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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So... don't participate.  Really, what a weird thing to get riled up about.[/quote]

I'm not riled. Just tired of it. I need a lawyer appreciation day! Someone get me a Starbucks gift card! :wink: [/quote]

Don't many lawyers get things like paid maternity leave, and year end bonuses?  If so, I'm happy to trade those for my gift card (this year I got $20 to Target).  [/quote]
Not the OP, but no.  We need to have 2300 billable hours a year, time off paid or not is a luxury we don't have.  Admittedly, pay is good above the 2300 though.[/quote]

Are you a mom?  How many days did you take off when your child was born.  I assume from this answer you went back the next day.  Am I wrong?[/quote]

Why not try a little planning and use summer break as maternity leave?[/quote]

Well two reasons.  One is that my child wasn't born in summer.

The other is that my family's income depends on me working summers, so I would still need to take unpaid leave from work if my child was born during summer.

I'm not complaining about my job.  Different jobs have different perks.  I read all the time about federal government workers who get benefits like comp time, leave banks, and pumping rooms.  I read about lawyers who get benefits like the flexibility to flex hours so that they can attend events with their kids, "bill" work from home, and year end bonuses.   These things sound great to me.  One of the perks of my job is that 1 week a year some parents leave bagels in the teacher work room, and the PTA gives me a $20 gift card.  One year, instead of a gift card, the PTA sprung for a water cooler for the staff lounge for all of us to share.  As someone who drinks a lot of water, I really appreciated that, as it meant that I had access to cool fresh water throughout the day. Somehow, though, DCUM and the rest of the world loves to debate the perks of my job as if they are undeserved.  [/quote]

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