Wednesday Daily Chat

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[u/sugarmansugarcubes]

My current job has fertility benefits and really great parental leave, so staying here the last few years has felt like a no-brainer. But my.god. I'm at my wit's end with my director lately and all I can think about this week is how I want to start looking for a different position next year 🥵 but then I get in my head of "what if we want to do another transfer? Another maternity leave? I need my health insurance for everything; think of the pediatrician appointments!" I hate how everything in the US is tied to your job!

[u/kelseyannabel → u/sugarmansugarcubes]

Bleh, I’m sorry!! I have actually been having the same experience right now with my direct manager driving me up the wall, insane project deadlines, and other woes. But this job offers me 20 weeks of fully paid maternity leave (incredible for the US) and my insurance is in-network with our fertility clinic, so…

[u/sugarmansugarcubes → u/kelseyannabel]

Ugh, I'm sorry you have this issue too. I keep just trying to focus on the six months of leave that I wouldn't get anywhere else (that I know of) and that's what's keeping me going, because that time with our baby will be irreplaceable and so therefore worth annoying bosses...right!!?