Quote Originally Posted by Inspired by Reggio View Post
Ya ~ it is the sad thing about our field .... A) all they are seeing is the 'savings' on their end they are not seeing that our income is regulated out the wazoo and therefore a child pulling out for a month means a dip in our direct income and most people do not grasp the concept of 'paying for the spot being occupied' combined with B) the age ole stereotype that many still hold that we are all just staying home anyway so that anything we earn is just 'bingo money' so to speak ~ sad how many women forget that we while YES we are choosing to stay home we are not choosing to stay out of the the WORKFORCE we chose to open a home based business instead ... we are still replacing the income we would be earning if we worked 'outside of the house' verses being at home ... this is not 'bingo money' for us anymore than their second income is 'bingo money' to them we do this because we are contributing to a dual income home to afford our families the lifestyle they are accustom to ~ just like their income is to their family ... why are WE any less deserving of putting policies in place to protect our income just as they would with their income ~ if their boss suddenly said to them ~ hey we want you to come into work everyday in August for 10 hours a day but we are only going to pay you 3/5 or 4/5 of your wage cause things are 'slow' this month but we are going to keep you on just in case things pick back up again in September and than we can pay you full wage again ~ do you think that would FLY with any other worker? Hell look at all the unions striking over a wage FREEZE let alone if they were expecting to pay them LESS for the same amount of work
Absoulutley love love that statement!!! I am just in the process of writing a termination letter, and also included the point of her boss telling her hey, we dont need you for August, no pay, but ya come back for September. So true about everything you said!!!!! what blows me away is that, her being a mom and being in the same frigin neighborhood as me, should know the cost of living etc... Oh and I was going to send her the email tomorrow to give her ample notice to find care, but I changed my mind and will give her 2 weeks notice as she did with me. I realize 2 wrongs dont make a right, however she isn't the one that has to phone the bank and make arrangements to pospone a truck payment!