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The worst part is your job thinking you can work infinite hours because you dont have a kid. Its a fucked up tax.
I have a sick (but not dying) sister with 3 kids. As far as work are concerned, I visit every fortnight to help out and rush up to see them every time there's an emergency or they need childcare.
I haven't seen the sister in four years and only see my nephews twice a year when they visit Grandma but work don't need to know that
Lol nice
just lie and tell them you have a kid
double down, even, and tell them the kid has a debilitating chronic disease that you regularly need to take time off work to bring to appointments and provide support for.
now you have even more free time
I've heard that if you let the government know about your child, they even give you free money!
I don't feel the need to defraud the government and our limited social welfare taxes. I'll happily tell my employer white lies about family who don't exist, but never the government.
Would be very hard to fake a child to the government...
Do you not have a contract on how many hours you sell to your job each week?
Lunatic Americans have an honor code, who works more hours-competition to maybe one day perhaps get a promotion....
No I'm pretty sure you're getting us Americans confused with the Japanese work ethic.
At least Japanese work ethic means you die of exhaustion at 28 to become an OP isekai protagonist.
Nope. Japanese go home at EXACTLY 5PM
Then the promotion goes to some buddy of upper management that's only been there two months anyway.
Americans outside of trades: "Contract"? What's that? Is that like when my employer makes me sign papers saying I can't sue them if I get hospitalized because of their negligence?
Protip: you don't owe your employer an explanation for turning down overtime, for refusing to do unpaid work, for refusing to pick up extra shifts, or for not being able to participate in heroics or death marches.
True, they also don't owe you an explanation when they fire you.
They do in civilized places
Even in "at will" states (at least Ohio) you can collect unemployment if they fire you for a bullshit reason.
ARBEITNEHMERSCHUTZ SAGT NEIN
This is so god damn true. I say that as someone in my mid thirties.