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When grief doesn't match bereavement policies

I scheduled my dad's funeral on my day off so I wouldn't have to ask for bereavement leave and explain our complicated relationship.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Institutional assumptions about family bonds can shame those whose relationships don't fit conventional mourning frameworks.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief in the workplace?”

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