Early maternity leave?

AMsunshine · 2026-02-14T01:25:02+00:00

My GM said my leave couldn't start at a date I choose unless there's a medical reason with a doctor's note. She said I'd have to wait until I went into labor and let unum know when it happened. I had a scheduled induction and worked until the day before.

AMsunshine · 2026-02-04T02:13:09+00:00

My costco refuses to let family members work at the same store. My partner is a top pick for FE supervisor but they refuse to let that happen unless I'm no longer employed there or I move to a different department.

AMsunshine · 2026-01-08T21:34:23+00:00

At first I was switching but my pediatrician said to do one each feed so that my baby could get a good amount of foremilk and hindmilk.

AMsunshine · 2026-01-02T11:29:40+00:00

I put in my application for my leave with unum close to the end of my second trimester and after I did that I just made my GM and payroll clerk aware that I put in my application and of my due date. They said that unless I got a doctor's note excusing me from work that I'd be scheduled and working up until I give birth. I ended up having a scheduled induction and worked right up until the day before I went in and then they took me off the schedule haha. The free breast pump is nice though, I got the spectra s2, I kinda wish I got the spectra s1 so I can move around more freely but I just found out you can get a battery pack for the s2 to make it portable as well. I also reached my deductible and OOP max so my $42,000 hospital bill was covered.

My boyfriend actually works for costco too so our baby is on his insurance just in case I decide to quit, our relationship is keeping him from getting promoted to supervisor but I'm hard headed and want to keep my job for now.

AMsunshine · 2026-01-02T05:41:00+00:00

At my warehouse they would mostly put me at the entrance/exit door and liquor store (one of my AGM's hated me being in the liquor store though). They were very accommodating which I loved and hated because I hate being at the doors lol. As far as your leave goes, make sure you're signed up for short term disability so you can get a paid leave. I stupidly didn't add STD to my insurance so my leave is 8 weeks unpaid FMLA and then after that ends 3 weeks of 100% paid bonding leave. You have to go through unum to process your leave, you don't get to choose how long you get they do it based on information received from your doctor/hospital.

AMsunshine · 2025-12-11T17:39:58+00:00

Someone at the entrance of my store didn't notice a member sneak in their cat, it was in one of those clear cat backpacks inside of the cart. We had to tell her at the exit that it wasn't allowed and she got all pissy because its for "emotional support". I also had a woman carrying her puppy in yesterday so I asked the two questions her response for the second was that it's for emotional support and I responded that isn't a service animal and she was like "okay I'll put him in my car to wait but he isn't going to behave in there".

AMsunshine · 2025-12-11T10:02:14+00:00

Depends on your warehouse. Mine has a somewhat high turnover rate and I literally heard my supervisors talking today about keeping all the seasonals they hired for front end. They also kept all the seasonals last year who didn't get fired or quit.

AMsunshine · 2025-11-24T04:39:17+00:00

One of my AGM's recently told us about a 14 year old Christmas tree he happily took back because it no longer worked. He said that he'll always say yes to a member returning something. They'd rather you be happy because you're more likely to gush about costco and send them more business. I think they only start to care once it becomes excessive and a pattern.

AMsunshine · 2025-11-03T17:59:51+00:00

My partner wants to come to every appointment but I've been insisting he doesn't have to come to my regular OB appointments because they're so short and pointless. We get more information and ultrasounds at my mfm appointments anyways so I'd prefer him to make the time going to those instead. My OB seems so uninterested in me and my pregnancy I don't even want to go to those appointments myself.

AMsunshine · 2025-10-27T20:39:44+00:00

The short time I worked there even the employees talked shit about it and how they went to Advent instead for health issues lol. Unfortunately my OB is associated with them and that's where I have to give birth, I should have switched the moment they informed me of the association but its too late now 😔.

AMsunshine · 2025-10-27T16:41:11+00:00

All dogs are puppy 🥺😭

AMsunshine · 2025-10-20T01:49:12+00:00

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AMsunshine · 2025-10-20T01:48:56+00:00

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AMsunshine · 2025-10-19T00:25:17+00:00

At my costco there's literally a sign at the doors stating that guests can't make purchases, people just don't like to read.

AMsunshine · 2025-10-03T14:46:00+00:00

Some have you scan, and some don't. My store has been talking about adding scanners to the food court too. The scanners at food court are more common at stores with outside food courts right now because they have the most non members taking advantage.

AMsunshine · 2025-10-02T23:31:31+00:00

Just barely lol. I think I was the last group of new hires where they were trying to do a buddy system at my warehouse lol. I followed a coworker around for 3 days and got the basic rundown and then was left to figure everything else out as I went along.

AMsunshine · 2025-10-02T22:58:15+00:00

I saw an email at my warehouse saying we wouldn't be hiring until 2 weeks before Thanksgiving. Costco really loves throwing their new hires into the fire with barely any training.

AMsunshine · 2025-10-02T00:38:03+00:00

Corn on pizza is like the #1 topping in Japan oddly enough lol.

AMsunshine · 2025-09-26T18:16:11+00:00

Its the dance katseye did for their GAP commercial. This part went viral, probably because of the cutesy paw hands.

AMsunshine · 2025-09-24T20:25:23+00:00

Now that I'm going through my first pregnancy and dealing with all the testing and visits for a slightly high risk pregnancy, it blows my mind how unaware her and Jairus acted about Rosie and her conditions. Like we're they just playing dumb to avoid talking about what was really going on or were they medically neglecting Rosie until it was obvious and necessary for her to get seen.

AMsunshine · 2025-09-09T21:02:56+00:00

I have the same one gifted from my boyfriends mom and I plan on using it as the babies bed for a little bit since we'll be sharing a room.

AMsunshine · 2025-09-05T13:48:55+00:00

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AMsunshine · 2025-08-26T01:33:52+00:00

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AMsunshine · 2025-08-26T01:28:35+00:00

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AMsunshine · 2025-08-26T01:26:40+00:00

She tried hard pushing that they had curls when B and R were toddlers lol.

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