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Hey, secretagent - I'm planning on taking two weeks off for my first child, although they will be staggered. My boss is actually expecting in March so he was v
by bartonfink 16y ago
Hey, secretagent -
I'm planning on taking two weeks off for my first child, although they will be staggered. My boss is actually expecting in March so he was very understanding about this - your mileage may vary. I'm taking a week after the birth in mid-May, and then another week in June for a trip to see parents and friends from back home.
When are you due?
- secretagent 16y agoI'd rather not give away any clues about my identity since most of my co-workers read Hacker News. I'm just trying to get gauge how others have handled this.
- bartonfink 16y agoOkay, that makes sense. I was just curious because the more time you have up front, the easier it's going to be to get the time off without unnecessary friction. Hypothetically, if I were a manager and one of my reports told me "hey, I'm having a baby next Tuesday - can I have two weeks off?" I'd be pretty teed off. I left my last job partly due to a lack of understanding over what my wife's pregnancy meant for my ability to work the same hours as the rest of the team (I was the only one with a kid and nobody understood why it's important for me to go to OB/GYN appointments). Don't put yourself in that situation. Tell your boss early and remind him/her often that there is a baby on the way and you're going to need this time off. The only way you can screw this up is by springing a huge surprise on your boss like the hypothetical above. Good luck and congratulations on the baby!