Husband Asks If He’s Wrong For Extending His Wife’s Maternity Leave But Not For One Of The Other Employee
The workplace’s partiality causes a lot of conflicts between managers and subordinates. No matter how close an employee is to the owner, the owners should set uniform guidelines for all of their staff because, as soon as an employee works for them, they are bound by the same laws.
OP owned the company, and his wife worked as an executive there. OP’s wife gave birth to their son 14 months ago, and she was on maternity leave a month before her C-Section. OP and her wife chose to have only one child together because OP already had three daughters. OP’s wife wanted to enjoy all of her son’s childhood experiences, so she asked OP to prolong her leave. After a year of vacation, she opted to have a belly tuck operation and was recommended to rest for four weeks. OP had to extend her leave once again. In the meantime, another employee, Mary, went on maternity leave. Read the complete story to find out how OP reacted when Mary asked to extend her 6-week leave a little further.
Source: Reddit
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1. OP asks if he was a-hole to allow his wife to extend her maternity leave at his company but not one of his other employees.
2. OP owned a company, and her wife had an executive position in it. OP’s wife was on maternity leave since their son was born 14 months ago.
3. OP’s wife didn’t want to miss her son’s formative moments because they agreed to have only one child together.
4. She asked her husband for an extended leave, which OP couldn’t reject. OP’s wife participated in her mother’s life coaching program and volunteered for poor children while on leave.
5. After a year off, she wanted to return to work after undergoing a belly tuck. Mary, another OP employee, went on maternity leave but was only able to take six weeks off.
6. OP’s wife’s surgery went well, but physicians advised her to rest for four weeks. OP prolonged her leave so she could fully heal and return to work.
7. Mary had to rejoin after 5 weeks of giving birth but begged for one more week off, which was declined by OP. The reason was that they were understaffed in the customer service department.
8. Mary chastised OP for allowing her wife to take a full year leave but couldn’t give her one week off. OP explained that it was a busy season and there were fewer customer service representatives.
9. OP’s sister criticized OP for giving his wife special treatment.
Mary was given 6 weeks of leave to give birth and had to return to work afterward. She was not eligible for FMLA because she had worked for the company for less than a year. Mary returned to work one month after giving birth, but she was unable to do so due to a lack of sufficient recovery. She requested one more week of leave, but OP declined since the customer service department where Mary worked was understaffed. Mary was outraged because of OP’s discriminatory behavior, as he had granted his wife more than a year’s absence.
Now that you’ve heard the story, let’s dive into what Redditors had to say. Keep reading to discover other people’s perspectives on the matter.
10. OP was wrong in giving one of the employees more favor from others just because she was his wife.
11. Redditor chastised OP for treating awfully her employee, who needed a little favor.
12. Redditor thinks that OP’s wife should stand for Mary to get a week more leave.
13. Yes, the manager can replace himself to complete the staff if he can’t hire more.
14. Redditor advises OP to hire more people for customer service if it is that important for the company.
15. Exactly! OP’s wife can quit the job instead of extending her leave to fully enjoy her son’s growth.
16. That is savage!
17. Redditor believes that OP is at fault not legally but morally.
18. Redditor is suspicious about the way he used ‘had’ for her daughters.
19. According to Redditor, OP is the source of the expression “rich people suck.”
20. Indeed! It is OP’s responsibility to hire sufficient staff so that Mary can get the needed leave.
OP made a mistake by favoring one specific employee over others only because she is his wife. On the other hand, he was biased toward Mary because she was simply requesting one additional week off due to health reasons. OP is causing a bad impact on other employees by enforcing different rules for those who are related to him. If OP is unable to hire more employees in the customer service sector, he should give Mary a week off and try to handle by himself. What do you think about it? Share your ideas in the comments section below, and stay tuned to Wholesomeness for more tales.
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