I have to comment on the whole paternity and maternity thing.
The mothers get paid maternity up to 4 months. They absolutely utilize it as it one of the major perks of working for this company. It's highly encouraged that the fathers take their paternity leave as well which is also fully paid. I have never seen it looked bad upon and actually is one of the reasons I love the company I work for.
Also taken PTO is also helpful for the project. They encourage that you take it and it's sometimes gently requested that you do. This lowers the billing for the client but also keeps employees happy. I see people that take months off at a time.
I have to say that that I have never had better benefits in my life. They SN benefits for my daughter is the best I have ever seen.
OP send me a PM if you want the info on my employer. I do think they have a external job board.
I wonder if we work for the same company. I just got "gently pushed" to take PTO all next week and DH was told to WFH next week too. I know we are trying to limit burnout because attrition costs in consulting are pretty high.
DHs current consulting firm DGAF about burnout or retaining employees.
He was forced to use up all his PTO when our house flooded, hasn’t had a raise in 2 years and has been passed up for promotions despite doing principal level work/them charging the client for a principal when he is only a senior consultant.
PTO is discouraged, to the point where DH was working from home the day after each of our boys was born. That is a cultural difference though - the majority of employees have a parent come live with them for months after a child is born.
dreamcrisp1 I will pm if I think of something. We are expecting him to be gone Monday - Thursday OR be working long hours. We definitely don’t think this will be easy but view it as something he can do to earn extra money for a few years.
dreamcrisp1 I will pm if I think of something. We are expecting him to be gone Monday - Thursday OR be working long hours. We definitely don’t think this will be easy but view it as something he can do to earn extra money for a few years.
Please do. I work at EY and worked at Deloitte before and my H currently works at Deloitte.
dreamcrisp1 I will pm if I think of something. We are expecting him to be gone Monday - Thursday OR be working long hours. We definitely don’t think this will be easy but view it as something he can do to earn extra money for a few years.
Please do. I work at EY and worked at Deloitte before and my H currently works at Deloitte.
We haven’t considered EY since he has a former supervisor at Deloitte that wants him.
We kind of think that if he is consulting and has to travel then he might as well work for a company that will pay him well & actually give benefits to their employees (ie: our premiums are crazy high and there is no 401k).
Please do. I work at EY and worked at Deloitte before and my H currently works at Deloitte.
We haven’t considered EY since he has a former supervisor at Deloitte that wants him.
We kind of think that if he is consulting and has to travel then he might as well work for a company that will pay him well & actually give benefits to their employees (ie: our premiums are crazy high and there is no 401k).
I truly think, if short term, it’s a good career decision. Once you have 2-4 years of Deloitte on your resume, it’ll open a lot of options for him. I’m in Canada so hard to compare benefits as I have better options at EY but if he’s on a good project, it’ll make a difference.
S just got off a project he hated beyond hated so that was good. He was supposed to be on for longer but they recognized it wasn’t using his strengths. He should likely get on a good project after we return from our honeymoon.
Post by lissaholly on Nov 14, 2017 14:56:13 GMT -5
How far are you from the airport? How is the traffic? How close are you to the home office? The traveling isn’t so bad if there isn’t a significant commute once you are “ home.” It’s a trough go though to fly and then know you have another hour because of traffic.
How much social networking is your H willing to do on those fridays he is home? How involved of a parent is he? The job is flexible in the sense that you have a good deal of vacation and there is no concept of punchin a time card in and out- you can leave Monday afternoon instead of Sunday night sometimes etc. but on the flip side you might get home Thursday night and need to head into the office Friday morning and stay late to go the happy hour- cutting into your two nights home with the family. Also, it’s an international company, so you might just have a teleconference eat up your entire Easter Sunday before your flight.
I don’t have any family help, but truly this is easier on me than my H. I wouldn’t say don’t do it- you just need an exit plan and to go into the arrangement knowing that the brunt will be on your H.
ETA: I somehow missed that your h currently travels. Same shit, bigger salary. I think the only thing that might be harder is th visibility that your H will have put forth to advance in A bigger company.
How far are you from the airport? How is the traffic? How close are you to the home office? The traveling isn’t so bad if there isn’t a significant commute once you are “ home.” It’s a trough go though to fly and then know you have another hour because of traffic.
How much social networking is your H willing to do on those fridays he is home? How involved of a parent is he? The job is flexible in the sense that you have a good deal of vacation and there is no concept of punchin a time card in and out- you can leave Monday afternoon instead of Sunday night sometimes etc. but on the flip side you might get home Thursday night and need to head into the office Friday morning and stay late to go the happy hour- cutting into your two nights home with the family. Also, it’s an international company, so you might just have a teleconference eat up your entire Easter Sunday before your flight.
I don’t have any family help, but truly this is easier on me than my H. I wouldn’t say don’t do it- you just need an exit plan and to go into the arrangement knowing that the brunt will be on your H.
ETA: I somehow missed that your h currently travels. Same shit, bigger salary. I think the only thing that might be harder is th visibility that your H will have put forth to advance in A bigger company.
We are 10 minutes from LoveField (the smaller airport) and 30 minutes from DFW.
He currently does happy hour/networking 1 Friday a month but would do more.
His firm is one of the biggest in India and is currently on a project with Australia so we are used to the shitty aspects of international business.
I would need to dig further but DH desperately wants a third and that is not an option in our current financial situation. He does not love to travel but he said he is willing to sacrifice a lot to make a 3rd kid happen so I think he’s ok with it.
My husband used to work for a big consulting firm. He quit when I was pregnant with our first mostly because he didn't want to be traveling Mon - Thurs when we had kids. A couple years into is non-consulting job he moved into a new position that required a lot of travel, similar to what he was doing when he was in consulting. I was working full time and by then we had two kids. Having my husband traveling so much was really rough. His travel was one of the main reasons I ended up quitting my job. Dealing with the travel while being a SAHM was much more manageable than when I was working full time. We got into a good routine and it wasn't such a big deal.