Why Single People Have to Work Harder

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Being single does not give an employer any right to ask you to put in more time than your partnered coworkers. For federal and state marital-status antidiscrimination legislation, check out the following URLs for information about your rights:

• The US Department of State
• US Code House of Representatives, Chapter 71 – Labor Management Relations
• The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Office of the Attorney General, State of California, Department of Justice
• The Legal Aid Society Employment Law Center
• California considers expanding its anti-discrimination laws

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uwishtoo
Fiona: The fact that going home to a family may be like another full time job is our problem HOW ? They chose to have those kids and it ISNT understandable at all that they feel entitled to anything other than a paycheck for 40 hours of work

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asya:

Are you KIDDING ME ??? Just because you were an egg donor doesnt mean jack to me sorry. WHat about a single professional woman that helps care for her parents and grown kids ? I never asked for, or got, any special treatment, but if I wanted to work OT it was because I wanted to and not because I was told to and if I couldnt when asked then oh well, I couldnt, flat out simple. There is nothing "natural" about distinguishing between a single woman with no small children and one with them, sorry. But I also wonder how far up the ladder you expect to get with that attitude? not too far if you were working for me, I would prefer to promote a single women with no kids that didnt ask for special treatment then some spoiled mother who felt like she was entitled to something. i bet you are also the first one that screams discrimination after working for years at 40 or less hours a week due to little Johnny or Janey coming first when a woman with no kids gets promoted huh ? Attitudes like yours are disgusting and degrading

fiona
I was an admin assistant at a real estate office and I felt that they loaded all the work on me since I was the youngest and not married, and apparently having to study after work wasn't a good enough excuse to get out of it. I thought it was unfair at the time, but now I think it's understandable. Going home to your family is like going to a whole other job right after your real one.

resurrection12
I'm a single mom with 2 kids and I never got "special treatment." The only reason I had to work harder as a single gal was because I had an entry-level position and had to move my way up. Now, I'm in management and I carry most of the company's load, regardless of my family situation.

asya
I think it's natural to ask the single person to devote to projects that would be more difficult for someone with a family. Having kids changes everything and it's completely fair to give special treatment to those women with children in terms of a couple of projects like that.

summer
it's definitely unfair of bosses to assume that just because an employee is single, she want to devote her whole life to the job. i'm not sure how she should approach her boss, though, to tell her tactfully that she has a life too. what does anyone else think?

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