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[ukj]

Sure. Everybody likes grand gestures. Nobody likes paying for them.

As a social responsibility it's not on private businesses to cover the cost. Pay for it through taxation.

Until then - my choice is a competitive advantage.

[krschultz → ukj]

I'm going to guess you will get more growth in your career by learning how to be empathetic than negotiating with such an asinine argument.

[ukj → krschultz]

And I am going to guess that knowing when to be strategically empathetic in a negotiation is going to get me even further.

[chii → ukj]

> strategically empathetic

aka, the sociopathic mentality.

[ukj → chii]

Exercising my freedom of choice is sociopathic?

Empathy is not the be all and end all. https://www.amazon.com/Against-Empathy-Case-Rational-Compass...

[ukj → chii]

Also, shame on you for imposing empathy as a social norm!

https://psychcentral.com/lib/neuroscience-sheds-light-on-why...

[seanmcdirmid → ukj]

Many countries have maternity leave as a payroll tax (for both genders). Even China has this.

[coldtea → ukj]

>Sure. Everybody likes grand gestures. Nobody likes paying for them. As a social responsibility it's not on private businesses to cover the cost.

That's just a law away. Some countries do have private businesses to cover the cost.

Private businesses are not holy cows.