“The U.S. is one of three nations of 181 studied by Harvard and McGill universities that don’t guarantee working mothers leave with compensation, and researchers say it pays the price in lost productivity and health risks for children.” Bloomberg, Feb. 21, 2011

I gave birth to my son almost three months ago and am fortunate that I work for a company that believes in maternity leave. The fact that many companies don’t offer any kind of compensation for family leave is a troubling one and indicative of the value that our country places on parenting.

There were many theories floating around, so we decided to ask around the office and document a few of the origin myths. If you've heard something different about how Quick Left started, please feel free to leave your contribution in the comments.

The Real Story behind Quick Left from Quick Left on Vimeo.

One of our more faithful blog readers, company supporters and general man-about-town, Ef, requested that we add some video to our blog. Everyone knows that whatever Ef wants, Ef gets.

So after forcing asking our intern, Becca, to help out, we're proud to welcome you on a tour of where the magic happens...

Quick Left Office Tour from Quick Left on Vimeo.

Sit back, enjoy and remember that this is the first video we've attempted...which is a nice way of saying that we can only get better from here folks.

I thought I knew a lot about blogging when I started this job. However, the past eight months have taught me much about launching a blog, keeping it going and getting others to help out with care & maintenance of the beast. Like most good things, the Quick Left company blog is definitely a product of the entire team.