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I would take all the leave to which you are entitled and start looking for a new job. Your employer is giving you clear insights into how they’re going to treat you as a working mom, and it’s not pretty.
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Take every second of leave you can. There is no replacement for that time with baby. If that messes with comp for a year, whatever. If it impacts promotion, your firm is anti-family and you should find a new one. But milk the “return period” after you take maximum leave to interview and take it as easy as possible without being too obvious you are out as soon as you land someplace sane.
And congratulations on your baby! That’s awesome 😊
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How big is your firm and which state? It sounds discriminatory to me. If this is protected leave, I don't think they can treat you adversely. Maybe consult with an employment lawyer.
You can still consult with an employment lawyer to figure out what’s “supposed” to happen, no? They might be able to tell you whether you’re supposed to get an hourly adjustment for that year or other information.
Agree with A1. I’m on leave now and I extended my leave by 10 weeks (albeit without pay) which was offered by my firm. I was in no way ready to return at the 14-week mark. I’m still figuring out to manage PPD and sleep deprivation with a new baby, let alone return to working full time. I’d take all of the time you possibly can and move to a firm that will value you as a parent because it’s tough out here. I’m yet to see how it will be at my firm but they at least were cool with me taking 24 weeks. Best of luck to you!!
This sounds illegal? I imagine there’s something in the state code about adverse action against those who take their state-entitled leave.
Look for another job.
Think about suing.
Probably not going to be a popular answer but your firm is not saying you cannot take all the leave. They are saying if you miss more time than their policy provides you may not advance with your class. That seems reasonable to me. It’s otherwise unfair to everyone else in your class.
I agree. It sounds like there may be a difference between (I'm assuming paid) leave covered by the firm and the statutory (I'm assuming unpaid) leave during which your firm cannot fire you. At least your firm is being honest about expectations for advancement and you now understand how they may view you if you take additional time, subject to partners in your group advocating for you.
Some firms still *expect* parents to come back/be available after 2 months or fewer (especially for dads) or only offer unpaid leave. If you don't like it, you can try to argue for structural change with the powers that be, or find a different firm.
I have seen this play out at a pretty good company and the new mom took the max time off and when she returned there was complaints about her work and eventually she was laid off for performance. Not sure if that would have happened if she didn’t take the maximum time. There are ways to legally get rid of employees that would be difficult to prove.