This is fucking ridiculous for several reasons.
1. If I have a pound of cheese a day habit, can I take a week off for the same symptoms?
2. PMS effects every woman differently. My mother was a raging lunatic; however, I would never notice my wife's five days of misery if not for the 'no touch' rule or the box of cotton tipped torpedoes discretely placed next to the toilet. The truly bizarre part is that my wife will be the first to admit she is more horny during this time. Another 'design' problem.
3. How do you track the five days to be fair to the employer? Do women get five working days off? Or do they only get days off work that actually coincide with work days? Surely the argument isn't "I was afflicted over the weekend and couldn't enjoy my time off; therefore, I deserve the next Monday and Tuesday off". How could anyone reasonably track it?
4. The article started with a claim that this was an effort to destigmatize menstrual periods. Who the fuck ever stigmatized menstrual periods? This hints at a solution looking for a problem.
1. If I have a pound of cheese a day habit, can I take a week off for the same symptoms?
2. PMS effects every woman differently. My mother was a raging lunatic; however, I would never notice my wife's five days of misery if not for the 'no touch' rule or the box of cotton tipped torpedoes discretely placed next to the toilet. The truly bizarre part is that my wife will be the first to admit she is more horny during this time. Another 'design' problem.
3. How do you track the five days to be fair to the employer? Do women get five working days off? Or do they only get days off work that actually coincide with work days? Surely the argument isn't "I was afflicted over the weekend and couldn't enjoy my time off; therefore, I deserve the next Monday and Tuesday off". How could anyone reasonably track it?
4. The article started with a claim that this was an effort to destigmatize menstrual periods. Who the fuck ever stigmatized menstrual periods? This hints at a solution looking for a problem.
