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Should I feel bad about taking my full 3-month paternity leave?

company has a 3-month policy that matches maternity and pate...
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/20/18
fuck yeah
Stirring ocher trailer park
  02/20/18
fuck yeah i should feel bad?
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/20/18
no fuck yeah you should take the full amount
Stirring ocher trailer park
  02/20/18
...
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/20/18
do u actually have a kid?
Motley rose elastic band coldplay fan
  02/20/18
lol yeah
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/20/18
doesn't have to actually be his
Adventurous Degenerate
  02/20/18
how long before shrews demand "peternity" leave
pearly useless trust fund range
  02/20/18
Moar like “eternity leave”
Silver station athletic conference
  02/20/18
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Burgundy Confused Multi-billionaire
  02/21/18
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nofapping cerebral tattoo
  02/21/18
do you have to be married or can you match some other chick'...
red bull headed institution
  02/20/18
i'm not sure tbh.
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/20/18
firm-wide email.
red bull headed institution
  02/20/18
you should only feel bad if you fail to take advantage of th...
carmine pocket flask business firm
  02/20/18
ty bro. i just get anxious about being fired.
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/20/18
i'm not sure i can help with that, just with whatever moral ...
carmine pocket flask business firm
  02/20/18
You mean you get anxious about the future FMLA lawsuit payda...
Awkward step-uncle's house
  02/20/18
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cyan marvelous therapy
  02/20/18
what's the grace period after i come back
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/20/18
However long you can credibly claim they retaliated against ...
Awkward step-uncle's house
  02/21/18
good to know friend, ty
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/21/18
Fuck. This has happened to me twice now. I would pay to see ...
talking internet-worthy temple lettuce
  02/21/18
Relevant to my interests.
talking internet-worthy temple lettuce
  02/20/18
State your IQ if you have to ask this question?
hairraiser church kitty cat
  02/20/18
prob 110-120 tbh, not that high.
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/20/18
of course not. America 2018 is a complete $mash&grab
bistre razzmatazz gunner
  02/20/18
cr. use this time off to find an even better job for more...
Swashbuckling Elite Corn Cake Dingle Berry
  02/20/18
spin, ratfucks
Excitant clown
  02/20/18
...
sticky galvanic national idea he suggested
  02/20/18
You’re fucking insane if u don’t do this. Holy shit.
pea-brained low-t telephone
  02/20/18
...
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/20/18
I took two months and got immediately fucked when I got back
talking internet-worthy temple lettuce
  02/20/18
fucked how?
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/20/18
Director decided I was under utilized. My boss is retiring a...
talking internet-worthy temple lettuce
  02/20/18
What kind of shit job do you have where you get "writt...
Tan nubile stage knife
  02/20/18
Standard govt. That's not the terminology they use but same ...
talking internet-worthy temple lettuce
  02/20/18
honestly if you don't think you'll be there much longer, you...
irate state
  02/20/18
hehe
Azure know-it-all rigor french chef
  02/20/18
lol @ this good little goy wagecuck feeling guilty he's taki...
dun whorehouse persian
  02/20/18
...
Swashbuckling Elite Corn Cake Dingle Berry
  02/20/18
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aggressive sex offender
  02/22/18
UPDATE: got a job offer today, pay is $7k higher than curren...
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/21/18
I wouldn’t. Sounds objectively worse. The 7k sounds ins...
Silver station athletic conference
  02/21/18
current base is 110, this is 117. assume 15% bonus for both....
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/21/18
I would gladly give up 7k for an additional 2 weeks vacation...
Silver station athletic conference
  02/21/18
Toss up on vacation. Direct reports for sure are not worth 7...
talking internet-worthy temple lettuce
  02/21/18
Yes
talking internet-worthy temple lettuce
  02/21/18
expound pls
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/21/18
Better setup. Direct reports opens entirely new field of po...
talking internet-worthy temple lettuce
  02/21/18
we will have 1-3 more kids. i've had direct reports in the p...
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/21/18
no, that sounds worse in all respects. can you negotiate wo...
Aquamarine market
  02/21/18
absolutely not. but i've reached the end of the rope at curr...
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/21/18
need more opinions please.
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/21/18
20 minutes one way? Take it, but don't give your boss 2 w...
Swashbuckling Elite Corn Cake Dingle Berry
  02/21/18
terrible idea.
laughsome mad-dog skullcap
  02/21/18
?
Swashbuckling Elite Corn Cake Dingle Berry
  02/22/18
they are insistent on the start date? that's lame. id try to...
Lilac turdskin gas station
  02/22/18
starting a new job when u have a 2 month old at home isn't i...
khaki juggernaut puppy
  02/22/18
hell no you shouldn't feel bad. i'm taking like 2, maybe 3 w...
flirting sepia church building personal credit line
  02/21/18
You owe a corporation nothing. HTH!
honey-headed national security agency bbw
  02/21/18
...
Swashbuckling Elite Corn Cake Dingle Berry
  02/21/18
What would GC do?
misanthropic crystalline ape
  02/22/18
It will definitely be held against you. If you plan on leav...
Lilac turdskin gas station
  02/22/18
do you feel bad about cashing your full paycheck?
Misunderstood contagious abode
  02/22/18
cr analogy
High-end Brunch Regret
  02/22/18
I just saw what guys ahead of me were doing and followed sui...
buff theater skinny woman
  02/22/18


