I don’t get jealous often, but man, people who can easily nap and fall asleep on planes, in hotel beds, etc… 😒

Have seen a few extremely long tweets (I assume this is a new thing they're rolling out?) and yeah I'm not reading that

At PEN America we are alarmed at news of "hundreds of changes" to venerated works by Roald Dahl in a purported effort to scrub the books of that which might offend someone. 1/13 theguardian.com/books/2023/feb…

When my husband pitched it, I was not prepared for the show about zombie mushroom people to rip my heart out every week

pinnacle of childhood joy in the grocery store parking lot

Perceived stigma and employer pressure seems to play a role; 1 in 5 employers said they expect employees to return to work before the end of their parental leave, a recent survey from HR software company Remote found. (Via Emilie Shumway) hrdive.com/news/workers-d…

The Biden administration is still looking to tackle paid family leave, after efforts in recent years were shot down. (Via Emilie Shumway) hrdive.com/news/etsy-patr…

That would be "Photograph" by Weezer

Among the long list of priorities in the Biden administration's FY24 budget proposal, two may catch the eyes of working parents: an expansion of access to affordable early child care and paid family and medical leave, Emilie Shumway reports. hrdive.com/news/bidens-bu…

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The pay transparency "law is working exactly how it’s intended,” @k8bisch told Emilie Shumway. “It’s intended to show what the ranges are and cause people to ask questions about what they’re making.” hrdive.com/news/pay-trans…

Husband and I went out for dinner last night at 6 and got turned away from 3 different restaurants before we found one that didn’t require a reservation or 2hr wait. 😳 seems like a post-pandemic thing but why? Are people eating out in vastly highly numbers than before?

How have there been not one, not two, but THREE stories this week of Americans getting shot for accidentally being in the wrong place in the most prosaic ways that all of us have done (wrong front door, wrong car, wrong driveway) myriad times before?

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. will pay $50,000 to settle U.S. EEOC charges that a store in Olathe, Kansas, violated the ADA when it refused to allow a worker to use her service dog as a reasonable accommodation. (Emilie Shumway) hrdive.com/news/hobby-lob…

I’ve literally never made it through a Kroger self-checkout without the machine becoming convinced I’m trying to steal and summoning an attendant.

Back to work tomorrow after three necessary, lovely, exhausting months of maternity leave. If I had thoughts about paid leave, support for working parents & caregiver salary before, boy do I have them now. ✍️

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This thread will be dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting in Maine. Tricia Asselin, 53, worked part-time at Just-In-Time Recreation, a bowling alley. Although it was her day off, she was there bowling with her younger sister. She is remembered as being kind and generous.