That's beyond awful!
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You are right, there definitely needs to be balance to it. But I do think that having a family is very unvalued and looked down upon in our society. When I went to part time so many people were in shock that I would choose to spend my time raising my kids instead of working, as if training the next generation of American citizens is somehow less important work.
Paid leave sounds awesome but I don't know companies afford that! In other countries, does it have a lot to do with their national healthcare systems, I wonder?
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DS1 (July 2011)
DD (Feb 2014-June 2015)
DS2 (Apr 2017)
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...Until you climb inside his skin and walk around in it."
--Atticus Finch (To Kill A Mockingbird)
When I had DS, I was switched job assignments for my last 10 weeks at work (physical, heavy lifting work), was gone 12 weeks, and then back at the lighter-duty job 4 weeks before resuming my regular position. They kept my payrate the same for the lighter job, even though it paid less - but I think that was just a courtesy, not required. My 12 weeks off was completely unpaid, except for the vacation time I saved up for that purpose. They did pay for all of my medical insurance during that time, however.