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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:52 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

company has a 3-month policy that matches maternity and paternity. i took 6 weeks to start. i'm 4.5 weeks in, but chatting with my boss tomorrow. thinking about taking the full time.

i don't see much of a future at this job, should i just yolo?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447233)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:52 PM
Author: Stirring ocher trailer park

fuck yeah

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447235)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:53 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

fuck yeah i should feel bad?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447242)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:56 PM
Author: Stirring ocher trailer park

no fuck yeah you should take the full amount

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447264)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:56 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447266)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:53 PM
Author: Motley rose elastic band coldplay fan

do u actually have a kid?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447238)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:53 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

lol yeah

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447239)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 6:08 PM
Author: Adventurous Degenerate

doesn't have to actually be his

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447360)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 6:12 PM
Author: pearly useless trust fund range

how long before shrews demand "peternity" leave

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447390)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 7:03 PM
Author: Silver station athletic conference

Moar like “eternity leave”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447724)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 6:17 PM
Author: Burgundy Confused Multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35455357)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 7:38 PM
Author: nofapping cerebral tattoo



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35455850)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:54 PM
Author: red bull headed institution

do you have to be married or can you match some other chick's maternity if you make a "good faith argument why you feel that you're the father."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447245)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:54 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

i'm not sure tbh.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447246)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:55 PM
Author: red bull headed institution

firm-wide email.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447255)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:54 PM
Author: carmine pocket flask business firm

you should only feel bad if you fail to take advantage of the full 3 months plus whatever other extra time you can convince your employer is necessary

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447248)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:55 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

ty bro. i just get anxious about being fired.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447257)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:57 PM
Author: carmine pocket flask business firm

i'm not sure i can help with that, just with whatever moral qualms you might have about lying to your employer even knowing your employer will gladly fuck you over for profit with no qualms

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447278)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:57 PM
Author: Awkward step-uncle's house

You mean you get anxious about the future FMLA lawsuit payday you might get?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447281)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:59 PM
Author: cyan marvelous therapy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447293)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 6:00 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

what's the grace period after i come back

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447303)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 5:01 PM
Author: Awkward step-uncle's house

However long you can credibly claim they retaliated against you for taking your leave. Obviously settlement value goes down with each passing day and there is probably a point at which it is just too attenuated, especially if you fuck up post-leave. But LJL at them if they think your shitlawyer isn't going to get all your bosses and coworkers emails about you and comb through all of them for evidence that people were upset about your leave.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454770)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 5:02 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

good to know friend, ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454776)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 5:06 PM
Author: talking internet-worthy temple lettuce

Fuck. This has happened to me twice now. I would pay to see the emails my worthless shrew boss has sent. HR guy randomly told me L&I claims have a 3 year window.

That said, seems bitchmade.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454805)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 6:09 PM
Author: talking internet-worthy temple lettuce

Relevant to my interests.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447365)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:55 PM
Author: hairraiser church kitty cat

State your IQ if you have to ask this question?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447251)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:56 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

prob 110-120 tbh, not that high.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447259)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:58 PM
Author: bistre razzmatazz gunner

of course not. America 2018 is a complete $mash&grab

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447282)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 6:01 PM
Author: Swashbuckling Elite Corn Cake Dingle Berry

cr.

use this time off to find an even better job for more money and fuck your boss and coworkers in the ass

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447307)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 6:04 PM
Author: Excitant clown

spin, ratfucks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447339)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 7:03 PM
Author: sticky galvanic national idea he suggested



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447729)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 5:59 PM
Author: pea-brained low-t telephone

You’re fucking insane if u don’t do this. Holy shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447290)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 6:03 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447326)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 6:00 PM
Author: talking internet-worthy temple lettuce

I took two months and got immediately fucked when I got back

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447296)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 6:00 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

fucked how?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447301)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 6:04 PM
Author: talking internet-worthy temple lettuce

Director decided I was under utilized. My boss is retiring and they gave me all of his job responsibilities (no raise or anything). Announced this to me the week I returned.

Not flame I filed a complaint. They pulled similar shit last time, writing me up my 4th day back. I work with all shrews.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447342)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 6:10 PM
Author: Tan nubile stage knife

What kind of shit job do you have where you get "written up"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447372)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 6:11 PM
Author: talking internet-worthy temple lettuce

Standard govt. That's not the terminology they use but same dif.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447381)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 6:45 PM
Author: irate state

honestly if you don't think you'll be there much longer, you should take the full amount, and also use all of your benefit time every year including sick time. this might affect your chances for promotion, but a big company like this isn't going to fire you for using all of your 'benefit time.'

