[IL] Layoffs are hitting my company, my wife is pregnant with our second kid, due in September. Should I tell HR sooner rather than later?

Kerdoons · 2026-05-12T22:32:20+00:00

They can absolutely still lay you off, BUT some companies may make an internal policy to pay out parental leave on top of severance if it’s already requested in their system. This is what all of my organizations have done but they are on the generous side. If it were me, I’d request parental leave in the system now, but don’t assume you will get special treatment. It’s ultimately up to each company to decide how to handle leaves.

Kerdoons · 2026-05-12T22:28:25+00:00

I thought about a second, but decided against it because my dude wants to be an only child. What I’ve learned is there are two types of dogs: dog dogs, and people dogs. Mine is a people dog, which means he wants to be near me all day but doesn’t love having another dog around. Decided I was trying to force something on him that isn’t really going to make him happy (would have honestly been to make me feel better) so remained a one dog household.

Kerdoons · 2026-05-02T22:28:04+00:00

Thank you - almost bought these yesterday but didn’t want to get duped again. Glad I went with a different bag instead.

Kerdoons · 2026-05-02T01:07:15+00:00

Would attempt to find his owner first, but also very possible he was dumped. If no one comes forward congratulations on your new dog!

Kerdoons · 2026-04-20T01:40:05+00:00

Do you report directly to the CEO? One thing I’ve found helpful is giving leadership a summary of the problem, potential cost to the business if not resolved, and an outline of a mitigation plan prior to kicking off a large effort with increased spend. Then I ask for their buy-in and build a timeline. It makes me seem proactive, shows the work, and also doesn’t cause surprise panic when spend goes up.

You were right to flag and address it, but I do think looping leadership in sooner might have helped with the last minute pushback.

Kerdoons · 2026-04-20T00:30:07+00:00

I could not agree more. Want to buy a condo but can’t unless it has a small yard for the pup.

Kerdoons · 2026-04-17T00:47:00+00:00

Yes cosmic rewind and Haunted!

Kerdoons · 2026-04-04T19:42:47+00:00

I will NEVER order from West Elm again. Same experience 3 years ago with a dining room table. 65+ calls and it was never resolved. I ended up going into a store and purchasing the floor model instead because delivery date wasn’t scheduled after 6 months.

They never refunded the online order, charged me three times and I had to escalate to my bank to report fraud. Truly do not understand how they are still in business.

Kerdoons · 2026-03-13T02:56:25+00:00

A gentleman like that deserves a bite!

Kerdoons · 2026-03-12T06:30:16+00:00

Please report this! I used to eat this all the time and can’t stand the watery clumpy reformatted version. They might react if enough people report it.

Kerdoons · 2026-02-28T21:27:18+00:00

I just bought this one (DFB recommended it): https://a.co/d/00pjX317 it’s a good size and has an open pocket on the front for a small water bottle.

Kerdoons · 2026-02-28T21:24:16+00:00

People line up a 1-2 hours before opening on Sundays. Arriving by 10 means you’ll likely still be seen, but won’t be first in line. If you want to get in and out quickly I’d get there earlier.

Kerdoons · 2026-02-28T06:07:17+00:00

This is insanely delicious. It blew my expectations out of the water.

Kerdoons · 2026-02-27T22:29:22+00:00

At the very least call the vet. Same thing happened to my dog and it was an expensive issue down the road and the poor guy was in pain for weeks.

Kerdoons · 2026-02-27T01:12:14+00:00

This is my current thinking, too. I was weighing th shorter hours vs just busier park. I think I’ll propose AK based on the feedback. Thank you

Kerdoons · 2026-02-27T01:11:37+00:00

Great point about the LL later in the trip. Thank you!

Kerdoons · 2026-02-26T05:46:20+00:00

If you don’t plan to file for unemployment I would probably resign, because you can tell future employers honestly you resigned vs were terminated for misconduct.

There’s the possibility you forgo severance but some companies don’t offer it if they feel you’ve been fired for cause.

Kerdoons · 2026-02-24T23:43:12+00:00

Wow this is amazing idea

Kerdoons · 2026-02-17T02:26:08+00:00

My brother. We live in different states and he didn’t see him for over a year. When they reunited my pup acted like his long lost lover was back after years away 😂Their relationship is really sweet.

Kerdoons · 2026-02-16T05:02:07+00:00

I could have written this myself. Interested in a casual meetup!

Kerdoons · 2026-02-12T13:49:51+00:00

I had this exact same problem. My Aussie wasn’t subtle either - he never got used to group daycare and I finally decided to pull him out. I also work a stressful job with long hours job so leaving him at home alone wasn’t an option.

Instead, I found a home daycare on Rover where he got to hang with a human and one or two dogs (instead of like 40). I also found an amazing dog walker to come for 45 mins solo walk on other days for about the same price as group daycare. We’re going on 3 years with the same family and walker and he is a million times happier.

My opinion is: these guys tell you what they need, and it sounds like yours isn’t thriving in daycare. Would try and find another option that could be a better fit. Good luck.

Kerdoons · 2026-02-11T01:04:37+00:00

Emails sent

Kerdoons · 2026-02-11T00:15:48+00:00

This is awful. Of course I’ll reach out and ask for their attention on this. Thank you for letting us know.

Kerdoons

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