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I have recently joined FIS Global around end of April. My mother recently met with an accident and she needs to be operated.
I haven't been able to update the anything regarding the insurance part yet on FIS portal.
Will my mother's treatment be covered under the insurance? If yes, what's the procedure for the same? What are the documents that I need to submit in order to claim the amount?
Can anyone please guide?
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OP, EY2 is correct. I do something similar and I "trained" my team to understand and accept schedule. CH is flexible so I also work from home 2 days a week, which gives me some of my commute time back.
Also, consider getting some help, either a relative, or a part time nanny to help in the evenings... or 3 days a week... whatever you can do to make your wife not feel alone and as if she carries the entire burden of the family.
I made it to senior manager with KPMG before I finally left for better work/life balance. Too little, too late for me. My ex-wife (also a teacher) complained about feeling like a single parent, too. Now she is one.
Also, I did hire a nanny to help with the kids. But a nanny can’t replace a present husband and father
Dude, from one parent to another. Do not spend all these years when your children are growing up at work. You are missing the best times of your life and theirs. If you’re working 70 hours in a week, you need to recruit some help on your projects
Quit and save your marriage. I did, it was so worth it
Everybody’s style and service line demands are different so not saying this is the solution for everyone, but works for me. I’m generally at the office from 9-6 for “office hours”. I can vary but that’s the goal. Go home and spend time with wife and kids, help with baths and bedtime and help around the house and get back online around 9:30 or 10:00 and work another 1.5-2 hours (more if absolutely necessary). Wake up early one weekend day and get in another couple hours and potentially work in a couple more while kids nap one day. If it’s a crazy week, I try to cram extra hours into one or two bad days and then get back to normal. Upside is more family time which makes everyone happy. Downside is lack of sleep sometimes and little to no time for myself. My kids are a little older than yours and it does get a bit easier on both parents as they get older
OP... you know your circumstances... but please think about your family first. A wife... kids... are precious and the time we have is limited.
Pick you battles and figure out how to spend more time with them.
You don't need to quit. You must find better balance... change teams... ask for flexibility... make your family a priority and make it crucial!
My husband and I made it a point once we decided on having children that family would come first. I found a position within the company that offered more flexibility and it’s made a huge difference. You don’t have to quit just have to find the right team
GREAT REC for getting some occasional help for your wife, esp since she works too. Great idea
Is she a stay at home? If so she should consider herself lucky since spouse and I both work 70 hour weeks
Same. I'm 3yr 4 months full time too.
Is the money worth the cost? Especially when you could likely take less hours and more money whenever you’d like. I certainly understand the passion for Public but what are the costs that go with that?
So I've moved in to a very different role, still client serving and it draws on my PA experience. The difference is notable, multiple people have commented on the difference.
Perhaps you don't have to leave, but it worked for me.
EY2 technical accounting consulting.
Clarification, those are my kids ages. We've been married 8 years, been at this for 6.
I've been struggling to find balance at work lately because I generally do put the family first. Try to cap myself at 60, usually working 50-55. Just feels like busy season hasn't ended in over a year.
@EY1 She's a teacher.
Senior Associate 1, were you in an accounting role first and then moved to a non client-serving role?
Curious what is the role?