New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike

Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by thinkingtoilet on Monday November 04, 2024 @10:38AM (#42042520)

People will laugh at it, but pet bereavement should absolutely be a thing. The saddest I've ever been in my life was when my dog died. Perhaps seven days is a bit much, but when you go to the bargaining table you don't start with what you want, you start past that point then negotiate down.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by amonon on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:07AM (#42042856)

I felt the same but my preference is to have enough PTO to take off for that.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by lotsofpulp on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:12AM (#42042909)

Yes, the fairest and least corruptible system is to just provide PTO. People can use it however they see fit.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by brandall10 on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:24AM (#42043037)

Same. My boy pug dying in 2019 was so distressful that I was coughing up blood the following morning. My father had a massive heart attack a couple months later and I was still numb to the point where I couldn't process it emotionally.

For some, esp. those who choose to be childless, a relationship like that is probably the closest we'll come.

I was happy the startup I worked at during that time allowed me to take a week off as sick pay... sent flowers with a handwritten note from our HR leader the following morning, but I opted to come back after a couple days as I needed to take my mind off things.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by interludead on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:33AM (#42043153)

Sometimes, those small acts of kindness in hard times can make a world of difference

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by alistairSH on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:44AM (#42043317)

The saddest I've ever been in my life was when my dog died.

I take it you've never lost a child? Because I've lost both and sad as it was, losing a dog doesn't even come close. Losing the dog was sad, but I got over it and eventually adopted another pup. Losing the child was so unimaginably awful that I struggle to find the words...

Police knocking on my door at 2am to tell me. Calling my wife at 2:30am to tell her (she was away on business). Waiting for her to find a flight home. The funeral. Dealing with the estate. Waking up every few weeks feeling like it was all a nightmare, only to realize it was not.

It's fucking awful.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by wiseowise on Monday November 04, 2024 @05:07PM (#42046480)

I’m sorry about you child, but it doesn’t mean that we have to belittle someone’s grief because you’ve had it worse.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by interludead on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:31AM (#42043127)

Absolutely, pet bereavement should be taken seriously. Losing a pet can be one of the most devastating experiences, often comparable to losing a close family member. Pets are part of our daily lives, routines, and emotional support systems

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by apwell23 on Monday November 04, 2024 @10:54AM (#42042677)

yep same. It hit me harder than some of my human relatives. I had hard time getting out of bed for days.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by kylebenzle on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:39AM (#42043248)

I'm sorry for you loss but it's silly nonetheless to try and codify a solution to an individuals issues.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by thefourthchime on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:19AM (#42042980)

I think the issue is that it comes off as egregiously woke.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by latentcall on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:50AM (#42043398)

Feelings are woke. Caring about anything or anybody is woke.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by dbalatero on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:21AM (#42043004)

It's woke to grieve important members of your household? You don't think that's a little reactionary?

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by kylebenzle on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:41AM (#42043266)

It makes no sense as a policy.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by wiseowise on Monday November 04, 2024 @05:08PM (#42046499)

It makes no sense until it happens to you and your manager doesn’t give a shit.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by kylebenzle on Tuesday November 05, 2024 @11:04AM (#42052566)

Does it expand to all pets? If I have 10 small dogs I could easly get an extra 1 week/year off. What about reptiles, fish. My girlfriend's cat?

Again, it doesn't exist because it makes no sense.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by richwater on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:29AM (#42043090)

pets aren't people

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by dbalatero on Monday November 04, 2024 @12:48PM (#42044120)

So?

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by snozolli on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:42AM (#42043278)

"Woke" makes absolutely zero sense here. I think the word you're looking for is "sensitive".

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by wiseowise on Monday November 04, 2024 @05:10PM (#42046514)

Anything you don’t like is woke. No sexist jokes in office? Woke. Bro culture is frowned upon? Woke. Can’t make jokes about gay and black people? Woke, woke, woke.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by nitwit005 on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:15AM (#42042943)

Because of allergies basically. It's a big problem for some people. My mother's church asks people wearing perfumes or other scents to sit on one side every service.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by thinkingtoilet on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:07AM (#42042854)

Agreed that is silly. But it is equally silly, and telling in my opinion, that that is what you're focusing on.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by fakedang on Monday November 04, 2024 @03:23PM (#42045652)

That's how things work don't they? You tend to focus on which demand seems the most patently absurd one.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by KittenInABox on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:12AM (#42042913)

Unscented cleaning products in a communal workplace setting makes complete sense to me, tbh. It minimizes the exposure to any sensitivities or allergies that could expose a company to legal liability. e.g. it only takes one poorly-paid cleaner to forget that someone's bathroom has an accessibility policy because they're deeply allergic to the lemon scent in the cleaning product or something.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by SilasX on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:14AM (#42042939)

Um, what? If anything, the bit about unscented cleaning products would be one of the more reasonable asks, since it's relatively cheap to provide, and makes a huge difference to quality of the workplace for those who care about it and are annoyed by the scents.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by JadeNB on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:01AM (#42042774)

> I won't laugh at the pet bereavement leave request, but I most certainly will laugh at the ask for unscented cleaning products. What's the point then?

The point of cleaning products is to clean, which can be done perfectly well with no scent. If they're just covering up uncleanliness with a pretty scent, then they're not cleaning.

Some people have serious allergies to common scents, and some people just find them unpleasant and slightly nauseating.

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