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Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by midev on Thursday September 16, 2021 @11:14PM (#28560802)
Yes, the words are pretty plain and clear. You can take as much time off as you want, within reason. There is no cap.

Need a few days off for a break? Go for it. Want to take a two week vacation a few times per year. Approved!

Think you can take two months off and disappear? Nope. Some people were born without a nuance gene and don't understand this distinction.

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Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by quantumBerry on Friday September 17, 2021 @12:18AM (#28561160)
>Think you can take two months off and disappear? Nope.

Apparently you can, because he did, and it worked.

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Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by midev on Friday September 17, 2021 @12:32AM (#28561227)
If by "worked" you mean pissed off everyone and ruined your reputation and career, sure!
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Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by quantumBerry on Friday September 17, 2021 @12:38AM (#28561261)
If it's your first job, then sure maybe.

I've done something similar, walking off a bad job at the most critical time they needed me. Would you like to know what happened? I used one of my many other references, and within two weeks I had a job for 20% more money making six figures. Your value isn't attached to what some idiot CEO thinks of you.

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Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by midev on Friday September 17, 2021 @01:01AM (#28561402)
You made 20% more and broke into six figures. Congrats, you're an average tech employee with baggage. Everyone that remembers you will be a hard no on future interviews.

Congrats I guess.

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Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by quantumBerry on Friday September 17, 2021 @01:20AM (#28561508)
Thank you! This was many years ago, and I've held several jobs since then, 1000+ miles away from there now. It has not impacted my career the slightest, but thank you for your concern! I don't have some superiority complex against those making a median wage, so your sarcasm really isn't an insult at all. It's quite a good living, and I don't begrudge those making more.
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