No wonder Spain is quickly approaching economic collapse. A company would be stupid to hire a woman younger than 40 if they can get pregnant and leave for THREE YEARS.
The company is not paying her salary for those three years, so why should they care?
Unless you are in some incredibly fast moving and specific field with an unswervable career trajectory, taking three years out of work doesn't make a lot of difference. Someone who is 50 isn't necessarily any better at their job than someone who is 47 and had a three year break.
I know everyone on slashdot expects to work 24/7 and be a billionaire by the time they're 25, but in the real world most people trundle on quite happily at work despite having distractions like children, friends, family, hobbies and so on.
The "starting to think about... looking for a job" after 3 years of dependency bit. 3 years' maternity leave is not the norm anywhere, even in the EU. After 1 year it's not maternity leave anymore, it's "I quit my job. You may now support me as a dependent willingly or under court order, but you *will* support me, because vagina."
The last time I looked it took two people to make a baby. A man's responsibility towards that baby doesn't stop once he wipes his cock off on the duvet.
What is a pension by the way? I thought that term disappeared in the 50's.
As with social security, most civilised societies decided some time after the Second World War to provide a safety net for the poor paid for out of taxation.
Not weird. There is no rationale in having kids. My ma was angry when i told her that longvtime ago (as 18yo). I was tricked intonhaving kids by my wive. She just lie about taking the pilll. I love my kids but hate the bitch for ruining it for me.
Exactly. What all the misogynistic trolls here seem to forget is that the kid is both parents' responsibility. If you don't want to have to worry about one parent dropping out of full time work, don't have children.
I'm getting downvoted because I said she should get off her ass adn go back to work? After THREE YEARS of maternity leave!? What in the actual fuck.
Apart from the US, most civilized countries allow a decent amount of maternity leave. At three years, toddlers are generally able to go to nursery and thus allow the carer the ability to work more or less full time.
The vast majority of people work because they need money, not because they're passionate about it.
In general, finding a job with decent working conditions, reasonable colleagues and a moderate level of interest is the best you can hope for.
There seems to be a lot of entitlement with people these days. Not only does the world not owe you a living, it absolutely doesn't owe you an interesting one.
If you're living somewhere like Spain with high unemployment, you should be grateful for a half decent job, however "boring" it may be.
I don't suppose this will go down well with the special snowflake crowd on slashdot, but if she was some sort of passionate creative genius, by the time she reached the age where she's had 3 years maternity leave she'd already know it.
I and many others don't think Iran's pursuit of nuclear technology has anything to do with power generation, and that is the problem. There are far more cost effective options for Iran than nuclear power plants if what they want is electrical power generation.
So why are we still building nuclear power stations in the West if they're so expensive and pointless?
The coup was a counter-coup. The Iranian PM was the one that overthrew the government, faked an election, dissolved parliament, was ruling by decree, and caused the Shah to flee.
Bollocks. The Iranian PM (and democratically elected government) were going to nationalise the oil industry, and thus pissed off the British and Americans who organised the coup to place the Shah in charge.
How old were you when you signed up for/. with that UID? 8?
I'm calling BS.
Someone above has pointed out that by " As a 20yr IT guy" he probably meant "an IT guy with 20 years experience in the industry", which is a classic example of why writing standard English is a good idea if you want people to understand you properly.
As a 20yr IT guy,.. who started using Macs (in depth) about 5 to 7 years ago.. I pretty much use Safari for everything. Why?... It gives me the best Stability, Performance and Battery-life. Call it whatever names you want... but it works for me. (and I work in IT.. and push it pretty hard.. so No, I'm not "just surfing Facebook" with it).
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If a man chose to take 3 years off to raise a child and clean a house, we'd castigate him
No, you would castigate him. i don't see what the problem is, if the woman has a better paid or more interesting career.
You're just showing your insecurity.
Your powers of psychological insight into a total stranger's marriage are incredible.
No wonder Spain is quickly approaching economic collapse. A company would be stupid to hire a woman younger than 40 if they can get pregnant and leave for THREE YEARS.
The company is not paying her salary for those three years, so why should they care?
Unless you are in some incredibly fast moving and specific field with an unswervable career trajectory, taking three years out of work doesn't make a lot of difference. Someone who is 50 isn't necessarily any better at their job than someone who is 47 and had a three year break.
I know everyone on slashdot expects to work 24/7 and be a billionaire by the time they're 25, but in the real world most people trundle on quite happily at work despite having distractions like children, friends, family, hobbies and so on.
Is there something wrong with wanting a rewarding career that you're passionate about?
Yes, if it's stopping you getting a "boring" job and making do like the rest of us.
