The Myths for Single and Married Office Workers
Posted 07-31-2008 at 03:08 AM by Lokesh M
Being single or married always has an impact for employees and their co-workers. Aside from the possibility of office romance, challenges and even benefits are thought of to be greatly different or the options for getting out of work easily are for the parents only. But these are all misconceptions. Here are some of the common misconceptions in office related to being single or married at work.
<h4><span style="color: #0000ff;">Myth # 1: Married employees have more benefits [/color]</h4>
The fact that married employees have kids gives them the opportunity to have tax cuts and more reasons not to go to work (my kid is in the hospital). The reason why most single employees are a little bit jealous to the married ones is that they do not know what benefits they are entitled to. Leave of absence is given to everyone and parents who often call in sick because of their kids will still be counted against their paid leave. Single employees could even have an extended leave of absence for educational reasons and of course, if they do not use their paid vacations, they can always cash them in at the end of the year.
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Myth # 2: Telecommuting are only offered to mothers [/color]</h4>
While this is an option given to mothers, this option is also open to employees who know how to handle work without being told. Because of the rising gas prices, companies have allowed their employees to telecommute in some days of the week to save on gas and other resources in the office. If the employee is not in the office, there is no need for additional power for computer, air-condition, water, etc. These small things do count and companies are doing their best to save as much as possible. If you are a single employee, you may want to prove your productivity first before asking for telecommuting options.
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Myth # 3: Married employees are not working enough [/color]</h4>
Because of technology, everyone could almost work from anywhere. Employees who know their job responsibilities cannot just run away from work on their whim. Remote communication to an employee who is also a parent is really easy these days. Mobile phones, laptops and PDAs have the capacity to handle tasks at work and businesses have been utilizing them to ensure everyone is working on their responsibilities. The fact is, employees who are also parents maybe crunching more hours at work as they are forced to communicate at the office even when they are not there.
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Myth # 4: Single employees get more appeal to the upper management [/color]</h4>
The upper management has been thought of to prefer single over married employees for promotion. That is not true. While the fact that single employees could provide more time in the office compared to married employees, companies are always looking for individuals who knows what to do when they are on top. In the eyes of the upper management, everything is equal. Everyone has been given the opportunity to prove their worth and if there is someone deserving, the upper management will be more than happy to promote for a better position, without considering if the employee is single or married.
<h4><span style="color: #0000ff;">Myth # 1: Married employees have more benefits [/color]</h4>
The fact that married employees have kids gives them the opportunity to have tax cuts and more reasons not to go to work (my kid is in the hospital). The reason why most single employees are a little bit jealous to the married ones is that they do not know what benefits they are entitled to. Leave of absence is given to everyone and parents who often call in sick because of their kids will still be counted against their paid leave. Single employees could even have an extended leave of absence for educational reasons and of course, if they do not use their paid vacations, they can always cash them in at the end of the year.
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Myth # 2: Telecommuting are only offered to mothers [/color]</h4>
While this is an option given to mothers, this option is also open to employees who know how to handle work without being told. Because of the rising gas prices, companies have allowed their employees to telecommute in some days of the week to save on gas and other resources in the office. If the employee is not in the office, there is no need for additional power for computer, air-condition, water, etc. These small things do count and companies are doing their best to save as much as possible. If you are a single employee, you may want to prove your productivity first before asking for telecommuting options.
<h4><span style="color: #0000ff;">.
Myth # 3: Married employees are not working enough [/color]</h4>
Because of technology, everyone could almost work from anywhere. Employees who know their job responsibilities cannot just run away from work on their whim. Remote communication to an employee who is also a parent is really easy these days. Mobile phones, laptops and PDAs have the capacity to handle tasks at work and businesses have been utilizing them to ensure everyone is working on their responsibilities. The fact is, employees who are also parents maybe crunching more hours at work as they are forced to communicate at the office even when they are not there.
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Myth # 4: Single employees get more appeal to the upper management [/color]</h4>
The upper management has been thought of to prefer single over married employees for promotion. That is not true. While the fact that single employees could provide more time in the office compared to married employees, companies are always looking for individuals who knows what to do when they are on top. In the eyes of the upper management, everything is equal. Everyone has been given the opportunity to prove their worth and if there is someone deserving, the upper management will be more than happy to promote for a better position, without considering if the employee is single or married.
