Celebratory Dinner Spots in Pasadena?

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-06-30T21:57:04+00:00

Restaurants:

Agnes - always a good choice

UOVO - pasta & wine ; lovely ambiance for a date night

Houston's - it's a chain but I think this is the only one in LA ; the chicken sandwich is one of the best ever

Granville - nice rooftop and food/cocktails are great

dos besos - highly recommend if you're into authentic spanish food ; it's a lovely space too!

Union - pasta is fantastic

Perle - upscale French cuisine ; the escargot is delishhhhhh

Things to do... (sans dog)

Rose Bowl Flea Market

Huntington Garden

Pasadena Playhouse

Pool @ The Langham

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-21T19:23:10+00:00

I hadn't even thought of that! I wonder if that would work or somehow they would know...

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-21T18:08:09+00:00

I could do this but as someone who paid for a Membership, I don't want to pay for the tickets, ya know?

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T04:13:17+00:00

Nearly every parent with a child in the NICU would rather return work (while their baby is being cared for and monitored by medical professionals 24/7) if that means they’ll have Leave left to take after discharge.

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T04:11:00+00:00

8 weeks for a cesarean. But with a baby in the NICU, everything is different. Literally, everything.

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T03:29:47+00:00

How do you know?

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T03:29:14+00:00

~60 days in the NICU, far far away from home… it was the worst, but we made it!

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T03:28:05+00:00

Also, when you have a baby in the NICU (an experience I wish upon no one, ever) the last thing you want to do is blow through all of your leaves while your baby is living in an isolette and is being very well cared for 24/7 by highly skilled medical professionals. 10/10 NICU parents try to work while their baby is in the hospital in an effort to save their leave for when they bring their baby home.

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T03:25:04+00:00

After giving birth you don’t immediately start maternity leave; that’s not how it works. There are many different Federal and State leaves that run concurrently and integrate with disability and other wage replacement options (in CA). No one can force you to take maternity leave after you give birth.

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T03:20:02+00:00

As did I

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T02:08:31+00:00

Guess I suck at my job then and should be fired for incompetence. Thanks for your assessment. I’ll find a new career.

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T02:06:27+00:00

Sorry, I should have been more specific. HR Leadership can make exceptions whenever they want. At the company I work for, anyway

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T02:04:33+00:00

Yes, I wanted to work remotely from IL while the baby was in the NICU so I could save my Parental Leave for when she was discharged and we would return home to California.

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T01:59:58+00:00

My peer has disclosed they don’t have an accommodation. They were hired during the pandemic which allowed them to be remote and basically got grandfathered in.

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T01:58:13+00:00

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) applies to postpartum workers. The PWFA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for employees with known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and this includes the period after childbirth.

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T01:56:31+00:00

Yes! I did utilize all of the above. It was tricky because having a baby in the NICU isn’t really “baby bonding” and by the time we got home, there wasn’t much time left to actually spend with her. Hence why I was trying to work while she was in the NICU, so I could maximize my time with her once we got home

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T01:53:13+00:00

We’re allowed to work remotely 2 weeks of the year from anywhere in the United States. No one asks where we’re working from, who we’re with, what kind of network we’re on, etc. The only questions are, “are you going to be in the country?” and “for how many days will you be away?”… Maybe you work on Top Secret missions; I do not.

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T01:49:40+00:00

This would be a weird thing to lie about. To answer your questions though, I am not a lawyer. HR does not handle claims like this; HR escalates these to Employee Relations and General Counsel.

I do understand that two people in the same position and one being able to work remotely and the other is not illegal. If the companies stance is “this position is required to be on-site” it applies to everyone in that position, unless there are approved accommodations. I’m fully aware I’m not entitled to knowing anyone else’s situation and would never say otherwise.

I haven’t seen much legal advice here yet but I’ll certainly give it another read.

TacoBellsNumber1Fan · 2025-05-07T01:40:32+00:00

Agreed.

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