u/bootystank33

Hello redditors. So grateful for places and communities like this. My wife and i had our daughter July 1st. She was induced due to preeclampsia and had a tough labor. I am trying to figure out my leave from work as the father. I want to use FMLA and take off 12 weeks if possible. My wife is still having blood pressure problems and post partum anxiety. My company uses Absencesoft to request leaves from work. Under the options for leave it gives baby bonding, family health condition, pregnancy/maternity, and self health condition. Do i use the family health condition option, the pregnancy option, or the baby bonding option? My company offers 6 weeks paid bonding time, but i believe that should be used after the 6 weeks of leave for the birth? i'm just very confused and HR never returns calls, only emails. and are not helpful when emailing. Thanks for any help you all can give.

Is there a good resource for how to have those difficult conversations? is there any scientific consensus on how best to give someone negative/constructive criticism? I have an employee whose laziness is actively damaging other employees experiences at work. regularly not doing her job and therefore making others pick up her slack. She is incredibly sweet and most people do like her, but she is now getting more complaints from others on her performance. I'm just curious on how others find best to give feedback that isnt positive.