Group Therapy: Hold Off On Having A Baby
It doesn’t happen very often, but in Group Therapy this morning, what to do when your boss says hold off on having a baby! This morning, on The Mike & Carla Morning Show, the session got a little serious when one woman emailed us hoping for some advice
Has a great job, making good money, but her and her husband have been talking about having a baby. Up until her boss came up and said, “…you might want to hold off on having a baby!” Seems that the company is expanding and she could end up being a big part of that expansion.
Keep in mind that the email did say that she’s feel some loyalty towards the company. They did pay for her college education and paid for her to get her Master’s Degree.
With that said, according to an article by the United States Census Bureau, more women are opting to keep working even after having kids.
Group Therapy: The Boss Says, “Hold Off On Having A Baby!”
On the other hand, “hold off”? For how long? And the company is “…expanding and you could be a big part of that!” What does that even mean. Needless to say, the husband is NOT happy about all this.
Quite a few different opinions came in…one specifically: Get It In Writing! In fact, that’s what a lot of people said. Some listeners thought the boss was crossing the line of their friendship.
On the flipside, a lot of listeners opened the can of worms, given if it were a man that had to choose. Mike O’Brian pointed out, I think just like the woman in this situation, get everything in writing.
So where does this woman go from here? Quite a few people on the phone including one CEO of a company who gave us some insight. Both from a business side and a personal side. It was quite the interesting perspective that should give the woman something to think about.
It’s all right here in this segment of The M&C Morning Show…think about what you would do.
