Does it make sense to begin maternity leave during the last week of August or first week of September in your promotion year?

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I’d go with when your baby is born.

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If you are trying to plan for when your baby will arrive... hold on to your ass because being a parent is going to blow your damn mind.

Kids do whatever the hell they want and do not have an interest in “what makes sense...”
-says the woman who had her baby 3 weeks early

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Take parental leave when it makes sense for you and your family, it will and should not impact your promotion. I was promoted while out for my second (6 months) - no issues

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I’ve never been pregnant, but I do HR work on deals. Does it not make sense to go on mat leave when you need to go on mat leave / when your doctor agrees it makes sense? You can’t be discriminated against for being pregnant. Or going on leave

What D1 said. And where as I wasn’t trying to be sarcastic, but you cannot plan this either and one week will not make a difference in your evaluation.

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