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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let her have the time off.

it sounds like the problem is that she mentioned using her vacation time, 
would you feel the same way if it was unpaid leave? In that case, would she still need the same type of approval as vacation? Can you hire someone temporarily until she returns?

Also,  have you ever had a Baby? [/quote]

Responses like this are so clueless. Where is the line? She already got FAR more than most women get even at big companies, let alone at a small company. What if she wanted 6 months off?

Have you ever had a baby is sucj an insulting question. This is about business, not creating a social safety net for new mothers. [/quote]

Then what big company?  As a professional, most companies offer 12 weeks now.  I've been in banking, finance and law.  I now work at a nonprofit and we even give 12 weeks.  It's a crapshoot.  Women in the US work less than in other developed countries.  We need women to grow the economy.  One of the reasons women work less is b/c in the US has such poor maternity leave policies.  It was literally on the WSJ podcast today.

Now, when my employees come back, I don't want to hear about child care issues.  I really don't.  I give the time needed upfront, but my expectation is that when you are back, you are back.[/quote]

So, your endorsement of parental leave policies ends once the kid is 12 weeks old?  That's big of you.  If you want women "growing the economy", then there needs to be reasonable personal leave for employees that allow either parents to be able to care for their child when things arise.   Nothing like being puked on from dusk 'til dawn when your kid picks up a virus at daycare and then have your boss tell you that you're not entitled to a personal day because they gave you maternity leave two years ago.  Oh, and one of my coworker's nannies quit on her two weeks after she came back to work.  Guess we should have just fired her for splitting the time with her husband while they vetted and hired a new one.[/quote]

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