Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message
by dhruvrrp on Saturday May 20, 2017 @06:55PM
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A couple of days ago someone here brought up a good point why companies should not offer daycare- wait times to get children into daycare in sf are between 8-10 months. So in case the employee is let go/leaves then it'll take almost an year for them to get their children in a new daycare.
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Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message
by dragonwriter on Saturday May 20, 2017 @06:57PM
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That seems to me to be a reason companies, in their own self-interest, should offer daycare.
Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message
by jotux on Saturday May 20, 2017 @07:46PM
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If apple, and others, provided on-site day care it would take some of the pressure off daycare in the region and the wait times likely wouldn't be so long for everyone else (including people who get fired). Also, if they're arguing this is such a critical benefit it shouldn't be handled by apple because the impact of losing it is so great then why do they provide health care?
Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message
by mahyarm on Sunday May 21, 2017 @02:30AM
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Because you don't have 10 month waiting lists for health care? You get it instantly at the new job.
Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message
by itsdrewmiller on Saturday May 20, 2017 @07:01PM
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No real reason they couldn't allow non-employees to continue to use the daycare for a reasonable period of time.
Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message
by coldtea on Saturday May 20, 2017 @08:09PM
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And that's relevant because? If anything, that's a reason for companies to OFFER day care.
And if the parent is let go/leaves, then they'll be at home until they land a new job, and thus not need daycare until then.