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From: franka@tekcad.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Children - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 11-Sep-83 22:28:46 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep 11 22:28:46 1983
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tekcad!franka    Sep 11 14:26:00 1983

	I have heard many people talk about how businesses should try to
accomidate job sharing, at home work, etc. to allow people more time to
parent (I apologize to all English language lovers out there who bemoan
my misuse of the language by using a noun as a newverb). I hate to say this,
but it's not up to your company to make life easier for you who have FREELY
CHOSEN to have children at the expense of those who FREELY CHOOSE not to
have children. The costs to provide benefits for two people doing the same
job as one person or to provide extra equipment to work at home must be gotten
somewhere. This is usually subsidized by the entire company. This includes
MANY people who will never benefit from the services provided.
	I don't begrudge your choice to have children. I do resent the fact
that some of you seem to believe that other people in your company have the
obligation to lighten your responsibilities of being BOTH a parent and an
employee (by your own choice) by forcing changes in the workplace which will
increase business costs at the expense of others (I'm sorry, but we're trying
to save money which we spent by giving benefits to 200 people instead of 100
people. No raise this year.).
	You made the choice to have children. How about taking the added
responsibilities without forcing others to pay for it?
					Frank Adrian

P.S. I know that it's always been hard to raise children. But why should that
stop you if you really want them? And why try to lighten the burden on your-
selves by putting more burdens on the backs of others.

P.P.S. I also think that I should say that these opinions are my own and may not
reflect the views of Tektronix, Inc., who employ me.