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"Paid parental leave is so much more than 'extra time off'—something I didn’t fully understand until 91³Ô¹ÏÍø gave me the life-changing experience of three months off with my newborn son.

"My husband, Tito, and I are foster parents who have now adopted two sons who started their lives as foster babies in our home. Work-life balance has always been a hallmark of working at 91³Ô¹ÏÍø, but when we brought our first son, Oliver, home from the hospital, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø had not yet introduced its 12-week parental leave policy. The flexibility of working at 91³Ô¹ÏÍø made it relatively easy for us to transition into parenthood, but adjusting to diapers and sleeping schedules while also thinking about tomorrow morning’s big meeting was still a lot to take on.

"Four years later, when Ethan was born and came into our home, I was lucky enough to be one of the first 91³Ô¹ÏÍø employees to take advantage of the new paid parental leave policy. I’ll admit that at first I was just looking forward to my first work-free summer since high school. Little did I know how much it would mean for me, my family, and my relationship with this new little person. Three months of fully focused family time is a true gift—a chance to bond with a newborn baby in a way I didn’t fully realize was possible; a chance to reconnect with my husband and sync up on our parenting strategies; and an opportunity to give Oliver lots of love and one-on-one attention as he, too, adjusted to the new realities of big brotherhood.

"91³Ô¹ÏÍø truly cares about its employees, and that shows in its benefits. Paid parental leave is just one more way 91³Ô¹ÏÍø’s leaders have demonstrated to me that they care about me, my family, and our wellbeing."

— 91³Ô¹ÏÍø employee