Author suggests childless women deserve 'meternity' leave - Polidicks

[QUOTE]An author is receiving backlash after voicing that childless women also deserve a maternity leave. The concept is deemed a "meternity" leave, and Meghann Foye makes her statement in an article in the New York Post. Foye, 38, thought up the idea when she was a magazine editor and became "envious" of her co-workers who would leave to care for their children after their eight hour days. She said that she felt as if all of the childless workers had to then pick up the slack and work for ten or more hours a day. One quote, in particular, seems to be drawing the most controversy, as Foye said, "It seemed that parenthood was the only path that provided a modicum of flexibility. There’s something about saying 'I need to go pick up my child' as a reason to leave the office on time that has far more gravitas than, say, 'My best friend just got ghosted by her OkCupid date and needs a margarita' — but both sides are valid." Foye says she came to the belief all women should be able to take time off of work so that they can "shift their focus to the part of their lives that doesn't revolve around their job". This led to her novel Meternity, which is about a woman who fakes a pregnancy so that she can reap the benefits of a maternity leave. While Foye says she believes both men and women could reap the benefits of a meternity leave, she feels women deserve one even more. As she states, "Burnout syndrome is well-documented in both sexes, but recent research suggests that women may experience it at greater rates; researchers postulate that it’s because women (moms and non-moms alike) feel overloaded by the roles they have to take on at work and at home." She even said that she believes women can gain the same skills on a meternity leave as they would on a maternity leave, where you can learn to self-advocate to put the needs of your family first. Foye also urges co-workers to not favor one lifestyle over the other, "Work-life balance is tough for everyone, and it happens most when parents and nonparents support and don’t judge each other." After the article appeared, it sparked controversy. Many who disagreed expressed that taking a maternity leave does not give you any "me-time". It's a medical leave where you take time off for both yourself and your newborn child. Once you return to work, you don't get to go home and relax- you have to put the care of your child first. Others didn't understand why women deserved "me-time" any more than men did. Foye was scheduled to appear on Good Morning America Friday morning but canceled the appearance due to the backlash.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.kgw.com/mb/features/author-suggests-childless-women-also-deserve-maternity-leave/161938323[/url]

This sounds like something from a "millenials" satire skit. Jesus christ, if you need a break so bad, just smoke like the rest of us adults.

"Burnout syndrome" it's called telling your manager a month in advance that you are going to take two days off to chill out and deal with some non-work related things.

Do this and then wonder why people prefer hiring men.

[quote]Foye says she came to the belief all women should be able to take time off of work so that they can "shift their focus to the part of their lives that doesn't revolve around their job".[/quote] Uh.. this already exists, but I do think think it could be argued that we need more time-off in the USA especially, we lag far behind compared to countries like Germany. But this "meternity" shit is just silly [quote]This led to her novel Meternity, which is about a woman who fakes a pregnancy so that she can reap the benefits of a maternity leave. [/quote] aka a woman who is a piece of shit

I totally get the need for a break. Everyone needs one. However, to compare yourself simply being tired with a woman who has a child she needs to take care off, is ridiculous. If you need a break, ask for one. Don't fake a pregnancy and then go on to try and drive a motive off of it.

So, a vacation? You already get that in all decent jobs.

I would agree on this "Meternity leave" thing, but then I would add that a woman who takes meternity leave should pick up a child at the local orphanage and care for and entertain the kid for the rest of the day.

Can I get manternity leave?

Reminds me of my mom's work colleague. Soon after she started to work there, she asked for days off because her kid was sick. It wasn't to take care of her though, it was to buy medicine, which she didn't because the one pharmacy out of like 10 in the region she went to was closed. On top of that, she stalls everyone in the production line because she has whatever thing on her hand that she can't work as fast as everyone else. In about a month of working there, she already has some bullshit syndrome in her hand that needs surgery (apparently!), and because of that, everyone has to go easy on her. Despite another colleague of my mom that works there for a literal shitload of time having the same exact thing, also needing surgery, but working perfectly fine though. She was fired yesterday, but, in the most dramatic way possible, she got her job back, because she cried her eyes out and made a huge scene in the locker room that could be mistaken for someone having a child. That and this seriously makes me wonder what the hell is going on in people's heads. [editline]30th April 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=thelurker1234;50232982]Uh.. this already exists, but I do think think it could be argued that we need more time-off in the USA especially, we lag far behind compared to countries like Germany. But this "meternity" shit is just silly[/QUOTE] In general, people are too overloaded with work. You come home at whatever hours after like 8 hours of work, and you only got time to cook and shower, while you spend time with your kids or your family, right before you go to bed, because you really have to since you're most likely destroyed and you need the rest for the next day. This is even more retarded for the kids of nowadays, who people want to force them to be in school till 7pm or something ludicrous like that, or overload them with extra activities to not have to deal with them. I've even heard people here arguing that they want their kids to have only 1 month of summer vacation instead of 3. What the fuck.

