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Single adults are treated far worse by corporations. It's expected that they work unpaid overtime every week. In some fields that overtime is 50% or more, unpaid.
Not that I support corporations squeezing employees who are parents, it's just that they've been doing this to singles for decades. So I guess the only unsqueezed juice left is parents.
The article discusses that day care centers won't allow sick kids - so parents have to choose between taking their kids to work and staying home. If they make an appt with their doctor, they might have to wait days to get in (which is time that they don't have). However, if they go the ER they will be seen immediately.
If it's a common cold or flu-like symptoms, they'll be sent home and heal in the same amount of time as if they had gone to the doctor. It costs more out of pocket or from their insurance benefits, but they feel better. They're still stuck at home with sick kids, tho.
Unpaid, it seems.
Sometimes you have to decide if more money is really worth more problems.
You are not being a good patriotic American if you do not let greed totally consume every facet of your being.
As for my technique for calling in sick and getting a long weekend - do not do this more than twice a year. Someone will be tracking your habits so switch it up and do a few middle of week routines as well.
http://news.yahoo.com/parents-fear-sick-kids-cost-them-jobs-162820076.html