Oh god what a terrifying mental image!
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To be clear, my original post wasn't about somebody with any genuine interest in my children (which don't exist) but somebody being patronising and paternalistic. I don't think anybody would welcome that.
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Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ @o_guestAsking me if I want kids at work/work-related event (e.g., conf dinner, official work drinks, etc.) even if it is a peer, is not the most welcome question in many cases. Insult to injury when I say "no" and you come back with "your hormones will kick in and you will want them".Show this thread1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
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Furthermore, I feel I should add that it's against employment law to ask women if they will have babies in any formal setting like an interview.https://www.gov.uk/employer-preventing-discrimination/recruitment …
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@kirstie_j is also talking about what I'm talking about too based on her quoted tweet. So I hope the confusion is cleared up.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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Oh, and one final point, women but not men sadly are financially affected (paid less) by having kids. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/mobile.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/upshot/even-in-family-friendly-scandinavia-mothers-are-paid-less.amp.html …
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@CyrilRPernet I can only assume that you are a man, thus I understand that you like being asked about your kids. In my experience, chances are that you are not going to be rejected when applying for a job because you have children or are in reproductive age. On the contrary,1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
often I've overheard this hideous, closed-doors, comment: "He has a family to feed" as an argument in favour of the male candidate, which I have never ever heard applied to women.
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Yes, that's one of the reasons men with children have higher salaries than men without and women. In fact, the lowest salary tends to be women with children. Extra depressing.
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So in a system where the agent is a man and knows having children is a plus, there's every incentive to mention them at work.
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Yes! Besides, and going back to the initial tweet, personal feelings or likes are not (should not be) the bloody business of an employer.
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Additionally, dismissing the disgust of someone who considers themselves subjected of an inappropriate behaviour because YOU like it, (therefore every one should) is insensitive and disrespectful.
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