Current Events > my boss wants me to talk about me having a baby next month with my team

(+) Yeah! (+)

(well my wife is having the baby. im just kinda watching i guess)
so we can set up things for when i take days off.

my company says i can take 2 weeks off for paternity leave. thing is, my son might come in the middle of our busiest time, and theres no one else who can do my job up here, unless my coworkers/boss want to 1) do all the work at their own schools and then 2) drive an hour up to my area and do it all again.

im thinking i just take a couple days/ 1 week off, and if any deliveries happen i can be there for it.

but i dunno. how long will my wife be in the hospital for? parents of CE, i summon your aid

---

How long is a piece of string?

It depends on a shitload of factors.

Is the hospital public or private?
How is the Mum doing after birth?
is the baby full term?
how are they feeding?
are they the right weight?

Honestly, dont over think that shit. Your private life is not a deliverable. Just give them the mum and Bub is fine spiel if needs be. The usual head and digits count shit.

---

id plan to take the whole two weeks away regardless if work is needed or not. take your time.

---

yeah i just dont know what to tell them when it comes to "how many days are you planning to take off"

i really dont know what to say lol. assuming our baby doesn't falcon punch his way out of my wife's uterus, im guessing we won't be in the hospital that long. thing is i just dont know how long a normal hospital stay for this is

---

Take the full time.

Itll be good to help out around as much as possible once yall are home. Work can manage. You need to have/live your life too.
---

BuckVanHammer posted...

id plan to take the whole two weeks away regardless if work is needed or not. take your time.

yeah my boss said i could break it up.

right now my plan is to not be available, but if any deliveries come in ( i got 600 Chromebooks coming in beginning of august) I'll be there to receive it but then deal with them later.

the only thing that might set me back is that im supposed to be moving offices. i moved all my stuff, but big tables and shelves remain. i dont know w hat to do with them because the only people who have the key to the new office im in are in fucking Colorado for a training. why? wtf

---

At least this time you're combining the larping

If all goes well, you'll have the kid home in 2 days. If there are complications it will be longer. Hard to say.

But if they're willing to give you the time for paternity leave, take it. Paternity leave was one of the best months of my life. Your employer can't fault you for having a kid and them being unprepared.
---

nothanks1 posted...

At least this time you're combining the larping

This coming from you?

---

---

You need fucking therapy TC

"I'm having a baby but my work is busy, I think I'll just take a couple days then go back to what really matters -- work"

---

Thats a lot of dick

---

If there are no complications, your wife and baby will be home in 2-3 days. Also, keep in mind, the baby could come early. I tried to plan my vacation around the day my son was supposed to be born... He came a week early

I definitely recommend taking that leave though. Unless you're a heavy sleeper, you will not be getting a full night's uninterrupted sleep for the first few months. You will want those days off, I know I did lol.

---

You will need to take the break. Two weeks will be absurdly short, you will see.

It is normal to not realize it right now, but when the boy will be there, you will change your mind. You will probably feel guilty to go to work after only two weeks, leaving your wife alone with the baby.

Prepare yourself, your wife will need your attention and reassurance more than she ever will.

MixedRaceBaby posted...

yeah i just dont know what to tell them when it comes to "how many days are you planning to take off"

i really dont know what to say lol. assuming our baby doesn't falcon punch his way out of my wife's uterus, im guessing we won't be in the hospital that long. thing is i just dont know how long a normal hospital stay for this is

My wife had a c-section and we stayed in the hospital for two or three days both times. We live in Canada as well so we could have stayed longer if needed.

---

Herbette posted...

You will need to take the break. Two weeks will be absurdly short, you will see.

It is normal to not realize it right now, but when the boy will be there, you will change your mind. You will probably feel guilty to go to work after only two weeks, leaving your wife alone with the baby.

Prepare yourself, your wife will need your attention and reassurance more than she ever will.

its not that simple.

we have a shipment of chromebooks coming in the first week of august. ive im not there, the Chromebooks won't be processed. 2 weeks after that? first day of school.

the chromebooks will not be ready, students wont get them, and both schools i work at are fucked.

---

Me personally I would take the full 2 weeks paternity leave and let whoever is working figure things out without you there

sabrestorm posted...

Me personally I would take the full 2 weeks paternity leave and let whoever is working figure things out without you there

if i could i would.

my nearest coworker is 2 hours away by car.

---

Your wife is gonna need you for those 2 weeks. Work is great, work is needed, but taking care of your newborn and your wife should be the only thing on your mind.

