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Posted on 10/24/13 at 7:12 pm to DumpsterFire
Posted on 10/24/13 at 7:12 pm to DumpsterFire
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That would be a super shitty thing to do, and it would frick over a company that spent time to train you and give you maternity leave
If this guy expects someone of my education and experience to stick around long in secretarial job, then he's an idiot.
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Posted on 10/24/13 at 9:01 pm to Miz Piggy
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If this guy expects someone of my education and experience to stick around long in secretarial job, then he's an idiot.
That is not a good justification for taking maternity leave and then quitting right afterwards
Also, maternity issues are probably a big reason why there is a gender pay gap. There is a big risk in hiring and training a woman when she is in her child-bearing years. There is maternity leave, then there is a good chance that she quits to stay at home with the kid or begins to request different hours that may or may not work with the way that the company does business.
Good luck with your career and family, but an employer not offering you an ideal position is not a good reason to screw them over by taking maternity leave and then switching jobs.
This post was edited on 10/24/13 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 10/24/13 at 9:23 pm to DumpsterFire
If this were a job that required a bunch of training, I might agree with you. But this is a secretary job - it's not hard. The only person who's going to "train" me is the lady who's retiring. She'll "train" me before she leaves - which is a luxury they wouldn't have if I didn't take the job. She can "train" me while I'm still doing my current job.
Take the maternity out of the equation - I'm not going stay long in this job anyway. As soon as my current position is over, I would start looking. Should I just say, "Oh, you know what, I'm going to turn down this regular paycheck in the meantime?"
As it is, he'll probably get me for 9 months, which is longer than I would have stayed in this position without the maternity factor. Maybe longer depending on how long it takes me to find another job.
Take the maternity out of the equation - I'm not going stay long in this job anyway. As soon as my current position is over, I would start looking. Should I just say, "Oh, you know what, I'm going to turn down this regular paycheck in the meantime?"
As it is, he'll probably get me for 9 months, which is longer than I would have stayed in this position without the maternity factor. Maybe longer depending on how long it takes me to find another job.
This post was edited on 10/24/13 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 10/24/13 at 9:34 pm to Miz Piggy
Morally, I'm just saying it wouldn't be right to take a long maternity leave and then immediately switch jobs. To me, it just seems like a shitty thing to do.
Posted on 10/24/13 at 9:49 pm to DumpsterFire
Fortunately, I've done very, very few shitty things in my life. Some say I'm ridiculously good. I don't think I'll lose any sleep over this one. 
Posted on 10/25/13 at 9:22 am to DumpsterFire
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Morally, I'm just saying it wouldn't be right to take a long maternity leave and then immediately switch jobs. To me, it just seems like a shitty thing to do.
I don't think there is anything wrong with it. Business follow the rules but bend them to their advantages as much as possible, I don't see this as any different.
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