Dr. Peter Bajic

Maturity leave one month for the other parents. So I think honestly, like for us, I don't know how we would have done it without that. We're blessed to have our parents nearby, but still it was very important for us to have that time with not only with our kids, but also to support one another early on and, you know, having kids and everything. It's just a lot.

Maturity leave one month for the other parents. So I think honestly, like for us, I don't know how we would have done it without that. We're blessed to have our parents nearby, but still it was very important for us to have that time with not only with our kids, but also to support one another early on and, you know, having kids and everything. It's just a lot.

Everybody has different things that are priorities and that they value and are important and what you look for in your first job may not be what you need down the road several years later, but we were very lucky and I feel very blessed for that.

Everybody has different things that are priorities and that they value and are important and what you look for in your first job may not be what you need down the road several years later, but we were very lucky and I feel very blessed for that.

Everybody has different things that are priorities and that they value and are important and what you look for in your first job may not be what you need down the road several years later, but we were very lucky and I feel very blessed for that.

I mean, I think it's like so important to just for those of us that are working at a place that feels so large. And I think it can feel very much like you're just kind of a cog in the wheel. But I do think that this goes back to like having a supportive leader or having a good working relationship with your chair or, you know, leader of your practice or whatever it is.

I mean, I think it's like so important to just for those of us that are working at a place that feels so large. And I think it can feel very much like you're just kind of a cog in the wheel. But I do think that this goes back to like having a supportive leader or having a good working relationship with your chair or, you know, leader of your practice or whatever it is.

I mean, I think it's like so important to just for those of us that are working at a place that feels so large. And I think it can feel very much like you're just kind of a cog in the wheel. But I do think that this goes back to like having a supportive leader or having a good working relationship with your chair or, you know, leader of your practice or whatever it is.

I think sometimes like even when you feel like you're kind of bound by these, I don't know, unmovable walls that maybe sometimes they're more movable than that you might realize, or that there might be ways around certain things. So definitely just like in a relationship, good communication is so important.

I think sometimes like even when you feel like you're kind of bound by these, I don't know, unmovable walls that maybe sometimes they're more movable than that you might realize, or that there might be ways around certain things. So definitely just like in a relationship, good communication is so important.

I think sometimes like even when you feel like you're kind of bound by these, I don't know, unmovable walls that maybe sometimes they're more movable than that you might realize, or that there might be ways around certain things. So definitely just like in a relationship, good communication is so important.

I think like being willing to have those kinds of conversations with sometimes could be difficult with your, with your chair or whoever it is, uh, is so important. And if you don't, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. If you don't,

I think like being willing to have those kinds of conversations with sometimes could be difficult with your, with your chair or whoever it is, uh, is so important. And if you don't, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. If you don't,

I think like being willing to have those kinds of conversations with sometimes could be difficult with your, with your chair or whoever it is, uh, is so important. And if you don't, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. If you don't,

ask you you may not get so don't don't be scared to bring these things up because you know so many of us in medicine at all levels have families and have been through this stuff so not a sign of weakness to say you know what i really want to take some time off to be with my kid you know i don't want to be regretting this 10 20 years from now

ask you you may not get so don't don't be scared to bring these things up because you know so many of us in medicine at all levels have families and have been through this stuff so not a sign of weakness to say you know what i really want to take some time off to be with my kid you know i don't want to be regretting this 10 20 years from now

ask you you may not get so don't don't be scared to bring these things up because you know so many of us in medicine at all levels have families and have been through this stuff so not a sign of weakness to say you know what i really want to take some time off to be with my kid you know i don't want to be regretting this 10 20 years from now

So I feel super blessed and spoiled to say that we have double grandmas in town. So I grew up in Cleveland. So my folks were super excited to have us back. And then when our first daughter was born, In 2021, my mother-in-law actually moved because she didn't really, everybody in her immediate family had moved out of Chicago.

So I feel super blessed and spoiled to say that we have double grandmas in town. So I grew up in Cleveland. So my folks were super excited to have us back. And then when our first daughter was born, In 2021, my mother-in-law actually moved because she didn't really, everybody in her immediate family had moved out of Chicago.

So I feel super blessed and spoiled to say that we have double grandmas in town. So I grew up in Cleveland. So my folks were super excited to have us back. And then when our first daughter was born, In 2021, my mother-in-law actually moved because she didn't really, everybody in her immediate family had moved out of Chicago.