Employee refuses to cancel paid weekend trip to cover coworker's shift after her babysitter cancels, only for manager to pressure him because she has kids: ‘My plans [are] less important’

Should having kids make one employee's time off more important than everyone else's?This is an eternal debate between the people who have kids and the ones who don't. There's a weird line that is crossed, no matter the field or the topic, in which who have become parents feel more entitled to certain things, because having little children makes them less accommodating than others. Looks like deciding to have a child suddenly makes everything more urgent, and now you need favours from everyone…This employee had booked a weekend trip with his friends and told his manager in advance because he needed to have that certain Friday off. The supervisor approved his request, and he was happy about it. That same week, his coworker Sarah asked if he could work Friday because her babysitter had canceled and she didn't know what to do with her kids. He told her it was impossible because he had this trip. She insisted, asked if he could at least do half a shift, and he said no. From my perspective, he's doing the right thing. And here's where this fine line appears. Sarah, because she's a mother, feels more entitled to have that day off than the other employee. And that's not okay. Having kids …

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