Is it morally okay to take my vacation time even though I will be going on maternity leave this year for three months?
I work for a company with only a handful of employees. I will be going on maternity leave this year for 3 months, paid by Maine’s new program.
I a given four weeks of vacation a year. So far in 2026, I have taken three days of vacation.
I work from home while being a stay at home mom. Because of this, my boss lets me make my own schedule. I work from 0400-0800, during naptime (three hours in the afternoon) and one hour before bed or when my husband gets home from work. It works really well for me and I am SO thankful my boss allows this.
Furthermore, the job requires a lot of travel, and after I hit six months pregnant I won’t be flying. So my travel is severely restricted to local clients, which we don’t have many. Again, my boss has been accommodating and understanding.
Lastly, after my three months of maternity leave are up and I’m doing the SAHM thing with two children, I don’t know how I’ll be able to travel and get all my hours in etc. I told my boss this and he said “there isn’t an agreement we can’t come to” - we discussed potentially reducing hours and traveling less for less compensation (I currently make 95k before bonuses)
So all in all - it’s a sweet gig. The company is SMALL and they are certainly taking a hit with my restricted travel and maternity leave.
All this being said - I really want to take some time off when I’m mega pregnant to have a long weekend here and there. I’m also taking off my son’s second birthday. Is it wrong to take my vacation this year? It feels kind of shitty even though it’s well within my rights. Especially with a boss that is more than accommodating. I don’t want him to feel like I am taking advantage of the company…does that make sense? Is my pregnancy brain overthinking this?
What would you do?????