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		bastawhiz on June 12, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber CEO Kalanick likely to take leave Most companies in SV tend to have, in addition to paid maternal/paternal leave, the option to take unpaid leave. I have many friends and colleagues who have taken advantage of this for a variety of reasons. It's really not that uncommon.

smileysteve on June 12, 2017 [–]

It's implicit that as long as your company is hiring your position you can take unpaid leave; the outlier is paid sabbatical.

smileysteve on June 13, 2017 | [–]

Oh, and you're at least on par with expected performance.

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