Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn it around

Re:Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn it around by swiftcoder on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @07:39AM (#31568376)

> Why would an employer care whether I took time off to pursue other things otherwise?

Many (questionable) reasons, but among other things, it's a convenient way to exclude women trying to return to the workforce after they took time off to have kids, without overtly appearing to discriminate.

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Re:Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn it around by RektBoy on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @07:56AM (#31568517)

In my country, it's illegal to fire a woman(or man) on maternity leave and company must give her(him) same place back, when they return. Maternity leave is usually taken till a kid is 3yrs old, so after 3yrs they must give you your old place back, by law.

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Re:Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn it around by jermaustin1 on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @09:26AM (#31569201)

These laws usually have loopholes, in the case of the job no longer existing. Which it is very easy to make a job no longer exist, especially in a 3 year time-span.

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Re:Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn it around by kayodelycaon on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @10:59AM (#31570287)

I'll second this. After I had to disclose a disability during a merger between two companies, HR moved me into a role they made just for me. That role was removed once a merger was complete.

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