Tony's "awesome" job

[Kendric Beachey]

On Sunday, 29 April 2001 15:03, Tony Hammitt wrote:
> My employer is a small pharmacy software shop.  They have rather strange
> policies like no vacation at all the first year and like a couple of days
> (as if that's a vacation) the second year.  Also, they expect you to work
> uncompensated overtime nights and weekends, and you're on call sometimes,
> too.  And being a private company, when you bust your ass getting something
> working, the only person that sees any economic benefit is the boss.  It's
> not a good arrangement.  Funny how people keep leaving...
>
> BTW, they're looking to hire more suckers^Wprogrammers, anyone interested??
> The pay is about average.
>
> It's especially dismaying that I'm an expectant father and I can't take
> any time off.  Hope they understand when I just plain can't come to work
> for several weeks later this summer.  OTOH, my wife gets 8 weeks paid
> maternity leave and 3 weeks vacation/yr.  I guess you have to hang around
> a job for a while before getting any benefits.

Check into your rights under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.  If 
they don't let you take off for the birth of your child, they could be in 
violation.

(IANAL)

-- 
Kendric Beachey
ak at kc.rr.com

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