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Tours of Duty
Shapero even encouraged her to take extra time for
her recovery, which meant that she was away from
the offi ce for a total of eleven months— the fi nal tri-
mester of pregnancy and eight months of maternity
leave. Gultekin did her part as well; she touched base
with her manager on a monthly basis to stay on top
of the business.
When the time came for her to return to the
offi ce, Gultekin found the process of defi ning a new
tour of duty smooth and nearly seamless. About
three months before the end of her maternity leave,
Gultekin and Shapero worked out her next tour of
duty. “When I talked with Dan,” she said, “it felt
like I had never been gone. I thought I had the same
opportunities I would have had before my maternity
leave.” ...