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0 pointsdrakonka3y ago0 comments

I will also not have a child and live in an EU country where parents get a lot of paid parental leave. I think it's great. Why wouldn't I want to work alongside happy, less stressed coworkers who aren't constantly _extra_ sleep and energy deprived from worrying about having to unsustainably juggle work and kids? Companies are well aware of the laws and know they need to staff appropriately. In addition, it is a good thing that parents get to prioritize their children because it makes for well adjusted children for us all to live with as they grow.

As a person without kids I do sometimes wish childfree people got benefits in ways that have more _immediate_ applications for us as well. But that doesn't mean parents shouldn't keep getting generous leave allowances to care for their children.

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piaste3y ago

As a person without kids, I'm painfully aware that I'm not (yet) contributing to building the future in which I hope to still be living in, several decades from now.

There are countless things the State spends money on that I resent having to pay taxes for, but childhood and parenting benefits _definitely_ isn't among them. Go nuts.

geek_at3y ago

> stressed coworkers who aren't constantly _extra_ sleep and energy deprived

maybe I should have added that the parental leave only applies to the mother. Fathers can just take a month off.

And since women can choose to go back to work after 1 year or even 2 years (at reduced pay until then) the kids can already go to the nursery although it's not free until they're 2.5 years old. Then kindergarten is free

drakonkaOP3y ago

> maybe I should have added that the parental leave only applies to the mother. Fathers can just take a month off.

That's unfortunate. Where I live parental leave is split between both parents (I think it is 480 days total), I think that works better.

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