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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think you need to stay very long at all- I've seen many women (I'm a WM) who went back and then decided the job didn't fit with their change of family situation.  Is this your first child?  Also- are you staying because of medical benefits (during leave) and/or will you get paid?[/quote]

I will get paid for my time off.  I am not staying for the medical benefits.  I would quit now, but the position requires fairly specialized skills, and I don't want to leave my supervisor or colleagues hanging.  I've had a sense for some time that this wouldn't be the best fit long term, but recently I've realized that it's not working out for me right now.  Balancing their needs against mine I'm wondering if bowing out after 6-9 months looks bad.  I realize I won't get a definite answer on this until I speak with my boss directly, but I'd like to bounce this off others while I mull over how to handle this.  [/quote]

I think 6-9 months is perfectly fine.  I wouldn't do much less than that.  You don't want to give the impression that you stayed just for the paid leave.[/quote]

Agreed.[/quote]

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