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I had a sorta different reaction. I thought, it'd be amazing if everyone at Facebook had the option to take two months off for paternity leave and prioritize fa
by oneJob 11y ago
I had a sorta different reaction. I thought, it'd be amazing if everyone at Facebook had the option to take two months off for paternity leave and prioritize family over business without worrying about losing their job or good favor with their supervisor.
- blazespin 11y agoAhaha. Considering Facebook is rated #1 place to work I am sure it's just fine. Rather, it'd be amazing if you could do this at any workplace.
- 13of40 11y agoI had a different one: Two months? If that guy hasn't built his business up to the point where he can take a sabbatical and do right by his family, then there's no hope for the rest of us.
- qmalxp 11y agoI suspect it's not so much that he can't take more time off, but that he doesn't want to.
- ryderm 11y agoI doubt that either of these outcomes are likely
- sp332 11y agoHow is that different from acangiano's point?
- seattle_spring 11y agoThen prepare to be amazed, because they actually have four months paid paternity leave.
- robotresearcher 11y agoI hope the environment is such that people feel they can use it without penalty. Anyone have experience?
- stingraycharles 11y agoI think this is exacty why it's great he is doing this. He is showing his employees it is ok to prioritize family over work.
- pen2l 11y agoIf he really wanted to show that, wouldn't he have taken 4 months off? :)
- whackedspinach 11y agoYes, it is odd for someone to not take full paternity leave. See this article where Boz talks about it: http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-parental-leave-policy-2015-8 http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-parental-leave-polic...
- underwater 11y agoI took a little over three months off when my first child was born, and am in the process of taking the full four months for my second child. I know a half dozen people who have had children while working at Facebook and all of them have taken all (or almost all) of that time. I never felt pressure not to take leave. The hardest part was convincing myself that things would keep running without me.
- grandalf 11y agowow that makes me want to apply at facebook
- Jach 11y agoWhich large tech companies don't have paid paternity leave? It's kind of a common thing... https://www.fatherly.com/50-best-places-to-work-for-new-dads-the-complete-list-1114921020.html https://www.fatherly.com/50-best-places-to-work-for-new-dads...
- nasalgoat 11y agoWhat I find amazing is that the US still doesn't have Federal paid maternity leave. I thankfully live in Canada, a civilized country that allows a full year.
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- incepted 11y agoMost large companies in Silicon Valley give men between four and eight weeks of paternity leave, which you can take any time you want (not just right after the baby is born).
- smt88 11y agoDo you have a sense (even anecdata) of how common it is to take advantage of that? Do people feel comfortable taking the full period for leave? I don't know what it would mean if they didn't, though. I think many successful people have trouble believing that their work will be done well in their absence.
- lmartel 11y agoAnecdotally, it's unheard-of to not take full advantage of paid family leave at a technology company, whether it's two months or four. There are issues around vacation, especially "unlimited PTO" as a perk, but no one seems shy about paternity and maternity leave.