Related Posts
More Posts
Is five full days enough in Iceland? Late July!
Saturday Wordle 280 3/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨⬛🟩⬛🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
New to Fishbowl?
Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
Is five full days enough in Iceland? Late July!
Saturday Wordle 280 3/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨⬛🟩⬛🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Download the Fishbowl app to unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
Copy and paste embed code on your site

Scan your QR code to download
Fishbowl app on your mobile

Nope. Maternity leave in finance is a career risk, full stop. Too many firms see it as an inconvenience, not a necessity. I’ve seen talented women return only to get demoted, given “less demanding” work, or left out of major projects. Until taking maternity leave doesn’t feel like pressing pause on your career, I’ll believe it when I see it.
Conversation Starter
I do. My boss had two babies and took full advantage of her maternity leave. She came back with her roles and responsibilities unchanged. She even got promoted last year.
I’ve taken two maternity leaves in my current role. Felt extremely supported through my pregnancies, and supported on my return. Have continued progressing and receiving raises/upward movement throughout.
From experience, this very much depends on the company but also your direct management and how supportive they are. At my previous workplace, I did feel sidelined so I left. I was honest about this and made sure to try and pick somewhere that was more understanding but truthfully, it was mainly the manager rather than the overall company. If they leave, it may not be a good place to stay but for now it works well for me. They are so much more supportive and I actually feel valued despite taking extended leave.
Yes, I’ve used it. 12 weeks paid leave and when I got back was promoted to Branch Manager. If you have the felling then probably need to find a different company.