6 weeks at our company. But being in sales, it's not like I can take 6 weeks off

Jan 12, 2021
11:14:34am

maxpowers All-American

Still have the same quota whether I take 1 day or 6 weeks of paternity. Unlike anyone else in the org who can completely unplug for 6 weeks,.

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Author

Time

Do you guys get paternity leave time off?

Great38

1/12/21 11:07am

My wife would divorce me if I stayed home for 6 weeks

IceBlueCoug

1/12/21 11:08am

Agree. Sounds miserable for me.

cougfanz

1/12/21 11:12am

A few years ago when my daughter passed away at childbirth, my employer took the

The Pope

1/12/21 11:27am

I would have told my boss to shove it up his butt and walked out while yelling obscenities.

IceBlueCoug

1/12/21 11:32am

it was my boss' first week on the job and wasn't his call to make, poor guy

The Pope

1/12/21 11:46am

Wow...I'm shocked they wouldn't recategorize it as bereavement leave.

LosAlcoug

1/12/21 11:37am

they gave me three days bereavement, but that just came out of the same bucket

The Pope

1/12/21 11:44am

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CrimsonCoug81

1/12/21 1:12pm

Ouch, that sounds like an incredibly callous response

85fan

1/12/21 11:48am

That's awful. I hope you spent some of that time off looking for a new job.

ballen

1/13/21 1:11pm

12 Weeks in a yrs time. Of course all my kids are grown now.....

BlueFreak

1/12/21 11:08am

I got 6 weeks when in public accounting. The actual policy was 6 weeks

RH84025

1/12/21 11:11am

I got 6 weeks with my first kid and 24 hours with my second

cougarfann888

1/12/21 11:14am

I got 6 days. Lol

RSL

1/12/21 11:11am

I think mine is a month

SUAVO

1/12/21 11:12am

2 weeks paid. Can’t complain.

Virginia Ute

1/12/21 11:13am

jwf

1/12/21 11:13am

6 weeks at our company. But being in sales, it's not like I can take 6 weeks off

maxpowers

1/12/21 11:14am

Yup. Trying to figure out how to get unsnipped.

Ragnar Danneskjold

1/12/21 11:15am

My quick research revealed the process is referred to as a “S.N.A.P.”

mvtoro

1/12/21 11:27am

Wow times have changed. 24 years ago my wife called to say she was in labor.

O Gaucho

1/12/21 11:15am

I feel sorry that you were never able to bond with your child.

Bert609

1/12/21 11:17am

None

mwcoug

1/12/21 11:15am

18 weeks to be used in the first year.

Cordell

1/12/21 11:16am

Over 4 months?

SpotOnOpinionsGuy

1/12/21 11:19am

That's my reaction every time I think about it.

Cordell

1/12/21 11:20am

"Well boss, Jr. is turning 1 in 3 months and I still have all this time. So....."

Bert609

1/12/21 11:22am

Sounds like you work for my former employer.

Pimpin4Paradise

1/12/21 11:25am

My employer only recently started allowing dads to use their extended sick leave

KingDave

1/12/21 11:18am

I got 6 weeks paid. Can be used over the first year.

Zilog

1/12/21 11:18am

If I took 6 week off I would be worried they would figure out that

fredy

1/12/21 11:18am

Just started this year

El Careeb

1/12/21 11:19am

I think we get some but my youngest is 4 and we are no longer having kids.

Superman21

1/12/21 11:23am

Two weeks

STL

1/12/21 11:23am

2 weeks paid

rggee

1/12/21 11:23am

My prior employer gave 4 weeks @ 100% pay. I left them when my wife was about 7 months along with our 2nd child.

Pimpin4Paradise

1/12/21 11:24am

4 weeks and I'll take every bit of it...

The Pope

1/12/21 11:24am

I'd get 6 months off. I'm not having a kid though...

Pete

1/12/21 11:28am

Yep, 12 weeks. I've done it twice. It was awesome.

Vincent's Picks

1/12/21 11:30am

I think I got a week.

Mayor of Cougartown

1/12/21 11:30am

Back when I was having kids it wasn’t a thing. You just took your own time off. Then after my last kid the company went

Probable Sacko

1/12/21 11:36am

Zero.

IdahoCoug

1/12/21 11:44am

7 weeks off paternity to be used within the first year. I used 2 of of the 7.

dahurt45

1/12/21 11:52am

The most I got with any of mine was three days. And there wasn’t a need for more

gwalker

1/12/21 11:54am

16 weeks at Adobe

FatThor

1/12/21 11:57am

Yep. It was upped right after my last kid. They've been great about time off.

mottman

1/12/21 12:08pm

12 weeks of full pay. Before last year it was 0.

harrY

1/12/21 12:01pm

I took a couple hours off for the delivery then back to the grindstone. Those widgets are going to make themselves.

BR549

1/12/21 12:07pm

I took 16 weeks at my last company. Same 16 week + 1k baby bonus at the new gig.

creameryon9th

1/12/21 12:57pm

It was 10 days for my first two, then 21 days for my third.

WarBYU

1/12/21 1:12pm

I work at a public university. Paternity and maternity leave are granted at the

CrimsonCoug81

1/12/21 1:14pm

I work at the U. Leave is 6 weeks half paid if you are the primary care giver.

Great38

1/12/21 2:36pm

I don’t live in Utah but appreciate the comparison. Ours is apparently much

CrimsonCoug81

1/12/21 2:41pm

Maybe I just want to play video games 😁

Great38

1/12/21 2:48pm

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