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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're making it harder for the women that come after you, and also you have no idea how you'll feel in a year. I wouldn't do it.[/quote]

I think the opposite.  If anything you're helping the cause for normal paid maternity leave like in other countries.  The quickest way for this to happen would be for every single American woman to quit her job following the birth of a child.  Now that the workplace is 50 percent women companies would be forced to change their policies.

Op is simply dealing with the hand she was dealt, which is not enough leave the unpaid leave at that.  She owes her company nothing.

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Well, we've found the illogical Bernie supporter.   No one has been talking about what op owes her employer, the issue is what is in op's own interest assuming she wants to work in the future.  That requires a good network and solid references.  Sticking it to the man isn't the best employment strategy.[/quote]

I'm far from a Bernie supporter.  I simply don't believe that in the long term it will matter if she doesn't return from leave.  Nothing to do with sticking it to the man but rather she only has two options - return to work at x date or quit.  I find it interesting you jump to such extremes and make a call on my political leanings.  It says something about you.

All op needs to do is graciously explain she needs to spend more time with the baby and won't be returning.  She isn't so important that people will be talking about this for more than a week.  Her work has already been reassigned anyway.

You almost seem obsessed with the fact she might not return to work. [/quote]

And thats where we disagree.  I've personally witnessed companies punish women who take leave and then don't return with bad references.  [b]And then treat every other women in the office as likely to do the same.  [/b]  The rest of your post is nonsensical.  Are you the same poster who said I must be jealous? I stayed home myself for five years, and without incredibly strong references, would not have been able to come back at the level I did.[/quote]

Women make up 50 percent of the workforce now.  Having one woman quit her job is not going to result in an employer change their opinion of half of their workforce.

Most references are focused on the work you performed and not when you quit your job. Perhaps you weren't performing well and had to be more cognizant of behaving just so following your maternity leave.

Regardless stop acting like this is the 1950s and that women need to suck it up and return from their paltry unpaid leave because if not men will judge.

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