Do you know of anyone who has quit the firm in the middle of their parental leave? I don’t see anything in the policy that says you can’t.

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Has anyone taken extended leave (1-3 mo) for personal reasons (other than parental leave) at EY? Is this even an option?

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Anyone know if the paid 16 week parental leave is available only once or for each birth?

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How is parental leave treated in CRT?

All else equal isn't it fair to expect lower utilization in this group? If so, is it fair to hold them to the same standards?

Any early promotes w/newborns?

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BDO stopped accruing PTO during parental leave. What's the policy in your firm?

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The US should have 1 year of paid parental leave- agree or disagree?

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Anyone taken an extended parental leave of absence? Whats the pros/cons if extending beyond the 16wk period?

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Hey Deloitte fish- do you have to work at Deloitte a certain period of time to receive parental leave benefits?

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How would you respond to someone who thinks it’s unfair that new parents get paid parental leave? He seems to understand why parental leave is important (good for baby, society, etc) but ...

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Entire week off for 4th of July, increased parental leave, $1k spot bonus to all employees, compensation raises, increased bonus pool funding, and midyear promotion announcements NICE WORK LEADERSHIP!

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Today they announce the new parental leave and one firm bonus! Can't wait!!!

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When you see “note: Public Sector staff are not eligible for these new benefits” at the bottom of the new parental leave policy email

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Heard PwC will be giving 1k bonus in April and coming up with a new enhanced parental leave - announcement should be made end of month.

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KPMG update parental leave to equal EY and Deloitte.

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Parental leave policies for your companies? Doing a comparison and I'll start. Slalom's:
8 weeks for primary caregiver (maternity leave)
1 week for non-primary (paternity leave)

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A partner is making tough for friend to go on a parental leave, saying if client cn manage w/o u for 6 wks...they don’t need u here...aren’t they suppose to help teams with this..what’s going on here

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What are your agency's Parental Leave policy/benefits and "return to work" policies? Has anyone requested more than their company allows?

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The US should have 1 year of paid parental leave- agree or disagree?

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EY 🐠 - Are there any issues with dad's taking the full 16 weeks for parental leave? It says primary care givers only. Thanks!

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EY 🐠 - Is it frowned on to use your full 16 weeks of parental leave? (Dad to be here 🙋🏻‍♂️.)

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New parental leave act going into effect starting Jan 1. Does anyone know how many days off now?

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PwC parental leave benefits?

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What's your firm's parental leave policy? Like how many weeks? Is it different for moms and dads (or primary vs. non-primary)? Wife and I are planning to have kids in the next two years and want to be in the best situation possible.

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Not nearly enough messages. Was a senior when I had a kid...so nice of KPMG to NOT tell me the way to properly submit for parental leave back in the day.

Fishbowl parents! Did you take the full parental leave? How much time off? Did you feel there were any repercussions? First time dad here - currently on paternity leave and loving it!

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I just came back from my parental leave and Partner shoved on my face saying I need to hit 3.5M combining sales and managed revenue as I am SM now(cont)

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Can you hand in your notice toward the end of parental leave and not come back to work? Or will you have to pay back for the parental leave salary?

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Has anyone from EY taken the 16weeks parental leave? When you came back, have you seen any consequences direct or indirect in terms of performance reviews or ratings etc?

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Hey Grey 🐠- What's your parental leave policy?

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Do vacation hours accrue while on parental leave?

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Pregnant 🐟. Does firm allows you to take STD (thinking to take a week before due date) plus the parental leave which I heard is 16 weeks? ?

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What's the best sort of role to get into in advisory consulting after returning from parental leave? Would appreciate any advice🐠🐟🐡🐬

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Parental leave policies. The best and the worst in adland? Please respond with your agency policy. Include policy for fathers and adoptive parents too.

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Does anyone know how parental leave affects the year end rating process if at all? Do you still go through the process as normal?

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Any rumors of PWC joining the parental leave arms race? EY and Deloitte upped theirs to 16 weeks paid leave, while Don Draper PwC kicks new parents in the nuts and tells them to get back on the road

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Can someone give me perspectives on this? PA used to be attractive despite low pay high hours due to its fast path (promotions) & fringe benefit like work from home, parental leave, ect. (To be cont)

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What's KPMG's parental leave policy? Like how many weeks? Is it different for moms and dads (or primary vs. non-primary)?

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It's 8:30 on my first day of parental leave with my 3 month old daughter. HELP!

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The US should have 1 year of paid parental leave- and taking the leave should be mandatory.

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Have people gotten their bonus’ prorated in a year they were on parental leave? Any hunches to tell if it was more less than a straight prorate?

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Curious, what is your company's paid parental leave policy?

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Today is my first day back at work (and first full day back in my physical office) after a few weeks off for parental leave. Needless to say, I am struggling to stay focused on anything other than wanting to go back home to my spouse and child.

