tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819388586691204438.post1451783156932760016..comments2023-10-23T10:30:17.527-04:00Comments on A Mountain Bride: THIS gets me riled up.jes [a mountain bride]http://www.blogger.com/profile/03935793403239182466noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819388586691204438.post-27563003479983571172012-05-18T13:10:16.010-04:002012-05-18T13:10:16.010-04:00ugh...i just read the article...I've been thin...ugh...i just read the article...I've been thinking a lot about this since I'm due in a few months. My company is international, so it's crazy to me to think a co-worker of mine in canada gets the entire year off for maternity leave and I get 16 weeks (which is very generous in comparison to other companies, I know). But it does seem incredibly unfair. And my heart aches for your situation...I can't even imagine...Discovery Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530807140058397796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819388586691204438.post-10698550368482967322012-05-18T08:59:59.172-04:002012-05-18T08:59:59.172-04:00This totally gets me riled up too! I just turned d...This totally gets me riled up too! I just turned down a very good job (that I applied for before I was pregnant, then found out during the course of interviewing - I'm 16 weeks now) because I wouldn't get any maternity leave because of being new. Essentially I was forced to choose between baby and career.<br /><br />(I happily chose baby, but not everyone is in the situation to do so.)<br /><br />Maternity leave in our country is f*cked!rosiehttp://rosalicious.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819388586691204438.post-70197433310147089012012-05-17T21:47:17.837-04:002012-05-17T21:47:17.837-04:00It's crazy, isn't it? I was mad before, ju...It's crazy, isn't it? I was mad before, just theoretically, but then I left my job, moved to a different state and immediately found out I was pregnant. That meant new health insurance would be insanely expensive because pregnancy is a "pre-existing condition" so I had to stick with out of state which of course doesn't cover anything. And that's all before baby is more than a speck! I'm so sorry for what you went through, you would think a hospital of all places might be a bit more understanding of the situation!Amanda Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078481161365865252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819388586691204438.post-41015768620588200682012-05-17T21:35:00.929-04:002012-05-17T21:35:00.929-04:00That's so sad. I'm so happy I live in Cana...That's so sad. I'm so happy I live in Canada where not only do I get 12 months paid leave (although not at 100% - it's employment insurance and I get 55%, and my work does not top up), but it's also "free" to have a baby here (I say free in quotes because it's paid for with our taxes through our socialized health care). Hopefully one day America will come out of the dark ages with that stuff..Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09736437855880279980noreply@blogger.com