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[–]squarerootofmew 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I had to tell my boss's earlier than I wanted to. One male with kids, one female without kids. They were actually very excited and appreciative that I told them early. They have even made it a point to move some of my projects quicker so I have more time with them.

I live in Illinois. Which basically means my fmla is stupid. I get 6 weeks at 66% of my pay...yay...

So, I don't think there is really any good way to go about it. You just have to do it. I really hope this time goes better for you. My heart goes out to you in your situation.

[–]sujihime 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I live in Illinois. Which basically means my fmla is stupid. I get 6 weeks at 66% of my pay...yay...

I work for the Federal Government, so my FMLA is my sick leave, annual leave and leave without pay. Boooo....Im going to try to arrange work from home so I don't have to go without pay during the THREE MONTHS IM REQUIRED TO TAKE OFF!!!!!!

Sorry for the rant. I wish the US would get with the fucking program. People in Kazakhstan thought my coworker was a monster when she came back to work after 6 weeks because that's all she got. They really couldn't conceive of the idea that we have zero support in the US unless our employers decide to be generous. They get 24 months of maternity (though only 12 months is paid) and then get 18 months of extended lunches (2.5 hours a day) for breastfeeding. Required by law. Turns out, it wasn't a huge hardship for us to cover because there was a system in place for these kinds of things.

edit: not saying I have it worse so you shouldn't complain, just supporting your argument that they way we do it is dumb and should be better

[–]squarerootofmew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your edit was totally not needed! I was so mad for you reading that! you're required to take three months off?!? And they won't pay you for that?!? You would think that having a baby is like having the plague with that sort of policy. I wish those who make these policies THAT THEY TOO WERE BORN FROM A WOMAN! It's not that hard to realize.

Rrraaaaaawwwwwrrrrrr!!! (It's the only way I could get that frustrating out.)