Breastfeeding at Work

[pacharan]

Is this in reference to some news story, or just a random rant?

Don't some big companies have on-site crèche facilities?

Thought you all read the Mail; it was their big story yesterday. Here's an interesting take on it from the Telegraph:

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[Lola]

I was very concerned about work when I started lactating but it turned out to be advantageous as I ended up getting new customers on my webcam.

[MaryPoppins]

I'm presuming from the talk of fridges that, in the absence of the proximity of the baby, mother will be provided with a private room with a tape of crying babies (a trigger for the release of prolactin) in which to express. Either that, or the child will be stored in the fridge until required. I believe hypothermic babies don't cry much.

I was just listening to Women's Hour on R4, caught the last bit of a chat about it. It's about employers enabling women to express in comfort after returning to work, rather than forcing them to rush to the loo. Not sure about the practicalities of that - are employers supposed to dedicate an entire room to the possibility of breastfeeding mothers?

[d000hg]

Thought you all read the Mail

How long before we see "breast feeding compliance officer" jobs being advertised? Or perhaps offices will instead recommend all staff are ready to lend a hand as needed.

[SupremeSpod]

I don't mind them breastfeeding at work so long as I can knock out sperm samples at my desk.

In fact it could be a productive arrangement.

[MaryPoppins]

I don't mind them breastfeeding at work so long as I can knock out sperm samples at my desk.

In fact it could be a productive arrangement.

A perm guy at my last clientco got the sack for that.

[SupremeSpod]

A perm guy at my last clientco got the sack for that.

He obviously had the sack for it.

[Platypus]

A perm guy at my last clientco got the sack for that.

I know a guy who did that after everyone else had gone home. Er, ground floor office on a busy street... I heard the police became involved after his activities were spotted by a passer by.

I'd left the company at that time, but some years later I worked with him somewhere else. I was tasked with reminding him that surfing p0rn at 9.30 a.m. was not appropriate use of company time and resources. I bottled it and bollocked the whole team.

[MaryPoppins]

I know a guy who did that after everyone else had gone home. Er, ground floor office on a busy street... I heard the police became involved after his activities were spotted by a passer by.

I'd left the company at that time, but some years later I worked with him somewhere else. I was tasked with reminding him that surfing p0rn at 9.30 a.m. was not appropriate use of company time and resources. I bottled it and bollocked the whole team.

Ha.

The guy at my place was caught by some poor cleaner. Men, tsk.

[d000hg]

I don't mind them breastfeeding at work so long as I can knock out sperm samples at my desk.

Why change the habit of a lifetime?