Oh Nilly, that smile is wonderful! Adorable. What a nice way to wake up...
My employer's health insurance does not cover birth control, they do not give any maternity leave, they dictate that if you deliver vaginally you must take off 8 weeks, and if by C-section you must take off 10 weeks, and they limit the amount of sick leave you are allowed to use for that 8/10 weeks to 6. (and! and! our vacation leave is use it or lose it, so it can't be saved up for these purposes)
Sparky, I am amazed/disgusted/shocked each time I remember this about your employer. So so so regressive and anti-woman.
My outfit too? Not so progressive even with tons of women. If you take maternity leave so that you are not present for the first or last day of the school year, it messes with your years of service which screws up your ability to retire.