I really have to marry somebody who takes holidays seriously. A family person. Birthdays, graduations, anniversaries… everything must all be celebrated fully in my household.
My wife went into early labor during my shift. 7 months. I asked to leave. My boss laughed, ’She’s already at the hospital. What are you going to do, deliver it?’ I sat there for 4 hours panicking. That night I emailed HR and cc’d every executive. 2 weeks later HR called me in,