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[quote=Anonymous]I wasn't for sure going to quit but I knew when I came back I was going to ask to go part time or work remote half the time. I debated asking for this before I went on leave but I knew my boss would be resistant and I didn't want to fight that battle while I was pregnant (I had a really rough pregnancy). So I put it out as something I was interested in about midway through my leave. My boss balked, as I knew she would, and there were a few weeks of trying to negotiate a solution but ultimately they denied both my requests and I chose to resign instead. I came bake for 6 weeks after my leave to help them hire my replacement (I was technically full time during this time but I used existing vacation leave to only work half days, which is what I wanted anyway and also what I had childcare for at that point). I think ultimately it was a win-win, as they got 6 extra weeks of me on staff to ease the transition, I was going to get paid out that vacation time anyway, but I got to leave on my terms and I think there was less resentment than if I'd just up and quit while out on leave. I actually wound up doing freelance work for them over the next few years when they needed help on projects. It really couldn't have worked out better.[/quote]

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