The "starting to think about... looking for a job" after 3 years of dependency bit. 3 years' maternity leave is not the norm anywhere, even in the EU. After 1 year it's not maternity leave anymore, it's "I quit my job. You may now support me as a dependent willingly or under court order, but you *will* support me, because vagina."
The last time I looked it took two people to make a baby. A man's responsibility towards that baby doesn't stop once he wipes his cock off on the duvet.
What is a pension by the way? I thought that term disappeared in the 50's.
As with social security, most civilised societies decided some time after the Second World War to provide a safety net for the poor paid for out of taxation.
Yes, it's essentially socialist.
I don't expect to receive any free govt. hand outs. Nor do I expect to need it.
As with affordable health care, that's what everyone says until they do, in fact, need it.
Hell, after a few months of stay-at-home, I was looking forward to working only 60-hour weeks.
Being proud of regularly working more than 35-40 hours a week is a largely American thing.
Not weird. There is no rationale in having kids. My ma was angry when i told her that longvtime ago (as 18yo). I was tricked intonhaving kids by my wive. She just lie about taking the pilll. I love my kids but hate the bitch for ruining it for me.
You are an idiot.
Hence, don't get married. Ever.
But yes, she should get off her lazy ass and go back to work.
The couple decided between them to have the kid, you fucking moron.
The amount of teenage level fear of women and responsibility here is staggering.
Exactly. What all the misogynistic trolls here seem to forget is that the kid is both parents' responsibility. If you don't want to have to worry about one parent dropping out of full time work, don't have children.
I'm getting downvoted because I said she should get off her ass adn go back to work? After THREE YEARS of maternity leave!? What in the actual fuck.
Apart from the US, most civilized countries allow a decent amount of maternity leave. At three years, toddlers are generally able to go to nursery and thus allow the carer the ability to work more or less full time.
In general, finding a job with decent working conditions, reasonable colleagues and a moderate level of interest is the best you can hope for.
There seems to be a lot of entitlement with people these days. Not only does the world not owe you a living, it absolutely doesn't owe you an interesting one.
If you're living somewhere like Spain with high unemployment, you should be grateful for a half decent job, however "boring" it may be.
I don't suppose this will go down well with the special snowflake crowd on slashdot, but if she was some sort of passionate creative genius, by the time she reached the age where she's had 3 years maternity leave she'd already know it.
And you allowed your freedom to choose where you lived to be taken? Oh, that's right, you were in the People's Republic of Massachusetts.
He had the choice to take the job or not.
It's not as bad as google expecting staff to stay on the "campus" all the hours god sends.
I guess some people just need to have the "nightlife" even if they only get time to experience it on the weekends really.
When I was young, free and single, the only thing stopping me from going out every night was money.
There's more to life than work.
I and many others don't think Iran's pursuit of nuclear technology has anything to do with power generation, and that is the problem. There are far more cost effective options for Iran than nuclear power plants if what they want is electrical power generation.
So why are we still building nuclear power stations in the West if they're so expensive and pointless?
Just curious.
Since when is ISIS zionist?
As asinine conspiracy theories go, it does have the benefit of novelty.
The coup was a counter-coup. The Iranian PM was the one that overthrew the government, faked an election, dissolved parliament, was ruling by decree, and caused the Shah to flee.
Bollocks. The Iranian PM (and democratically elected government) were going to nationalise the oil industry, and thus pissed off the British and Americans who organised the coup to place the Shah in charge.
It is basically Saudi money that funds extremist preachers in places like the UK.
In a war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, I know who I'd want to win.
You don't like Apple because you don't like Apple customers.
You say that as though it's not a good enough reason.
What world are you posting this from?!
OP appears to be proof of the "many worlds" interpretation of quantum physics, as it's hard to believe it originated from our universe.
It won't catch on. No time for commercial ads.
Oh, I'm sure FIFA willl get round to fucking it up with breaks every quarter of an hour, time outs etc if it ever really takes off in the US.
How old were you when you signed up for /. with that UID? 8?
I'm calling BS.
Someone above has pointed out that by " As a 20yr IT guy" he probably meant "an IT guy with 20 years experience in the industry", which is a classic example of why writing standard English is a good idea if you want people to understand you properly.
As a 20yr IT guy,.. who started using Macs (in depth) about 5 to 7 years ago.. I pretty much use Safari for everything. Why?... It gives me the best Stability, Performance and Battery-life. Call it whatever names you want... but it works for me. (and I work in IT.. and push it pretty hard.. so No, I'm not "just surfing Facebook" with it).
Am I right in thinking you work in IT?
If only enough people that mattered used Safari.
You mean other than CxOs and VPs that carry an iPhone and/or iPad?
They don't matter in terms of numbers.