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May 8, 2024
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Mikey
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Is today’s generation soft for having 4-6 week paternity leave? I get some of
Cougs or die
May 8, 3:59pm
Should be longer
TCuz
May 8, 4:00pm
Paternity leave for dogs?
CSoul
May 8, 4:07pm
Yes and Yes
Mikey
May 8, 4:00pm
So they are soft, but you still would have taken it?
Cougs or die
May 8, 4:00pm
Of course
Mikey
May 8, 4:03pm
So you are also soft, you just didn’t have the option? Haha I say this truly
Cougs or die
May 8, 4:06pm
They aren't soft for taking it. They are soft because it exists
Mikey
May 8, 4:08pm
If it's there and you don't take it you're stooopid.
fldnstrm
May 8, 4:11pm
I know people that have 16 weeks. Sounds amazing.
JuicyJam
May 8, 4:00pm
Soft? Like as in wimpy or something because they have extra time with
AtomicHamster
May 8, 4:01pm
Yup. Was told today “back in my day I only had 3 days. You don’t need 3+ weeks
Cougs or die
May 8, 4:02pm
Wow.
AtomicHamster
May 8, 4:10pm
I don’t acknowledge needing extra time above and beyond what I already have to bond with the baby as a thing
JollyGreenGiant
May 8, 4:18pm
This was their statement. Not my thoughts or reasons behind why or why not
Cougs or die
May 8, 4:24pm
Would have definitely taken it.
530Coug
May 8, 4:02pm
I get 12. Why wouldn’t I take what’s allotted?
HingleMcCringleberry
May 8, 4:02pm
The point of 99% of employment is not to show how tough one is.
TheWanderer
May 8, 4:02pm
We can't whine about fathers not being in homes and then complain that they are soft when they are
RSL
May 8, 4:03pm
My company gave me 8. Now it's 12.
shoganai
May 8, 4:03pm
My wife is about to have 19 weeks. If anything our generation is smarter and has
SpecialKC
May 8, 4:03pm
I think smarter in the sense that home life has a huge impact on work life. If
Cougs or die
May 8, 4:05pm
Is it paid for? Also, depending on the job. I couldn't be away for that amount
md7Coug
May 8, 4:05pm
When my third child was born, we came home from the hospital and I dropped my wife off with
PROBcoug
May 8, 4:06pm
Absolutely would have taken it. They might be "softer" for expecting more time
vagabonder
May 8, 4:10pm
4-6 weeks is fine. I think beyond that is unneeded, but that's my opinion. I think the thing that
CSoul
May 8, 4:10pm
In Europe it’s something like 6 months for paternity, 12 months for maternity.
CallSign
May 8, 4:16pm
No one has kids in Europe. They basically have to beg people to have kids. Their businesses are also
CSoul
May 8, 4:20pm
It’s a reference point. Answer lies somewhere between the extremes.
CallSign
May 8, 4:41pm
We do 12 weeks paid maternity, 4 weeks paid paternity. More than that unpaid on a case by case basis.
CSoul
May 8, 4:44pm
U.S. is not the other extreme. Lots of countries have much worse workers' rights
Doogal McCougar
May 8, 4:46pm
Thank goodness we have better labor laws than Bangladesh! We have arrived!
TheWanderer
May 8, 4:48pm
Right, because we’re categorized and competing with the 3rd world.
CallSign
May 8, 6:11pm
It's not a question of whether one would take it if given the option. But there are significant business costs involved
Bob Vance
May 8, 4:19pm
Everything an employer gives an employee is bad for their bottom line.
TheWanderer
May 8, 4:46pm
Look into attachment research and you see this is a net positive
troutmaster13
May 8, 4:25pm
I highly doubt it's anything more than an emotional net positive. Kind of like when they said that there
Bob Vance
May 8, 4:40pm
I think paid maternity/paternity leave is great. I wish I would have had it.
Peter Venkman
May 8, 4:34pm
Im currently on week 4 of 16.
creameryon9th
May 8, 4:46pm
I get 12 mothers get 26
Cougz19
May 8, 4:49pm
I’d take whatever is given to me, but IMO 2-3 weeks is plenty for paternity. I think 4-6 weeks is plenty for maternity
KingDave
May 8, 5:38pm
I'm confused. You think a six-week-old doesn't need its mother?
quantum valeat
May 8, 8:47pm
Of course it does. As does a 6 month old, a 2 year old or a 5 year old or a 15 year old.
KingDave
May 8, 9:16pm
Nothing soft about it. Take it all and don’t apologize.
The Pope
May 8, 5:44pm
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