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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm not sure whether you've actually started yet. If you have, I think that the key thing going into the ask is to have a clear plan for how your work will be managed during your leave. (And I don't mean, Susie can do X and Jon can do Y--make it a plan for how YOU can set things up so that the organization's mission can be met in your absence.) You may have to put in extra hours now to finish up short-term projects, and offer to do some work from home during your leave (at the very least, keeping up with relevant trade publications & checking your email). Don't make them do the work of figuring out how to cope without you.

It's possible that the process of planning a 12-week leave will show you that the organization really will suffer if you're gone that long. If that's the case, be upfront, acknowledging that an absence beyond week x will make things difficult for your new colleagues. Be available to brainstorm with your superiors about ways around these problems, but be realistc that you might not get as much time as you'd like.

(And congrats on the pregnancy and the jb!)[/quote]

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