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OP here.

I realize that I'm not entitled to any maternity leave, but if I get an offer I am planning on negotiating a leave package as part of the salary negotiations.   I didn't lowball my salary b/c I am pregnant, but rather I lowballed the salary because the person (who has been in the job for 5 years) is making 105 so I assumed I would be making less than that.

Thanks for the information re: working unpaid during maternity leave.  That is super helpful.  I balked at that suggestion but it's helpful to know that it is illegal.

It is a fairly big organization and the person I would be working with (who would shoulder the burden when I'm on maternity leave) just took several months paternity leave so I think he would understand. [/quote]

Two things:

1. You said you had the same level of experience as the person who was previously in the position. If that is really the case, you should be earning about what she was when she left, at least.

2. If the person you are working for and who would shoulder the burden took paternity leave recently, it means he has a new baby and probably can't shoulder a lot of extra work. (Maybe he can, but FWIW, I don't know many men who take paternity leave for more than a couple of weeks, so he is either doing a lot of the parenting or something else is up.)[/quote]

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