This I agree with (mostly). As an employee and an employer, this is how I treat things. I expect those without kids to plan their flexibility with a bit more foresight, as "oh shit" timing happens a lot less. But if there is conflict due to a preplanned flexibility and a parent's emergent issue with a child, the business deals with it, that's life. The. if an employee who was using flexible time can help out, all the better, but not required.

I know I'm not the norm as a business leader, and have had conflicts about that with other less accommodating leaders in the past, but that's how things should be. Flexibility is a priveledge, and a requirement, for the business and employees alike.

Bullshit.

We aren’t talking about supporting these kid’s education and shit that society does which most are us are totally fine with, we are talking about missing out on our own lives because employers prioritize parents taking time off over us.

I’m not less valuable to society because I don’t want to sacrifice my family time for some entitled asshole coworker’s kids. And the entitled asshole (I’m sure we’ve all worked with one) is always first in line to complain if they don’t get their holiday.