Pregnant Protocols Set At A Retail Store For Women Who Might Go Into Labor At Work Are Horrifying Women Online

Ridiculous protocols for going into labor while at work.

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• December 19, 2021

Being pregnant is not an easy journey, and every pregnant woman should be treated with the utmost care because there’s a life growing inside of her. There are women who still have to go to work with their pregnancy, and it isn’t easy, which is why there are certain policies put in place for pregnant women.

As though going through the nine-month pregnancy journey and giving birth to a baby is not already a sufficient lifetime challenge, this pregnant lady was informed that when the time arrives, she essentially needs to suck it up and work until the work is completely done. A post has been shared on the r/AntiWork community by a Redditor named u/Legitimate_Ocelot718 who is a part-time manager at a retail store.

She talked about how she was conversing with the manager of the store about the protocol of what would happen assuming she went into labor while she was still at work. Amazingly, the manager had his own scenario that could be known as a multiple step cycle, as she had two options that weren’t favorable for someone in labor.

The lady is now puzzled over whether such requests from her employer are even legal, as the options were too absurd to even consider. Keep scrolling to read the full story below, and don’t forget to share your thoughts at the end of the post.

A woman who is heavily pregnant is puzzled over her company’s policy, assuming that starting giving birth while at work is legal.

Regardless of the section of a law that prohibits pregnancy discrimination, cases of women being oppressed in the workplace continue to proliferate. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act makes it unlawful for managers or employers to consider pregnancy in decisions relating to recruitment, promotion, and termination.

She starts her story

Having a discussion

A key thing

An example

A small store

Figuring something out

As per the law, women who are pregnant have the same protection and accommodation as other employees who have different sorts of disabilities or medical problems. Despite the fact that this law has been in effect for decades, there are still many working and pregnant women who are unaware of their rights or have no idea how to assert them.

The pregnant woman had a discussion with her store manager at work, and this is what she was told.

First option

Second option

How's this legal?

Not hanging around...

True

There should be an appropriate plan

Here is what people commented on throughout this entire circumstance:

A good question

Don't die for someone else's money

A big freaking bulls**t

This right here...

It's labor we're talking about here...

I hope so too

A good idea

Lol... The second comment got me

Some things are not even worth considering, yet people somehow find it easy to say them as protocols. There are certain things you listen to someone say and in your mind, you’re like, "How did that even sound to you?"

Do these people even know what it means to be in labor? Anyway, what is your take on this story? Let us know by leaving your response in the comments section.

Maryjane