I am a third-year associate at a LA lit boutique. I am currently on bereavement and it has been a week. How long is too long to be on bereavement until my firm is like uhhh, you coming back now or...?

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Who is the person who died? Your spouse, child? Don’t worry about it for another week. A parent? Email the firm after a week. If you need another week, explain why. Had to get in a plane and fly across the country. Just had funeral. Helping surviving parent plan a move to a new place, resolve issues with trust, etc.

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