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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What kind of special leave for those who don't have children get?  My children are grown and I want the same privileges you get just for having a baby.  You have created a monster and resentment from other employees.  [/quote]

Nothing. Your work will have less work to do replacing employees who leave because of no maternity leave. But at least your children will get maternity/paternity leave. Not everything in life is fair. [/quote]

No.  The other employees will have to cover for you while on leave and then cover when you come back and take your pumping breaks.  Believe me, this kind of special treatment creates resentment by other employees.  All an employer has to do is keep a job open for you but it doesn't have to be the same job.[/quote]

Feel free to quit  :lol:

I worked at a small, almost all-female company where it seemed like there were 2-3 maternity leaves or pregnancies in the office the whole time I was there (including mine!)  I found covering for other women on maternity leave to be really helpful - I got to learn more about their portfolios and see how different teams worked. It really gave me a LOT of insight into my own work.

The only thing I would add to OP's plan is that there should be no waiting period to access the leave. I was hired while I was pregnant, and I could not access the paid leave, because it had a 1-year vesting period.  Although they were generous in every other way they could be, this really sucked and was a bit demoralizing.  And it's not clear what function the vesting period serves, other than to discourage pregnant women from changing jobs.  But given that I disclosed my pregnancy prior to being hired (and even tried to decline the job but got talked back into it by the CEO!) it was clear that the org. didn't have issues hiring pregnant women.  So not being able to access the leave didn't really make sense.  [/quote]

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