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"When I returned to working onsite, I cried in the car every day."

Guest User January 20, 2017

I work full-time as a graphic designer helping to support my family. I get some paid family leave, but not enough.

With my first child, I had to start working from home 10 days after giving birth, because my company was too small to have to comply with FMLA. Instead of bonding with my baby, I was editing web pages while she watched me from her bouncy chair. Babies are small for such a short period of time, and I will never get those early days back.

When I returned to working onsite, I cried in the car every day. It was almost physically painful to be separated from my baby.

Since I wasn't getting much sleep, my job performance suffered and I was berated for it, my salary was converted to hourly and I got a pay cut.

3 months isn't enough, and 10 days should be criminal. 6 months should be the minimum. Investing in our moms and babies now will benefit everyone in the long run.

— Deja H., Seattle
(46th Legislative District)

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"When I returned to working onsite, I cried in the car every day."

When I returned to working onsite, I cried in the car every day. It was almost physically painful to be separated from my baby.

3 months isn't enough, and 10 days should be criminal. 6 months should be the minimum. Investing in our moms and babies now will benefit everyone in the long run.

— Deja H., Seattle
(46th Legislative District)

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Working Washington unites working people to fight for a fair economy where everyone can support themselves, afford the basics, and contribute to the economy.

When I returned to working onsite, I cried in the car every day. It was almost physically painful to be separated from my baby.

3 months isn't enough, and 10 days should be criminal. 6 months should be the minimum. Investing in our moms and babies now will benefit everyone in the long run.

— Deja H., Seattle(46th Legislative District)

Working Washington

building a workers’ movement that has the power to raise wages, improve labor standards, and change the conversation about work and wealth

Working Washington unites working people to fight for a fair economy where everyone can support themselves, afford the basics, and contribute to the economy.

— Deja H., Seattle
(46th Legislative District)