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@jetsa: ugh. Benefits are such a dealbreaker for me. 36 hours would still be better than 40 lol! Half days on Friday!
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@blackbird: oh I have my benefits! They're a dealbreaker for me too. I think they're allowing me to not follow the manual because they're afraid I'll quit
I dont work Fridays lol, we ran the #s for me to work on Fridays is pointless bc we'd have to pay for full time daycare instead of part time
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I worked FT (from home) until a week before my due date, 16 weeks off, then returned at PT (60%). I've been PT for five months and it's a great balance for our family. I think my employers are ok with me staying PT for as long as I need, although we've never discussed how long and I fear it will come up at my review next week.
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@jetsa: ha then that's a win! I think I'll do shortened days mon-thurs and half days Fridays for awhile....I'm up for whatever and DH thought that would be easier than full time mon-thurs
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@fussygal: I know what you mean! I'm part time too (30 hours/week) and finally had the discussion a few months ago with my employer that I'd like to keep doing PT indefinitely. Originally I thought I would do it a year then go back full time, but my working part time has worked so well for our family that I really have no desire to go back full time.
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I worked FT until I delivered, took 12 weeks of maternity leave, and back to FT after. In a perfect world, I wish I could work 30 hours a week for the same pay!
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@Mamasig: that would be my ideal too!!
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I worked full time until 41 weeks pregnant. But unfortunately I lost my job at that point (very sudden/unexpected) and I haven't found a job yet. So I've been SAH for the last 7.5 mo.
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None of your options in the poll fit me. I worked full time until about 2 weeks before my due date when I got put on bed rest. Then I went back to work full time after maternity leave.
I found pretty much all of my healthcare providers were pretty...disrespectful? about the fact that I had to work. I was asked occasionally if I had stopped working during pregnancy (uh no, need my paycheck to live, I don't work for fun :-/) and I was expected to drop everything to see them any time of day. They always made me feel like crap that I valued not getting fired.
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I worked full time at the office right up until my due date. I was induced 10 days later but had stopped working on my due date. I now work part-time from home nights and weekends and care for LO during the weekdays.
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I was on hospital bed rest at 33 weeks and then on modified bed rest at home (working part time as I have a sedentary job) from 35 weeks on. I returned to work FT, but I changed to working from home two afternoons a week.
I worked PT up until the day I delivered (c-section). Had I not been on the bed rest, I would have been working FT.
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I worked Friday, got induced on that next Monday. Took 12 weeks off and returned fulltime after that.
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@ShootingStar: I get some of this to. My care providers schedule the next visit at the current one (up until they are weekly, then they just set them for the same day & time each week).
I'd rather not use my vacation or sick time at all for midwife appointments, but they don't seem to get that if I'm using leave for non-urgent reasons I have to schedule it at least 6wks in advance.
I dont work Fridays lol, we ran the #s for me to work on Fridays is pointless bc we'd have to pay for full time daycare instead of part time
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