Friday, April 13, 2012
Ahhhh....the Joys of Pumping
I'm lucky to work for an organization that is very accommodating of my pumping, which is awesome. We recently moved into a new space and have a great, new "wellness" room to use to pump in (and the facilities director has said that the 'wellness' room really is specifically for pumping moms, but they can't call it something more specific). In the two weeks that we've been in our new space, I've realized that people with no legitimate reason to go into the "wellness" room have been using the space. I'm all for community, but I also don't get it. I mean there are people who need to use the space (i.e. pumping moms- there are 4 or 5 right now and people who medical reasons- diabetics being a big one). I get that sometimes you need a break and yes, this space can be used for that. But what I don't get is that there are people who go in there for extended periods of time (like 45 min or more) and monopolize the space. I struggle with not being too quick to judge and assume that these people don't have a reason to be in there, but I also know that unfortunately lazy people are just looking for places to hide from their work. The past two afternoons, I've had to wait an hour longer than I was comfortable to pump because of people (or the same someone) monopolizing the space. I had a co-worker suggest that I knock on the door. I debate if this is the best course of action, but I also am feeling pretty frustrated that my needs as a nursing mom are not being met due to inconsiderate people. I also have debated bringing it up to my manager. Not sure what she can do, though. Decisions, decisions.....
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