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[quote=Anonymous]My maternity leave happened to fall such that it almost exactly matched the last half of the firm billing year.  When I went out I was on track for a 2300+ hour year, as I'd worked almost 1200 hours.  Our firm had a 2k minimum and usually started giving bumps for extra hours for any associate over 2300.  I ended up with a prorated bonus that was half of a standard bonus.

I probably would have gotten the same bonus with 1000 hours, but work was really busy during the end of my pregnancy.  It was physically grueling to pull overnighters at 36 weeks.  I've never been more grateful to go out on leave.  I was not in good physical or mental shape after working so many hours in third tri. I wish partners had pulled in help so I could have worked more normal hours (like 50/wk) instead of killing me at the end.  This lack of support really bothered me.

I was actually the most frustrated that our firm didn't allow returning mothers any sort of ramp up period or allow pay for part time to be topped up if you hit a higher hours threshold.  I needed more flexibility when returning.  I was not physically capable of working 60/hr weeks with a baby who wasn't sleeping through the night and a toddler.  I needed some time to get back into a routine and to get through that first year of infant hood.  There were no options for flexibility so I moved in house. [/quote]

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