A web-based job ad has angered the web for offering two weeks of paid maternity leave.
An account with the unnamed username u/MaraJadeSharpie shared a job posting on Reddit’s r/Antiwork board, garnering over 30,000 likes and 1,000 feedback.
“Proudly listed as organizational profit. For two full weeks,” shouted the unique poster (OP).
“Two weeks of paid parental leave due to initiation or adoption, an uncommon profit in the protection industry,” the job posting reads.

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Information week Multiple articles about new dads and mums have been exposed, as well as a worker whose boss was fired for having a baby was slammed online, a mum on maternity leave was told not to forgive her husband for texting his colleagues Letter worker, and a brand new mother, backed her up after her colleagues made her “lazy” about maternity go away.
What is the difference between maternity leave and paternity leave?
Maternity leave occurs when a person takes a break before having a child or adopting a child. According to legalzoom.com, a parent-child relationship disappears when a person adopts a baby or has a big difference that just started recently.
Not all workplace supplies, however, disappear entirely for pay. Usually only part of the vacation is paid, the rest is unpaid. It may also include travel and sick leave or short-term absence from work.
In a 2020 Society for Human Useful Resource Management (SHRM) study, 55% of employers offered paid maternity leave cancellations, 45% paid paternity leave cancellations, and 35% paid long-term home care cancellations.
What is FMLA?
As outlined by the U.S. Department of Labor, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees of insured employers to receive unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family and medical reasons, while group medical protection similarly persists as if workers No travel phrase.
These insured employees are entitled to:
- Twelve workweeks will disappear in any 12-month interval if the worker adopts a baby, takes care of a family member, and has a serious medical condition that prevents the worker from working.
- There are 26 working days off every 12 months to care for a soldier.
Redditor’s reaction
u/MajesticPension3475 wrote: “Sadly, most employers offer the usual zero days of paid parental leave, with 6-12 months depending on international locations.”
“JFC they only have one kid, no COVID lol. That’s rubbish!” exclaimed u/hauntedhalloween_96.
U/ThePaddyPower commented: “Individuals should strike. Richest country on the planet, my **. Maternity leave, sick pay, annual leave, health care, college shootings and more. And many others. Solidarity with you all. – You deserve more.”
U/mynameisbob29 mentions: “It’s just awesome for people who aren’t American.”
“It’s very unhappy. Mother and father should have a full 12 months. While I don’t have children, I can say that time with this new child is very important to improve and bond. Corporate America sucks,” u/ P0rkslice repeats.
Job ad slammed for giving 2 weeks paid parents away: ‘Unusual achievement’