Tony's "awesome" job

[Brian Densmore]

> Subject: Tony's "awesome" job
> 
> 
> > 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,
...
> > 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.

Yes,

   They have to give  him the time off. But, [read the fine print] they
don't have to pay him for that time.

P.S. Tony : Thanks for making my day. The pay at my job sucks, I am working
ridiculously long days to meet a deadline (uncompensated, although I can
take some comp time if I want), and the drive is too long. But at least I'm
appreciated and the people are great. So I guess that makes me luckier than
some.