I *WISH* that some authority would come and thwap managers like that. But they don't. My entire working life, in many varied career paths, managers openly make those decisions based on how they perceive the worthiness of employees outside of work productivity. I was a layoff before another because she has kids. I've seen others get raises, more PTO, more generous policy "bending", etc. based only on that manager's personal opinions of the worthiness outside of work. (I've also witnessed workers let go because they got divorced, or pregnant, or their spouse got ill... so I'm not solely angry about someone being seen as more important if they have kids. Decisions made based on the manager's religious beliefs, especially.) I've been in interviews where the hiring manager openly asks if I planned to start a family, if I'd get pregnant, if I attended church regularly, and on and on. We suck at educating people about their rights.
Having worked in the organization formerly known as HRtech at a massive company that I might still be working for, I can assure you that “enough lawsuits for the day” is in fact a metric.
I *WISH* that some authority would come and thwap managers like that. But they don't. My entire working life, in many varied career paths, managers openly make those decisions based on how they perceive the worthiness of employees outside of work productivity. I was a layoff before another because she has kids. I've seen others get raises, more PTO, more generous policy "bending", etc. based only on that manager's personal opinions of the worthiness outside of work. (I've also witnessed workers let go because they got divorced, or pregnant, or their spouse got ill... so I'm not solely angry about someone being seen as more important if they have kids. Decisions made based on the manager's religious beliefs, especially.) I've been in interviews where the hiring manager openly asks if I planned to start a family, if I'd get pregnant, if I attended church regularly, and on and on. We suck at educating people about their rights.
Apologies for being a downer today.
Having worked in the organization formerly known as HRtech at a massive company that I might still be working for, I can assure you that “enough lawsuits for the day” is in fact a metric.