In the decade since I first became a mom, I?ve had good bosses, bad bosses and a few halfway in between. The bad bosses scared me because I?m a single mom and I have mouths to feed and limits on how much work I can do. The halfway ones left me wary because I was never sure where I stood. And the good ones" They have had my undying loyalty every time because anyone who appreciates a working mom gets exponential appreciation in return. By now, don?t both sides realize that having an understanding and flexible boss is not only good for employees but also good for business"
The man who was my manager when I was first pregnant was, in retrospect, a good one. He called me ?Mom? from the time I told him the news, which grated on my last hormonal nerve. But he backed me up when I declined an assignment that would have me flying across the country in my final weeks. He seemed delighted when I brought the baby into the office for a visit and impressed when I handed her off to a babysitter and went out for a team dinner. He didn?t care when my 12-week maternity leave (I was living in the U.S. at the time) interfered with a big assignment. Well, he cared but subversively said that family was more important, so screw ?em?the higher-ups who applied the pressure.
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