At my last doctor visit, my doc told me to inquire about the possibility of working from home as my blood pressure and swelling are causing him some concern. My boss has allowed me to work from home before but only for a day or two. I really thought he wouldn't have a problem with me signing in to gotomypc.com for a few hours a day so I wouldn't have to use all my accrued vacation/sick time. Well, slap me in the face...apparently I have to be dying to work from home. Not to seem insensitive or anything, but the 2 people he has allowed to work from home have had terminal illnesses. I get that, but I plan on coming back to this job. Doesn't it make sense to give me just a few hours a day so I'm not having to use ALL my accrued time? If the doc puts me on bed rest I'm gonna end up having to use unpaid leave. This is where FMLA comes into play.
After really thinking about FMLA...it pisses me off. What about the people who don't have accrued time? They have to take unpaid leave. Yeah, it's nice that the gov't makes it mandatory for companies to allow you that time off...but who can afford to not get paid for 12 weeks? Unless you're wealthy or win the lotto, it's just not possible. And you HAVE to stay home and care for a new baby. Most day cares won't even accept a child until it's at least 6 weeks old...some 8 weeks old. And sure, I want to stay home and care for my baby. I would stay home permanently if I could, but I can't. Why can't companies pay you even just a percentage of your salary while you're at home caring for a child? If I got laid off, I could collect unemployment. It's not like I'm staying home to fart around. I'll be staying home to care for my child...which in all actuality is way more work than I do at my job.
If I had more than 8 weeks of accrued time, I'd be home right now. I'm so exhausted and worn out that it's a pain in my ass to drive to work. My legs are going to give out on me any minute. And the sad part it, I don't do shit. At work, I sit. It's the walking to and from the bathroom or walking the mile from my car to my office that really gets me. I just don't have the energy to do any of it right now. I'd much rather be at home with my feet up. At least at home I could read or watch movies or play video games.
I guess I should just be thankful I have a job to come back to. I just wish there were more companies out there who really cared for their employees.
2 comments:
I really feel your pain. I took FMLA to take care of Jody when she was on bed rest and then had to take it again when Ron had brain surgery. He couldn't drive and I had to drive him everywhere. I thought you got paid when you took FMLA how dumb was I. I wish your boss was a little more understanding at least my boss let me work at home for a month and trusted that I was doing the right thing which I know you would do.
Your boss is evil. Pregnancy is dangerous for women and could lead to death if they are made to come into work and put their bodies under undue stress. It sickens me that there's not this consideration in the US.
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