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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm trying to stay at my current job until after my first kid because we have an insanely generous maternity policy -- 4.5 months or 5 months if you have a c-section.  So for me that's a huge bonus over any other place I could look to work right now.  I'm not sure that in your case it makes such a difference -- they have to give you the time off but you aren't sure if they'll be grudging about it or fine with it (and you say that your current boss already grumbles but grants leave.  I don't see how the next place could be any worse, in that case?).

They have to let you pump, and I don't think it makes sense to worry that a bigger agency won't have sane maternity policies in place, including pumping.  The supervisor likes you and invited you to apply, so you're already in a better position than most job applicants when it comes to negotiating at hiring if you're on the edge of the 6-month no-leave zone.

You say you have anxiety and I think it's showing in your reasoning here -- there's no real downside to applying for the better/ better-paying job.  Start TTC and keep applying for better jobs. [/quote]

I KNOW my supervisor will give me the 12 weeks unpaid off and I have my STD in place and I know my leave rate will increase in 1 year which will be great.  I like the stability of my job, knowing it and feeling comfortable with it.  They were really awful with the pumping....eventually we worked it out but it was degrading the way my agency treated me!  I ended up having to take extra unpaid breaks to properly pump and wasn't allowed to pump while working (even with a cover or with the door closed) because it grossed my boss out.  Ultimately, I still pumped until 14 months post-partum and am still nursing my 2 year old (weaning is not going well) but I guess I know what to expect now.  My anxiety is getting the best of me.  [/quote]

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