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447609)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 6:45 PM
Author: Azure know-it-all rigor french chef

hehe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447612)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 7:05 PM
Author: dun whorehouse persian

lol @ this good little goy wagecuck feeling guilty he's taking the full amount of what he was offered by his (((GC))) (((masters))) who would can his ass at a moment's notice if it suited them

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35447738)



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Date: February 20th, 2018 7:49 PM
Author: Swashbuckling Elite Corn Cake Dingle Berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35448021)



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Date: February 22nd, 2018 1:26 AM
Author: aggressive sex offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35458681)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 4:53 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

UPDATE: got a job offer today, pay is $7k higher than current job, benefits are worse (2 week vacation instead of 4, no match for 1 year instead of 4% at current), but position has better exit options, commute is shorter by about 20 minutes, and unlike current (no direct reports), i will have two. however, if i accept, i need to cut short my paternity at 6 weeks, give my two week notice, and start. take it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454689)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 4:55 PM
Author: Silver station athletic conference

I wouldn’t. Sounds objectively worse.

The 7k sounds insignificant, unless you make like 50k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454712)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 4:58 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

current base is 110, this is 117. assume 15% bonus for both.

yeah it's very hard to give a shit about new job great first impressions, i will have to likely work my ass off for the next 3-6 months and all i'll have to show for it is a couple hundred dollars per paycheck (if that?), worse benefits, less vacation, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454743)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 5:02 PM
Author: Silver station athletic conference

I would gladly give up 7k for an additional 2 weeks vacation and no directs. Would weigh on the exit options.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454782)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 5:08 PM
Author: talking internet-worthy temple lettuce

Toss up on vacation. Direct reports for sure are not worth 7k but it's a great resume item. I'd give up a couple weeks to save 20 mins a day though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454823)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 4:55 PM
Author: talking internet-worthy temple lettuce

Yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454717)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 5:00 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

expound pls

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454766)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 5:04 PM
Author: talking internet-worthy temple lettuce

Better setup. Direct reports opens entirely new field of positions. 20 Mins per day easily makes up for a couple weeks vacation. More money.

Transitions suck. Having direct reports will suck. What's the new environment? That's probably the biggest factor.

Don't even consider the paternity leave (unless you plan on having lots more kids)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454792)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 5:17 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

we will have 1-3 more kids. i've had direct reports in the past. doesn't that dilute the value this time?

the environment is more stuffy and corporate (but overall collegial) i'd say. current company is 3-6 years old but relatively prestigious.

the commute admittedly is a big draw especially because wife's job is 10 minutes away from this new company and we might consider moving to that area.

however, lately, we've been thinking about risking it all and moving abroad, which makes me question whether i need to rock the boat at all right now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454901)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 4:58 PM
Author: Aquamarine market

no, that sounds worse in all respects. can you negotiate work from home?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454738)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 5:00 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

absolutely not. but i've reached the end of the rope at current job, with no hopes for promotion. would you say it's better to ride out my paternity and leave a few months later? job searching is scary, i suck at getting interviews but i'm at A++++ interview once they meet me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454763)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 5:30 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

need more opinions please.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35455016)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 7:35 PM
Author: Swashbuckling Elite Corn Cake Dingle Berry

20 minutes one way?

Take it, but don't give your boss 2 weeks notice, just continue vacationing then leave.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35455809)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 9:55 PM
Author: laughsome mad-dog skullcap

terrible idea.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35457086)



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Date: February 22nd, 2018 1:42 AM
Author: Swashbuckling Elite Corn Cake Dingle Berry

?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35458756)



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Date: February 22nd, 2018 1:48 AM
Author: Lilac turdskin gas station

they are insistent on the start date? that's lame. id try to push back on that a little.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35458779)



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Date: February 22nd, 2018 3:33 PM
Author: khaki juggernaut puppy

starting a new job when u have a 2 month old at home isn't ideal. better to coast on ur reputation at current job for another 6-12 months then find a new role.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35462500)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 4:56 PM
Author: flirting sepia church building personal credit line

hell no you shouldn't feel bad. i'm taking like 2, maybe 3 weeks from biglaw for babby 2 this summer. and my wife is having a c section.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454727)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 4:59 PM
Author: honey-headed national security agency bbw

You owe a corporation nothing. HTH!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35454746)



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Date: February 21st, 2018 7:35 PM
Author: Swashbuckling Elite Corn Cake Dingle Berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35455812)



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Date: February 22nd, 2018 1:24 AM
Author: misanthropic crystalline ape

What would GC do?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35458670)



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Date: February 22nd, 2018 1:45 AM
Author: Lilac turdskin gas station

It will definitely be held against you. If you plan on leaving soon yes absolutely take it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35458768)



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Date: February 22nd, 2018 3:06 PM
Author: Misunderstood contagious abode

do you feel bad about cashing your full paycheck?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35462298)



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Date: February 22nd, 2018 3:13 PM
Author: High-end Brunch Regret

cr analogy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35462355)



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Date: February 22nd, 2018 3:10 PM
Author: buff theater skinny woman

I just saw what guys ahead of me were doing and followed suit, which was 1-2 weeks per pregnancy. What is actually customary at your job?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3898742&forum_id=2#35462325)