Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who is fighting cancer

Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by jackvalentine on Thursday September 16, 2021 @08:42PM (#28559705)

Depends on your state, in mine it's 7 years - looking forward to my 6 month half pay sabbatical next year!

(For those unfamiliar with LSL, I could take 3 months full pay if I wanted but half pay for double the time is my choice.)

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Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by hnick on Thursday September 16, 2021 @09:01PM (#28559833)

My employer just let me take it piecemeal, like any other leave. Looking back that was probably worse for both of us. LSL is a good excuse to improve your bus factor.

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Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by jackvalentine on Thursday September 16, 2021 @09:41PM (#28560186)

I could take it piecemeal once it's accrued, but I just don't think that's a good idea. It's quite an opportunity to take a long period off work paid and I intend on honouring it.

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Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by saalweachter on Friday September 17, 2021 @10:22AM (#28565827)

Yeah, that's the good stuff.

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