Hmmm. I hate it when I don't get the answer I want. But I thank you all for your frankness.

I work for a nonprofit -- a community mental health center that treats children and families -- where agency policies are, in many areas, pretty liberal. I do fund raising and grant writing, so I don't work directly with clients. We're pretty much free to come and go when it comes to family obligations, kids staying home sick, etc. We're very tolerant and accepting of a lot of things.

Perhaps I took that organizational culture too far with my idea.