Deloitte offers an extensive paternity leave at 4 months. I am getting a lot of push back in being able to take that much time off. Have others been successful in doing so?

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Family comes first and as long as you communicated in advance they have plenty of time to move people around. I had my second baby (I am father) in the middle of busy season and I still took three weeks and them remaining paternity time later. I would not work for a firm who does not support my time off when I need it, especially for occasions like this. I would say take your time off to support your spouse and bond with baby. The worse comes to worse, you come back from paternity and find a new job.

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Agreed with EY 1! The benefit is there for you, it would be a shame not to take it! Honestly you will probably want more time when the baby comes.

It is a really special time after a baby is born you should try to soak up as much as you can. Definitely use the benefit it’s there for a reason!

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I will be taking 6.5 months off for parental and everyone in my office is supportive of that.

If your firm offers the benefit, take it! You'd be a fool if you didn't take it just because you're caring so much about people's lame gossip!!

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I don’t know what the policy is now, but when I was there, it was busy season when my child was born, so I took a week off, and took the remaining weeks in the summer.

Be reasonable about when you take the time off and I’m sure they will accommodate your needs as a father.

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Are you getting push to use 4 months or not to use whole months? I am confused

Pushback to not take the time off

That is weird. Unless you are due a promotion this coming yeah, I would not care about people on the side. If you senior manager/partner says something, I would speak with HR or maybe only take two to three months. We get 6 weeks tops and I have used it all without any issues.

Make sure you have clearly documented a transition plan detailing how the work you've been doing will be explained to other people and covered while you're out. As long as you take that to your project / practice lead, there is no reason they should stop you from taking the time you have according to policy.

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