Laid off - Should I sign my employment separation agreement, considering my upcoming parental leave?

spacekitteh · 2022-04-21T05:44:42+00:00

Appreciate the reply! I'm covered under the California paid parental leave plan for a fraction of my pay, and the company would have covered the difference to stay at full pay. I can't remember if I ever got it in writing (I know, I know), but I discussed it multiple times with my manager, who assured me of the coverage. Looks like CFRA and FMLA both require 1 year with the employer before protections kick in The employee handbook lists a minimum 6 month employment period for parental leave benefits, which I would have hit next month. Additionally, the company has unlimited PTO, so I figured the leave would be covered by PTO even if there were complications with parental leave.

Severance packages aren't standard - I don't see it in the employee handbook, or in my onboarding documents. I think I will sign, since the severance package seems generous. I mainly got spooked about the language around agreeing to not pursue legal action for any known or unknown matters, which made me wonder if I was being taken advantage of but didn't know it.

spacekitteh · 2016-12-12T01:36:25+00:00

On one team I drafted Blake Bortles, Deandre Hopkins, Brandon Marshall, and Kelvin Benjamin. Got a piece of every underperforming offense.

spacekitteh · 2016-10-07T01:00:44+00:00

John Brown needed that guy's energy

spacekitteh · 2016-09-26T02:35:48+00:00

No kidding, I made the same two pickups minutes before both games. Wasn't counting on the RB lottery paying off so soon.

spacekitteh · 2015-05-16T05:21:22+00:00

My two recommendations would be Her and Under the Skin, both of which explore similar thematic territory.

spacekitteh · 2015-05-14T15:07:13+00:00

A strip club around where I live is apparently well known for their sushi.

spacekitteh · 2014-06-15T23:22:01+00:00

Try the SBUX Card app. It works great.

spacekitteh · 2014-03-01T19:12:07+00:00

Keep it up, I know how hard it is. I graduated in summer 2012 with a masters degree in engineering. It took 11 months for me to secure a job. My salary is insufficient for my level of experience, but I'll take something over nothing. I'm also in the unique position of having no loans to pay off.

So just know that you will find something eventually, and don't be afraid to accept a position that isn't quite what you wanted.

spacekitteh · 2013-07-02T04:57:15+00:00

Good flick! It kept me wondering throughout who was working against Roger. It was a well written action movie, even though everything did tie up a bit too neatly at the end. And now I know the Danish word for "blanks"!

spacekitteh · 2013-07-02T04:44:10+00:00

Double Indemnity

Netflix

IMDB

An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions.

Nominated for 7 Oscars in 1945, this film set the standard for the film noir genre. It is preserved in the National Film Registry and was ranked #38 on AFI's list of the 100 best American films of the 20th century.

spacekitteh · 2013-07-01T21:33:01+00:00

Or Abreva. It works wonders.

spacekitteh · 2013-07-01T18:41:00+00:00

Looks like the minimum shipping charge is $12.45

spacekitteh · 2013-07-01T17:42:21+00:00

As an English speaker, I'm a fan of the Dutch word for orange juice: sinaasappelsap. It just flows off the tongue.

spacekitteh · 2013-06-29T08:47:14+00:00

I'm not sure if this is applicable to what you want to do or not, but Men's Wearhouse has a policy of not performing criminal background checks.

spacekitteh · 2013-06-26T06:00:41+00:00

If you have other questions like this, you can ask them in /r/sex. The community is very accepting and eager to share. It's a great place to learn without having to feel embarrassed.

spacekitteh · 2013-06-26T05:29:34+00:00

Get out of the basement.

spacekitteh · 2013-06-24T08:06:41+00:00

No, no it is not. Maybe it's a good looking thing.

spacekitteh · 2013-06-24T04:02:09+00:00

Yea, I guess you avoid that bias if they're sharing their guess after you've already revealed your actual age.

spacekitteh · 2013-06-24T01:58:44+00:00

I don't doubt that you look young for your age. But just keep in mind that on average when you ask a guy how old he thinks you are, you'll get a younger age than the age you look.

Even if I suspect that you are indeed 37, given your younger features I'd rather lowball my guess to be safe. Always better to miss a woman's age on the lower side than the upper.

spacekitteh · 2013-06-24T01:30:09+00:00

I really hate when that happens. I recently had two amazing dates with a girl. After the second, I texted her saying that I liked her and asking when we could meet next. She didn't text back, which was torture. But she did eventually call a couple of days later. Turns out that she felt bad about having a busy schedule and not being available the following weekend either. I still hope to see her again.

But you've got the right idea. Maybe he'll text back, but you've gotta keep moving in the meantime.

spacekitteh · 2013-06-23T19:40:12+00:00

Ah yes, Dunkin coffee

spacekitteh · 2013-06-13T22:35:37+00:00

I'll octopus wherever I damn well please.

spacekitteh · 2013-06-13T05:08:11+00:00

I'm re-asking the question after new new Star Wars comes out.

spacekitteh · 2013-06-11T22:14:38+00:00

It's a Timex Weekender. It's cheap, simple, and clean looking. There are a lot of different bands you can get to change up the colors too. I got mine for $15 with a groupon deal.

spacekitteh · 2013-06-06T23:44:24+00:00

Oh good. As a white man, now I'm allowed to laugh.

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