> How can someone "exploit maternity"? When they tell work that they need to stay home due to some "medical complications." while they hang-out with their cowo

> How can someone "exploit maternity"? When they tell work that they need to stay home due to some "medical complications." while they hang-out with their coworker friends in evenings and show-off that they were exploiting the situation. Yes, people do that. Family is the right priority. No doubt about that. In that case, such a person should say so to the employers. "I can't come to work for 7 more months because I prefer to take care of my baby. Please make appropriate plans." is very different from "My doctor said I shouldn't come to work for another few weeks. Continue paying me, and don't hire my replacement, because it's just a matter of few weeks." Especially if you then show-off to your coworkers in the evening how you were exploiting the situation. Who picks up that slack when the employer doesn't hire a replacement? Those same coworkers. > Any coworkers that begrudge a maternity or paternity leave are themselves at fault, not the parent. Oh come on! Nowhere did I say that her coworkers begrudge just because she took a maternity leave.