(February 18, 2020 at 7:18 pm)Mr Greene Wrote: One thing I've noticed as I've risen up the career ladder is there are a lot of very talented/skilled women in the lower ranks of businesses. However over time these reduce as they are forced to choose between their careers and starting a family. This can often strip organisations of their best personnel and it increases in frequency as you move up an organisation.
I run a data entry department for a large corporation that processes Medicaid claims for our state. The positions I offer are almost all entry-level, but there's room to move up within the department and opportunities in other departments. You can definitely make a career in this company, I certainly have.
Several years ago a pregnant member of my staff had complications in her pregnancy. Now she's in need of a new kidney (still waiting) and going to dialysis three times a week. Maybe when/if she finally gets that kidney she'll be able to work normal hours again, but she hasn't been able to get any advancement opportunities due to her situation. I work an hour over every day so she can get enough hours so I'm not required to fire her for poor attendance. She runs out of FMLA every year just for her ordinary medical needs; she has nothing left for any additional emergencies. The average survival rate for 5 years of dialysis is about 50% but she's much younger than most people on dialysis, so I am hopeful she will beat the odds.
She didn't mean to choose between advancing in her career and starting a family; but the risks of pregnancy took the choice out of her hands.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
