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I'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.
by secretagent 16y ago
I'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!