I know I shouldn't take an emotional temperature on day one, but it has been more difficult being back than I anticipated. Any tips for navigating the waters for the first day/week/month back?

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Going on a parental leave in a month. Anyone know of any remote, freelance/part time I can do to still make money on the side? Out side of Uber/Lyft etc

Does anyone here in a health system have insurance that covers fertility assistance or get paid parental leave? Really like my position at my hospital but as we start to plan a family - I'm nervous about the cost. Just looking around regionally - it looks like most health systems don't cover this.

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I recently got asked in an interview “how do you keep on top of employment law, your award and fair work regulations?” Truth is I’m subscribed to mailing lists but that’s about it… I sometimes feel dumb because I forget what’s in the fair work act, I need to check it every time someone is going on parental leave… then I forget the min requirements again.
Does anyone else have the same problem? How do you keep on top of / remember important NES & regulations?

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What are the parental leave benefits at Siegfried? I can't find any information on their benefits package or online, neither can I find it on the internet, I'm new and don't want to ask about it since I recently started,not planning for a baby right just want to know for the future.

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I’m 6 months pregnant and scheduled a 30 minute meeting to chat with my HR rep to talk about our parental leave benefits (specifically how to navigate taking additional, unpaid time)…. She declined the meeting and directed me to review the policy documentation online and email her with any specific questions I have. Is that normal? Feeling a bit unsupported but also not trying to overreact

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Banks have been expanding parental leave policies with some offering the same amount of time to both primary and secondary parents. Do you think your company provides sufficient time off? Most importantly, would you be willing to take the full amount of time - without fearing repercussions?

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What’s the parental leave policy at your firm? Maternity vs paternity? Is two weeks paternity leave pretty standard?

Curious to know what the norm is — does your firm prorate your bonus for time that you are out on paid parental leave?

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EY 🐠 - potentially starting with the firm soon, and my partner is due to have our first in April. Given the 1 year service requirement for leave, would I have the option to take PTO during birth and use parental leave after my 1 year of service? Appreciate any guidance here

What is the firm policy for paid parental leave at D? Read it is 16 weeks. Any eligibility criteria ? What’s the catch?

Citi how’s the parental leave at Citi, for both men and women? Do people take all of it or what the perception how management see it especially for men Citi

Hi Folks,

I’ve a question, can we take parental leave in
TSYS during probation or 1 week cl/el leave ?

Thanks in advance TSYS

Currently out on parental leave and will be putting in my notice. How much notice period should I give? Concerned to give 2 weeks as i might be asked to leave next day due to already out on parental leave. Thoughts?

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Good or bad time to head out on parental leave?

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Received an offer as Engagement Director from Salesforce (CSG, pre sales, L9). Great benefits package, 40% increase in total comp and better WLB.

I do love the people in my practice and current client, but career trajectory has stalled after taking parental leave earlier this year and (yet another) change in leadership.

Realistically, making to Director is 2-3 years away and will require sacrificing time with my family that I am not prepared to give up.

Should I stay or should I go?

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If I move to industry, how much vacation, sick days, and parental leave as a father should I expect as a senior auditor?

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My brother has over 20 yoe in electric and 10 yoe in solar engineering including owning his own small solar company. He is looking to relocate to US or Canada. Can anyone provide any lead on which companies provide sponsorship? H1B or Canadian work visa. Thanks!

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I’ve got a friend in Dubai who has experience in IB and VC at junior levels (in London and Dubai) and would like to break into consulting. He’s at a small cap VC at the moment and works not that challenging, and he wants to break into MBB or tier 2 for strategy. Anyone happy to look at his CV?

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Can anyone please refer me in Amazon.

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How do you decide the author order in publications?

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Starting soon in Boston but the the WFH situation was still TBD when I interviewed. Are there any updates on when everyone would need to go back to office full time in the U.S.?

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Does any of the big4 firm allow working remote from Canada/ overseas? Any policies that restrict that?

Is HSBC or Credit Suisse or for matter of fact, any account in EY is asking EY employees to work from office or to work in hybrid manner. Any account in EY which offers permanent WFH?

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How is work life balabce at CookChildren’s?
Do you have remote days?

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Hi all,
Received an offer today from Twilio for a L3 program manager (non tech) for 125 base, 60k equity, and a 15k sign on (essentially 140k TC). I currently make more than this and have offers higher than this on the table. Anyone have insight on how much I can counter?

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Hi Fishes,

What's your opinion on RWD pod?

Would be happy to DM if you are working for that pod to get to know a few things before I join.

Would really appreciate your input on this.

TIA!

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Have a big interview tomorrow. The question I dread the most is about why you’re looking for a new job. The honest answer is that there isn’t enough work to go around at my agency and I want to get ahead of the inevitable layoffs. What’s the best way to tell them this? Do I just make something else up entirely?

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