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When you have to leave work early for a kid-related activity or doctor's appointment, do you say that's what you're doing or do you make up another excuse?
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 Daisy Today 19:31
I
don't
have
the
option
of
leaving
early
because
I
teach.
I
have
to
plan
ahead
and
get
a
substitute
to
cover.
If
I'm
gone
often,
I
let
the
principal
know
why
I'm
taking
another
sick
day.
If
it's
just
an
occasional
sick
day,
it's
not
an
issue.
 JDaffron 9th May
We
have
2
sections
in
our
end
of
the
floor,
mine
and
another.
The
other
has
only
2
people,
but
we
all
work
as
1
and
help
each
other.
Anyway,
the
supervisor
of
the
other
section,
a
divorced
man
of
54,
started
making
some
snotty
comments
last
year
about
how
I
seemed
to
be
leaving
early
a
lot.
Now,
mind
you
that
he's
NOT
my
supervisor
at
all
and
my
supervisor
has
kids
(so
does
this
other
guy)
and
he
split-shifts
with
his
wife
when
their
kids
are
sick
or
whatever.
My
supervisor
has
NEVER
said
a
word
to
me.
So
when
the
other
guy
started
ragging
on
me
in
front
of
my
own
co-workers,
I
went
into
his
office
and
very
firmly
but
politiely
told
him
that
if
HE
had
a
problem
with
me
being
gone
and
my
own
supervisore
DIDN'T,
then
he
needed
to
get
over
himself,
and
it
really
wasn't
any
of
his
business
in
the
first
place,
that
I
do
my
work
to
my
supervisor's
satisfaction.
Needless to say, I haven't heard another peep out of him. And considering he's got 3 kids himself, tho he is divorced, I was really suprised but I did nip it in the bud. Lylah M. Alphonse 9th May
I'm
up-front
about
it.
Amanda 9th May
I
definitely
tell
them
what
I'm
up
to.
anastasiav 9th May
I
ran
across
a
great
article
about
this
very
topic
recently
on
a
website
for
parents
of
kids
with
Autism,
and
wrote
a
bit
about
it
on
my
website,
so
I
won't
rehash
it
here.
But
the
central
point
was:
You
don't
need
to
"make
an
excuse"
-
just
say
"Sorry,
I
have
a
conflict"
(or
maybe
"I
have
a
personal
appointment")
and
move
on.
As
the
article
says
"everybody
has
something".
Nataly 9th May
I
used
to
work
in
an
office
with
all
older
guys,
one
of
whom
once
told
me
that
he
found
it
so
"interesting"
that
I
worked
because
his
wife
never
did.
I
would
sometimes
say
why
I
need
to
leave
early
but
often
would
make
up
meetings
for
work.
I
hated
doing
it
but
it
was
a
way
to
keep
things
smooth
at
the
office.
BrendaG 9th May
Actually,
I
think
people
in
my
office
are
more
understanding
if
its
for
my
son
than
if
it's
for
me.
I
typically
end
up
rescheduling
my
own
doctor
appts
several
times,
but
rarely
reschedule
for
my
son.
MortonPixie 9th May
Ditto
JDaffron
-
I
just
say
that
I
have
an
appointment
and
let
them
know
in
advance.
Ask
someone
in
HR
for
sure,
but
I
think
there
are
laws
protecting
your
privacy
and
they
really
aren't
supposed
to
ask
what
it's
for.
Niki D 9th May
Ditto
JDaffron.
I send my itinerary to my boss a month at a time, and I just note it on there. Today, as a matter of fact, I have a Mother's day luncheon at school, and I put it on there. My boss and 2 of the 3 district managers have kids, and we all have to take a little time here and there to get things done. We just make sure all our ducks are in a row before we go. Eling_Kim 8th May
As
long
as
I
have
my
work
done,
I
just
let
my
boss
and
my
project
team
know
that
I
will
be
out
and
put
it
on
my
calendar.
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