Oh god this reminds me of the woman who wanted 1 week off per month for her period [video=youtube;wQ8TkHJbYRY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ8TkHJbYRY&user=UCTrQ7HXWRRxr7OsOtodr2_w[/video]

[QUOTE=1/4 Life;50233022]Can I get manternity leave?[/QUOTE] "Manternity" is actually very valuable, as a concept, if it's for a father to look after a newborn or an expectant mother. Typically it's recognized as Paternity leave, and in the U.S. it's sadly either completely overlooked, or given in such short grants that it might as well be taken from vacation days. Sorry, I got some serious on the tasty joke.

I think this exists, it's called a vacation or something, idk it's one of those old timey concepts like sick days, health care, or pensions, stuff the modern workplace has no need for because everyone is disposable

[QUOTE=Crazy Ivan;50233096]"Manternity" is actually very valuable, as a concept, if it's for a father to look after a newborn or an expectant mother. Typically it's recognized as Paternity leave, and in the U.S. it's sadly either completely overlooked, or given in such short grants that it might as well be taken from vacation days. Sorry, I got some serious on the tasty joke.[/QUOTE] Naturally Manternity would be the "no reason lol" version of paternity leave.

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;50233082]Oh god this reminds me of the woman who wanted 1 week off per month for her period [video=youtube;wQ8TkHJbYRY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ8TkHJbYRY&user=UCTrQ7HXWRRxr7OsOtodr2_w[/video][/QUOTE] Isn't it ironic that she says this is ok because men too have a "privilege" that they earn more than females. Which is caused by men working on average more, and this menstrual leave would just further increase this gap.

This is one of the stupidest things I have ever heard. If you're that jealous of people who have maternity leave, go have a kid yourself? Quite a few people who get maternity leave, do not want it, and want to stay in work. I do not think that people quite realise the impact of having a new born child has on someones life. Men can get paternity leave, but most choose not to take it. Do you see them whining as much? Seriously, get on with your lives. It's as fair as it can be, if you choose to bring up another human being, then sure you get time off. This doesn't mean it's a holiday. During that maternity leave, in which this author deems to be a "break", they have to stay up stupid hours of the morning getting barely any sleep, tending to a screaming baby, they are feeding the baby, bathing the baby, cleaning up its nappy, constantly giving it the attention it needs so it can develop into a normal, fully functioning human being. This author seriously needs to get a grasp on reality. Blimey. [editline]30th April 2016[/editline] If anything, maternity leave is way more work than what they'd have to do in their place of employment. Bringing up a child is hard work man, cut some slack.

[QUOTE] "It seemed that parenthood was the only path that provided a modicum of flexibility. There’s something about saying 'I need to go pick up my child' as a reason to leave the office on time that has far more gravitas than, say, 'My best friend just got ghosted by her OkCupid date and needs a margarita' — but both sides are valid."[/QUOTE] This almost sounds like something that could you banned on this forum for being a shitpost.

Plus, pregnant women are restricted in what they can do for the sake of their and the babies health. As well as the fact that they are carrying on average an extra 6 and a half pounds, in the form of a large bump on their stomach, let alone the baby living off of the mothers resources for 9 months. I am not old, and even I know this shit. The author needs to get a grip.

[QUOTE=Wiggles;50233546]This almost sounds like something that could you banned on this forum for being a shitpost.[/QUOTE] well no shit you [I]aren't going to say[/I] "i need to leave work early to have margaritas" its all about maintaining a healthy work/personal balance, i mean occasionally slipping out early isn't going to get you fired, but also scheduling things realistically is also important

[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;50232972]"Burnout syndrome" it's called telling your manager a month in advance that you are going to take two days off to chill out and deal with some non-work related things.[/QUOTE] i cant even imagine being so internally tortured by your work ethic that taking a mere two days off and coordinating in advance with your boss is considered being a "burnout." [editline]30th April 2016[/editline] like i fundamentally dont understand this post

[QUOTE=Kommodore;50234525]i cant even imagine being so internally tortured by your work ethic that taking a mere two days off and coordinating in advance with your boss is considered being a "burnout." [editline]30th April 2016[/editline] like i fundamentally dont understand this post[/QUOTE] You really don't. He's rejecting the idea of burnout syndrome by saying exactly what you have to do to get some time off.

oh thank christ

It's unfortunate that maternity leave can be such an issue. On one hand, it's a really great thing to have. Mothers should be spending as much time as possible with their newborn children. But on the other hand, employers tend to discriminate when they are hiring. If you're a middle-aged woman, the question of 'do you plan on having kids any time soon?' is raised in job interviews, as paid parental leave is a thing here. Not all, but some employers won't be happy if they hire someone and they go on to become absent for several months in the future. This 'meternity' leave would kind of make sense as it would stop discrimination on the basis of women being of child-bearing age. And I'm not going to say this as a 'men's rights activist' - because I'm not - but it would have to apply to men as well to prevent discrimination against women in general. There's no easy solution to parental leave unfortunately. It was easier in the 'old days' when women didn't work - or they only held a part-time job at the most, but we're not going to (and should not) regress back to that point.

[QUOTE=Crazy Ivan;50233096]"Manternity" is actually very valuable, as a concept, if it's for a father to look after a newborn or an expectant mother. Typically it's recognized as Paternity leave, and in the U.S. it's sadly either completely overlooked, or given in such short grants that it might as well be taken from vacation days. Sorry, I got some serious on the tasty joke.[/QUOTE] The hospital systems here in NJ have started to give paternity leave actually