Your job doesnt care about you. They care about the work you do. You say nobody else can do it, because they havent needed that. Dont think for a second theyll replace you in a heartbeat and never think of you again.

take the time and spend it with your family, you dont wanna wake up 10 years from now realizing you missed everything your child has done.

---

MixedRaceBaby posted...

Herbette posted...

You will need to take the break. Two weeks will be absurdly short, you will see.

It is normal to not realize it right now, but when the boy will be there, you will change your mind. You will probably feel guilty to go to work after only two weeks, leaving your wife alone with the baby.

Prepare yourself, your wife will need your attention and reassurance more than she ever will.

its not that simple.

we have a shipment of chromebooks coming in the first week of august. ive im not there, the Chromebooks won't be processed. 2 weeks after that? first day of school.

the chromebooks will not be ready, students wont get them, and both schools i work at are fucked.

sounds simple to me: they're fucked, not your fault
---

MixedRaceBaby posted...

(well my wife is having the baby. im just kinda watching i guess)

This statement cracked me up more than it should have.

---

I had a child last year. Screw work. Take care of your wife and kid as long as possible. Your wife might not show it, but she will definitely need all the help she can get.

---

This is easy. Family first. Your job doesn't care about you as it is evidence of them asking you how much time do you need off while you're expecting.

Family is always the answer. Time to find another job.

Next.

---

sktgamer_13dude posted...

Take the full time.

Itll be good to help out around as much as possible once yall are home. Work can manage. You need to have/live your life too.

---

Slaya4 posted...

This is easy. Family first. Your job doesn't care about you as it is evidence of them asking you how much time do you need off while you're expecting.

Family is always the answer. Time to find another job.

Next.

lmao am i on reddit?

my job is saying its okay. i just dont want to fuck over the schools in doing so

and frankly, me, cuz when i come back, that work will now be piled up higher and now i'll have to deal with the new school year too.

---

Divorce the wife and find one who has no problem with you taking no time off from work after having a baby

MixedRaceBaby posted...

lmao am i on reddit?

my job is saying its okay. i just dont want to fuck over the schools in doing so

and frankly, me, cuz when i come back, that work will now be piled up higher and now i'll have to deal with the new school year too.

The answer is simple. Do you want to be around your newborn baby and help your wife raising you guys child or do you want to dedicate your time to a company who clearly doesn't care about the fact that you're having a child on the way and is setting up a bullshit ass meeting with the entire team to discuss your absence and how much time you're taking away from the company.

Idk I though it was easy.


---

MixedRaceBaby posted...

my job is saying its okay.

They are directly saying what they legally have to and are all but directly saying the opposite.

---

i dont know what i expected from CE

just a bunch of brain dead answers

no one even bothered to read my points.

---

It's difficult because you need the job to support your new child and wife. It's not as simple as saying **** work because you need that job more than ever with a newborn and finding a new job is not easy.

It literally is that simple. A baby doesn't come over night. If your job was that dense to not prepare for your leave then it's on them.

5 years you're probably not going to be stunting that job and you'll think back, "why the fuck did I choose 30 Chromebooks over my newborn baby."

---

Slaya4 posted...

It literally is that simple. A baby doesn't come over night. If your job was that dense to not prepare for your leave then it's on them.

5 years you're probably not going to be stunting that job and you'll think back, "why the fuck did I choose 30 Chromebooks over my newborn baby."

is my baby dying because i chose to help a school coordinate deployment of 600, not 30, chromebooks?

jesus fucking christ.

---

MixedRaceBaby posted...

is my baby dying because i chose to help a school coordinate deployment of 600, not 30, chromebooks?

jesus fucking christ.

Well your priority is work. Should have said so. Just now that you're setting the stage for work over your family now.

Idgaf if the rapture happens tomorrow. There is absolutely no way in hell that I will miss out on the birth of my child or spending time with them as a newborn.


---

Slaya4 posted...

Well your priority is work. Should have said so. Just now that you're setting the stage for work over your family now.

im not saying fuck my family

holy shit

"Hey guys i think ill come back and work a day to help out a LITERAL FUCKING SCHOOL"
"OH SO YOU HATE YOUR KIDS?"

---

The reason why you're so fucking triggered if because you know I'm right.

If it were me I would tell them mf, "y'all had MONTHS to plan my absence, so I'm not taking time off. You guys figure it out. If shit is fucked up when I get back, I'll handle it. I'm the mean time I don't want one phone call from you guys on the weeks that my time if off."

---