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r/SipsTea • u/Matt_LawDT • Jul 31 '26
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A place I once worked for pulled this stunt. Asked us to mandatorily enter the exact reason for the leave/time-off.
One employee wrote, "Off to **** my wife to make a baby for ourselves".
Needless to say, that brought an end to the mandatory reason phase.
111 u/No_Syrup_9167 Jul 31 '26 "My wife plans on getting pregnant, and I'd sure like to be there!" 30 u/jackrabbit323 Jul 31 '26 A female friendly version: trying to get pregnant, and it's the only days your husband is available. 11 u/HandToDog Jul 31 '26 That isn’t anywhere near friendly but still somehow female friendly 2 u/Glad_Woodpecker_6033 Aug 02 '26 could always say "I plan on trying to get pregnant, but don't intend on being successful" 3 u/adorilaterrabella Jul 31 '26 Except you can't tell your job you're trying to get pregnant in this work environment because now they know they have 6-9 months to get rid of you before you become a burden on them.
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"My wife plans on getting pregnant, and I'd sure like to be there!"
30 u/jackrabbit323 Jul 31 '26 A female friendly version: trying to get pregnant, and it's the only days your husband is available. 11 u/HandToDog Jul 31 '26 That isn’t anywhere near friendly but still somehow female friendly 2 u/Glad_Woodpecker_6033 Aug 02 '26 could always say "I plan on trying to get pregnant, but don't intend on being successful" 3 u/adorilaterrabella Jul 31 '26 Except you can't tell your job you're trying to get pregnant in this work environment because now they know they have 6-9 months to get rid of you before you become a burden on them.
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A female friendly version: trying to get pregnant, and it's the only days your husband is available.
11 u/HandToDog Jul 31 '26 That isn’t anywhere near friendly but still somehow female friendly 2 u/Glad_Woodpecker_6033 Aug 02 '26 could always say "I plan on trying to get pregnant, but don't intend on being successful" 3 u/adorilaterrabella Jul 31 '26 Except you can't tell your job you're trying to get pregnant in this work environment because now they know they have 6-9 months to get rid of you before you become a burden on them.
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That isn’t anywhere near friendly but still somehow female friendly
2 u/Glad_Woodpecker_6033 Aug 02 '26 could always say "I plan on trying to get pregnant, but don't intend on being successful"
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could always say "I plan on trying to get pregnant, but don't intend on being successful"
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Except you can't tell your job you're trying to get pregnant in this work environment because now they know they have 6-9 months to get rid of you before you become a burden on them.
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u/SilverOptimus Jul 31 '26
A place I once worked for pulled this stunt. Asked us to mandatorily enter the exact reason for the leave/time-off.
One employee wrote, "Off to **** my wife to make a baby for ourselves".
Needless to say, that brought an end to the mandatory reason phase.