I just found out that Potential New Employer's maternity leave policy offers 2 *days* of leave upon the birth of a child.
Not weeks. DAYS.
I'm about to start crying at my desk. I have no idea what I'm going to do.
Where's the praising and extolling of my virtues? Where's the love?
Host ,'Not Fade Away'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Nov 02, 2009 6:29:56 am PST #16513 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
§ ita § - Nov 02, 2009 6:30:48 am PST #16514 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There are definitely bits of my wardrobe that Jilli or other goths might wear, and there are pastel 50s sundresses. It kind of evens out. There isn't much brown, primarily because I can never find the right brown shoes.
Nora Deirdre - Nov 02, 2009 6:31:12 am PST #16515 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
TWO DAYS? That is insane. Maybe there's a workaround? Otherwise, how is it possible for women to work there?
Aims - Nov 02, 2009 6:31:31 am PST #16516 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Is that paid, Jessica? FMLA allows for 12 without loss of benefits or position, if the company has more than 50 employees. [link]
Amy - Nov 02, 2009 6:32:35 am PST #16517 of 30001
Because books.
Not weeks. DAYS.
Good god. What about people who have C-sections?! Also, what Aims asked.
Dana - Nov 02, 2009 6:35:36 am PST #16518 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Two days? How is that even possible?
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 02, 2009 6:38:24 am PST #16519 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
So clearly this company's maternity policies were based on watching Monty Python's The Meaning of Life...
Jessica - Nov 02, 2009 6:39:35 am PST #16520 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The NY office has less than 50 employees, and I'll have been there less than a year so FMLA doesn't apply.
[eta: There is a provision to use accrued PTO to take more time off, but even that only gets me up to 3-4 weeks, max.]
Otherwise, how is it possible for women to work there?
Bingo.
§ ita § - Nov 02, 2009 6:40:04 am PST #16521 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My god, they really don't like the miracle of life, do they? That's Maggie Thatcheresque.
Kiba Rika - Nov 02, 2009 6:40:11 am PST #16522 of 30001
I may have to seize the cat.
ita, I would wear pastels more if I could find 50s sundresses that would fit me. Especially if they were sea foam green or lavender. I do have the perfect brown shoes (for me). They're flats. And they aren't made anymore. Which is sad because I have them in both brown and black, and the black ones are worn out. So I have to get new black flats, and I can't get these perfect ones anymore.
I've started incorporating a lot more brown into my wardrobe in the past few years than ever before.