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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by x0x0 on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @05:38PM (#19090735)
Not leave -- and note that I'm not opposed to the leave policies -- but I worked at a place that involved travel. The parents always managed to get out of it. I ended up leaving because what would have been a reasonable amount of travel split 4 ways was an unreasonable amount split 1 way (me) with 3 parents who did virtually none of it.
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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by sbov on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @05:53PM (#19090875)
Well your original post made no mention of this.

I know plenty of people with kids that have to travel for work. And they make it work.

FYI, retaliation over parental leave is a thing too. I have a friend who took 2 months parental leave. When he came back he was put on call for a year straight.

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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by x0x0 on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @11:09PM (#19092638)
What other post? I think you're talking about someone else.
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