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[quote=Anonymous]I have a child and got three months paid leave, which I was very grateful for. Our office has continued this policy for subsequent parents (male and female).  However, we have had four employees in our small office have babies this year, and while I was happy that each parent got that benefit, I can tell you that it is a real strain on those left behind to do the work.  Any more leave would be unsustainable, not to mention horrible for office morale.  The money isn't the issue -- who is going to do the work while we hold those jobs open for the new parent?

I don't want to bother to go look it up right now, but I have seen data that suggests that very generous maternity benefits harm the career prospects of women professionals.  To which I say, "duh.". If you have a choice between a man and a woman, and there's a good chance the woman could disappear for a year at a time (or longer, if she gets pregnant again before the first year is up), which one would you hire.  Good luck proving discrimination.

As for those who say "hire a temp," these jobs involve a very specialized skill set, and are not "temp" type jobs, even if we had the money to hire temps, which we don't.

I agree that, at a minimum, people who support more benefits must have no management experience, or work in a business where the workers are fungible.  [/quote]

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