One of my dearest and oldest female friends once told me this… “Before I had kids, I was an unreasonable boss. I had no sympathy for pregnancy issues, child care issues, sick-child issues, doctor appt issues. Once I became a pregnant and later a parent, I realized what a jerky boss I was.”
Now…the above could be said about male boss (except becoming pregnant), but it was interesting that a “really nice lady” was insensitive about family issues…and it took becoming a mom herself to “get a clue”. She’s been a fab boss ever since. (And…M…if you’re reading this…we’ll laugh later.)