Full Maternity leave at Amazon taken away

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sVfK48

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sVfK48
Apr 8 27 Comments

I accepted a job at Amazon with the condition that I get full maternity leave benefits. After a few weeks, the director who told me I’d be eligible for full benefits even if I wasn’t there for the full year resigned, but told my new manager about the promise. When it came time to enroll in the benefit, HR called me and said the director had no authority to make that promise and revoked it. I went from 24 weeks of mat leave at my previous company, to 20 at Amazon, and now down to 14, 4 of which I have to take before the baby is even born or I lose it. So I’m not spending 10 weeks with my baby instead of 24. Has anyone had a similar experience or one where they got to keep the full 20 weeks without being there for a year? Really frustrated and angry about this experience and am considering leaving after mat leave is over.

#parenting #workingparent #maternityleave #amazon #amazonbenefits

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  • Google
    protestor

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    protestor
    You joined the shittiest company with the most shittest culture and lowest bar on the planet..and now are you angry that it's actually shitty there? Just leave: amazon is the puke on the wall: one Company one should never join even if they are jobless
    Apr 8 4
    • VMware
      peelonmusk

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      peelonmusk
      @N00bMonkey have some empathy with OP and stop defending Amazon on every thread. If you really want to help OP, then her situation is the Amazon's fault. Let's start there.
      Apr 8
    • Amazon / Eng
      N00bMonkey

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      N00bMonkey
      When did you see me defending Amazon on every thread? Most of the time I'm informing people of hidden evil practices in Amazon.

      "If you really want to help OP, then her situation is the Amazon's fault" I don't even understand what you want to say here. If you mean I should +1 to Google's response and that somehow will help OP, I'm sorry I still don't understand how that will help. I provided a solution in a separate response and that I think will help in short term and long term OP can figure out their career move.
      Apr 8
  • Amazon
    Tsgb81

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    Tsgb81
    Benefits are standard at Amazon, like most companies. That's a crappy situation, but not sure why anyone believed a random director could unilaterally change benefits for a single employee.
    Apr 8 0
  • New
    dtkws

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    dtkws
    Leave the company! This is absolutely unethical behavior.
    Having a baby is a once in a lifetime unique experience and don’t let Amazon ruin it for you.

    If you have anything in written save those, might come in handy if you decide to go the legal route tomorrow.
    Apr 8 0
  • eBay
    CnlQ64

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    CnlQ64
    Frugality. 😂
    Apr 8 0
  • Amazon
    Deeze 🥜

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    Deeze 🥜
    Did you have anything in writing?
    Apr 8 3
    • Apple
      sVfK48

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      sVfK48
      OP
      I did. They still said no.
      Apr 8
    • Google
      awk3388jgh

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      awk3388jgh
      If you have something in writing, you're golden. Get something in writing to confirm what your understanding is about them not honoring it. You then have a case no matter how you look at it because even if they honor it now, you have no way to feel secure that they wont hurt your perf review for it
      Apr 8