I was curious to see what some other moms do once their maternity leave runs out, but there was no job to come back to. There were no websites on this. This upsets me some because I worked for Pitney Bowes when I got pregnant nearly two years ago. However, in the mean time we moved from Toronto to Mississauga. Two weeks before my maternity ended last June, I called Pitney Bowes and asked if they could put me in their Mississauga office. They said they would get back to me, but they never did. I then called the new manager Shelby in the Toronto location and asked to have him call me back, which he never did. I later learned that they had taken me off their computer system, so essentially they did not want me back. I do not take it personally now, because Paul, who worked in the print shop had been there 11 yrs. He has bad poker back arthritis and had to have a serious surgery that would take him out of the work force for a few months. However, when he was healed and ready to come back, they did the same thing to him and that was recently. Paul is now unemployed. This really upsets me, I think there should be more websites dedicated to women and men alike who go through these bad situations with unethical companies. Many companies get away with it because people do not like to talk about these things. It infuriates me that when someone does speak up because they feel victimized, it is perceived by others that they are complaining and have no right. I feel we should be more open and honest with one another and say how things really are instead of protect the guy at the top, getting rich off us poor folk. It may sound like I am exaggerating and maybe I am, but I am angry that huge companies can work in unethical and dishonest ways.
I wonder what other mother's do after maternity leave and they are unable to go back to work for some reasons beyond their means, but it was not by choice.
I also saw a news story this morning, how an elderly man was mugged in Toronto right in front of a subway station. There were many bystanders and no one helped him. The report was really asking the question whether we think Toronto is a cold city and how can we bring the good back into Toronto. I find that it is a rather cold city, people are not friendly, but I think it is due to being a big city and many people are afraid, more multiculturalism is not always a good thing, it comes down to that we are afraid. In comparison to the States, I am glad I live here and it is far better with our laws and policies. Overall, I hope it changes for the better, but how? I will try to do my part by saying hello to random people walking down the street.
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