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Hi all,
How is KPMG India ? Someone reached out for strategy team at Customer & Operations for financial services practice.
I was told they specifically cater to Indian clients.
Please guide me with the following -
What is the traveling expectation, how are the hours, do we need to work on weekends?
How much salary and designation I can expect.
Current Ctc 30L, Infosys consulting, senior consultant. Expecting 10% hike in August/September.
Thanks in advance.
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Family are the first to take advantage of you just because y’all are related… I say charge them.. but offer the F&F discount
Lmao at SSM1 projecting their feelings about couples wanting to go away on holidays while they have kids. What’s so wrong with that? If the people sign up to help, that’s their prerogative. Who forced you to watch their kids mate? You sound like an unreasonably selfish person that regrets their own decisions and now projecting on others. Calm down.
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If you aren't raised in American culture, more often than not, you find reason to say thank God! This is one of them. Very strange to charge your own family for something as simple as watching their pet. WEIRD!
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@SM, do not bring your BS to my inbox, you desperate attention seeker.
Yes. One day you will need a favor in return and you will not want to pay. I would just say you can’t stay full time but can alternate days or whatever.
I think it’s fair for them to offer you something. Doesn’t need to be monetary. I watched my sibling’s dog - she lives in another city, she pays for my train ticket to get there. $50 to go out of your way is a tank of gas - seems fair. Even if you are happy to do it, you’re inconvenienced.
Yes it’s rude
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Nothing’s wrong with us. In close knit families we have no problem helping one another out with de minimis tasks. There are occasional bigger tasks, but even those even out. My contractor brother spent a full day helping me with renovations (really I was helping him) and I spent about 8 hours doing legal work for him. It all evens out.
The issue is when it’s NOT a simple ask and is putting you out, there needs to be something in return. If you both have pets and you agree to watch each other’s pets once a year for a multi-week trip, that would be fine. But it’s the expectation that family put really themselves out for you in exchange for nothing at all that’s problematic. You don’t take advantage of family like that.
A day? You’d spend a day, that you get back hour by hour for close knit family?
Wow. You have no clue do you.
It's rude if they don't offer to pay you....
Most I would do is ask them to stock the fridge with some stuff you like you eat.
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I don’t have pets because my parents have said they’d never watch them if I went on travel (we live in same town). I like their thinking, honestly, because family is not excuse for free labor/effort.
Similarly, when they had family dogs they’d fairly compensate me and my partner when we watched them (gift cards to dinner or cash).
I usually ask for $200/week for non-family and $100/week for family.
For weekends it depends. I have friends in areas where family lives and I will watch the dog fpr $50 and tell them I plan to have a few friends over or go out at night. If they disagree I just say I have weekend plans.
Yeah it’s petty and cheap. If the inconvenience of it all is an issue, bring that up instead and perhaps consider a compromise but charging money sounds tacky
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It’s not cheap though. If they hired an actual pet sitter they would be paying A LOT more than free.
Lol it is wrong! Well before I say this, I guess it depends on family dynamics. My parents look after my kids, take them for their activities, fly across continents to baby sit in the summer, so if they ever asked me to dog sit for them and it’s twenty minutes from me, I wouldn’t charge.
family or not , that’s not your dog.
It’s quite rude lol. But they should also do something nice for you for volunteering your time. Like a gift or something.
If you weren’t watching them, they would have to pay someone to do it. Why is your time less valuable because you’re family.
They should at least offer and give you the option of saying no.
Yes it’s rude!
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I’d personally watch a pet for free for my family. Would you want your family to charge you for a favor?
I paid my own college both my Bachelor’s and Master’s. Thank you though! Also Thanksgiving is American holiday we don’t celebrate that
Yes that’s 100% rude. Just say no.
It's beyond rude to charge your MOTHER.
I’ve mentioned multiple times in previous comments that it was for my sister
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To everyone new coming in to comment here. Keep in mind that this whole fuss is about a $100 ($50 a week). That’s all OP is looking for….that also just for food. Initially reading the post I thought it was absolutely rude but if this is all OP is asking for it’s honestly not. The family should ensure that OP is comfortable when house/dog sitting. If OP is being a a good brother, the sister should be a good sibling and ensure comfort/convenience. A 100$ for two weeks, for food, is beyond reasonable.