http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2005/11/09/10157_motherhood-job-penalty.html Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:38:31 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2005/11/09/10157_motherhood-job-penalty.html/comment-page-1#comment-96 mmb Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:27:50 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2005/11/09/motherhood-job-penalty/#comment-96 I want to feel bad about this but I am afraid I don't. I do think hiring decisions and compensation packages should be based on experience, skill and attitude but at the same time we have to take potential productivity loss into account. The people with kids in my office are out early at least once or twice a week if not more for kid's soccer game or play or doctor's appointment or something. There's always something and who do you think gets to pick up the extra work they leave behind? Their single and childless coworkers. I guess that's the Singlehood Penalty no one really talks about because it is not that politically correct but all my single and childless friends work much longer hours than my married friends with kids. If you take lost minutes into account you'll probably see that there isn't that much of a discrepancy in salaries. I want to feel bad about this but I am afraid I don’t. I do think hiring decisions and compensation packages should be based on experience, skill and attitude but at the same time we have to take potential productivity loss into account. The people with kids in my office are out early at least once or twice a week if not more for kid’s soccer game or play or doctor’s appointment or something. There’s always something and who do you think gets to pick up the extra work they leave behind? Their single and childless coworkers. I guess that’s the Singlehood Penalty no one really talks about because it is not that politically correct but all my single and childless friends work much longer hours than my married friends with kids. If you take lost minutes into account you’ll probably see that there isn’t that much of a discrepancy in salaries.

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