start thinking of it as "more than you're used to".
     
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    I worked in public accounting when my first was born. She was born during tax season. I was at work the next day.

    Needless to say, I no longer work in public accounting. I resigned my position just before the second child was born, and started the new (and current) job a month after she was born.

    Needless to say, I'm a King in the eyes of the first-born, a second-rate citizen in the eyes of the second-born.

    Go fucking figure.
     
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    I wouldn't take it so hard, the 2nd born probably looks at her real dad as a king.
     
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    No doubting either as mine.

    I know it's a joke, even if you play it like it's not, but ain't no doubting unless someone else has my exact DNA.
     
  20. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Having kids is a choice.

    Employers shouldn't be forced to accommodate this choice while at the same time penalizing those who did not choose to have kids. Its irrelevant that I don't have kids.

    You choose voluntarily to have a child. Therefore, you are rewarded with extra paid time off. To me, that's bullshit. Work is a zero sum game, the less you're there, the more I have to work.
     
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