Leave
My Maternity Leave officially runs out this Friday. THIS Friday. I can't even imagine having to go back to work so soon. Little Sophie would only be six weeks! But plenty of people do it. They have no choice. Luckily we are in a position where I can take a few more months of unpaid leave to be with her. First I'll use up my vacation time, then the unpaid time. Normally for a C-Section they give you 8 weeks paid leave, but apparently this has recently changed and you get 6 weeks regardless of vaginal or C-Section birth. Craziness. In almost every other country in the world you get a great deal more. Many countries offer six months to a year of paid leave. Our parent company, British Telec0m, offers their UK Mom's 26 weeks of paid leave. TWENTY SIX WEEKS!!! But for the American folks, only 6. Something is wrong with this picture. We really have our priorities screwed up here in the good ol' U S of A. And people wonder why our kids are so messed up these days.
posted by Simone at 10:02 AM
4 Comments:
I hear ya! Americans need longer maternity leave and more vacation days. Mandatory 1 month vacation!
That Sucks.tThat you must report back to work soon, real soon! But remember to save some vacation days for MIAMI, so we can all see,hold,burp,play with the amazing SOPHIE!! I can not wait!
i will raise sophie as my own!! she will be part of the pack and we shall scour the countryside and all will fear us!!
My parent company is British too--and it's absurd that they get so much more leave. They have an option to be off for a year! Or to come back 2-3 days a week for 6 months (after 6 months off). If they can make it work, why can't the US branches? Maddening. But I'm glad you can take extra time with Sophie.
BTW, I couldn't resist buying her a present at Star Wars Celebration. It was entirely too awesome to pass up! I'll send it over when I'm home next week. It is NOT baby-size Princess Leia hair.
X Rachel
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