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In this story, one employee found themselves frustrated that their manager had planned an unpaid, mandatory teambuilding day during the weekend, on the day that they usually spent with their child. They felt it was important to put family above work in this case.
As a result, they let their boss know that they would not be attending because of family commitments. The manager proceeded to accuse them of not being committed to the company culture. They felt like they worked hard at their job and were being unfairly discriminated against. They shared how everything unfolded.
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Unpaid “mandatory fun” on my only family day and apparently I’m not “committed to company culture”
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People agreed that this treatment was unfair.
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Boss plans unpaid weekend team building activity, denounces employee as uncommitted when they want to spend the day with their child instead: 'Saturday is my one full day with my kid'
The birth rate is declining in most places in the world for a number of reasons, and many would argue that one of these is because although most people need to work full-time to even consider starting a family, having kids and having a job just doesn't seem to mix. Committing to whatever deposits that salary in your bank account and making sure you are a present parent can feel like a near-impossible balance for anybody who has to attempt the two.
It is fair to say that when it comes to many employers, sympathetic bosses are few and far between (even when they happen to be parents themselves). When an employee makes it clear that they have a commitment to their family that may interfere with what a manager or a company wants, they can be made to suffer. It isn't fair, but it is often the way that the system works.
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