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Re:Engineer Says Software Firm Cut Her Maternity Leave Short... by 52-6F-62 on Sunday November 03, 2019 @01:29PM (#21435623)
I had a coworker who went through this. My bosses were very gracious. She was on leave for some time, purely for mental health reasons. And I’m sure returning to work with her job intact was a major comfort. Our direct boss at the time would meet with her for lunch occasionally until she felt well enough to come back. I’m willing to bet it was the best way it could have gone for her in light of what she experienced.

She has since had a healthy baby and is usually beaming.

Re:Engineer Says Software Firm Cut Her Maternity Leave Short... by rocketpastsix on Sunday November 03, 2019 @08:23PM (#21438153)
The boss in this story should be used as an example for others to learn from. What a great person.
Re:Engineer Says Software Firm Cut Her Maternity Leave Short... by 52-6F-62 on Sunday November 03, 2019 @10:19PM (#21438760)
He definitely is. Having had less positive experiences in the past—meeting him was a sea change for even myself.
Re:Engineer Says Software Firm Cut Her Maternity Leave Short... by fghorow on Sunday November 03, 2019 @01:59PM (#21435807)
I am happy to hear that she is beaming.

But, from personal experience, I would not assume that she is anything like "over" losing the other child.

Re:Engineer Says Software Firm Cut Her Maternity Leave Short... by HeWhoLurksLate on Sunday November 03, 2019 @02:22PM (#21435949)
Maybe over the hump is a better way to describe it?

My own problems with seasonal / occasional depression have resembled something of a bell curve- not bad at first, then really bad, then not very bad. The threat of depression never really goes away, but the likelihood of having bad days generally dies down over time, especially if the gap from what you were missing (IE child, job, spouse, sibling, family, pets) gets filled by something else.

Re:Engineer Says Software Firm Cut Her Maternity Leave Short... by 52-6F-62 on Sunday November 03, 2019 @10:18PM (#21438749)
The child they lost is still very much on their heart, yes.
Re:Engineer Says Software Firm Cut Her Maternity Leave Short... by bryanmgreen on Sunday November 03, 2019 @08:20PM (#21438140)
What a tremendous display of empathy and leadership to visit your grieving employee.
Re:Engineer Says Software Firm Cut Her Maternity Leave Short... by iknowalot on Monday November 04, 2019 @03:48AM (#21439907)
This should be the normal course of business... Humanity has taken a backseat to profits in many areas of modern life.