Childfree peeps, have you ever been accused of creating a "hostile" environment for parents? I've never been directly accused of this but there are a few mothers in the office who make these general claims whenever they're denied PTO or the company hosts a childfree work event. Who wants to bring their toddler to happy hour? When did parents become so bat crap crazy?

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I mean, I’m not child free. I have 2 kids. No, I don’t want to bring my toddler to happy hour, but I also don’t want to go to your mandatory happy hours all the time and pay for childcare. Once in a while is great, but your tone tells me this is more than once in a while and you’re out of touch for the majority of your employees. We’re exhausted already, and I’m paying $20+ an hour for someone to watch my kids. A little empathy goes a long way. And despite what your company culture says, no you are not my family and will never be more important to me than the precious few years I get with my children at this age. When did child free people become bat crap crazy? lol

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Fathers should also be complaining.

While I love to get together with my coworkers, I work to support my family, not to find one.

When I'm working long hours and to celebrate you want to keep me more hours away from my family, it feels fairly counterintuitive

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Your tone doesn’t build a lot of confidence in you not creating a hostile work environment..

Maybe you could host a play date?

Why would being denied PTO be considered hostile? I've been denied PTO when workload was high or too many other people were already out. Our company also hosts events that are both adults only and child friendly so there is a balance.

Parents have not become “bat crap crazy” as you so eloquently put it.

We’re sick of childless leaders having unwritten expectations of us working hours upon hours of undocumented overtime to “be a team player” and “get the job done.”

And yes, when you schedule “team bonding” activities during evenings, it infringes upon family time. We’re raising humans, not Netflix profiles. We most likely already likely have somewhere to be that involves someone much more important than you.

We’re also sick of you being so self-centered and lacking empathy. Don’t get me wrong, I think childless workers make great, high/achieving individual contributors, but definitely not cut out for leading people.

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