What industries/jobs require spouse to attend events?

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:What industries/jobs require spouse to attend events?

I am a professional who is paid for my skilled work, so my business and employers have never required me to bring my spouse to an event to mingle.


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Anonymous
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My wife AND family attend the annual board meeting. It is offsite at a five star resort over several days.

My wife also attends company holiday party and annual board dinner. My wife and family have been invited twice on job interviews out of state.

You can tell a lot by a persons family.

If a spouse is not on board male or female with their spouses job and career not going to work.

And your spouse and kids better behave. The “cut of one’s jib” is important.





That's actually a salient point. How many CEOs and VPs are being interviewed with their families on-site? Is it at the 5th interview? The 6th? I saw a post a few weeks' ago about a person who had to travel to meet their boss and it turns out they were requested to meet with the CEO in surprise the same day.

Corporations do want to know you're surrounded by acceptable people.


Seems kinda messed up to ding a candidate based on their family. What if a kid is special needs? Or spouse has a disability? What if the candidate is single or lives with a partner?

Really weird to assess a candidate based on their family.


I could say the same thing about single person being passed over because a pregnant woman wants the job.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My wife AND family attend the annual board meeting. It is offsite at a five star resort over several days.

My wife also attends company holiday party and annual board dinner. My wife and family have been invited twice on job interviews out of state.

You can tell a lot by a persons family.

If a spouse is not on board male or female with their spouses job and career not going to work.

And your spouse and kids better behave. The “cut of one’s jib” is important.





That's actually a salient point. How many CEOs and VPs are being interviewed with their families on-site? Is it at the 5th interview? The 6th? I saw a post a few weeks' ago about a person who had to travel to meet their boss and it turns out they were requested to meet with the CEO in surprise the same day.

Corporations do want to know you're surrounded by acceptable people.


Seems kinda messed up to ding a candidate based on their family. What if a kid is special needs? Or spouse has a disability? What if the candidate is single or lives with a partner?

Really weird to assess a candidate based on their family.


I could say the same thing about single person being passed over because a pregnant woman wants the job.


Things that have never happened for $1000, Alex (RIP)

Pregnant women are notoriously discriminated against in the workplace. My spouse is a senior exec at F100 and had a baby earlier this year. Her C-level boss made an off-hand comment about how she wouldn't have time for her job anymore. She gave him an earful.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My wife AND family attend the annual board meeting. It is offsite at a five star resort over several days.

My wife also attends company holiday party and annual board dinner. My wife and family have been invited twice on job interviews out of state.

You can tell a lot by a persons family.

If a spouse is not on board male or female with their spouses job and career not going to work.

And your spouse and kids better behave. The “cut of one’s jib” is important.





That's actually a salient point. How many CEOs and VPs are being interviewed with their families on-site? Is it at the 5th interview? The 6th? I saw a post a few weeks' ago about a person who had to travel to meet their boss and it turns out they were requested to meet with the CEO in surprise the same day.

Corporations do want to know you're surrounded by acceptable people.


Seems kinda messed up to ding a candidate based on their family. What if a kid is special needs? Or spouse has a disability? What if the candidate is single or lives with a partner?

Really weird to assess a candidate based on their family.


I could say the same thing about single person being passed over because a pregnant woman wants the job.


Things that have never happened for $1000, Alex (RIP)

Pregnant women are notoriously discriminated against in the workplace. My spouse is a senior exec at F100 and had a baby earlier this year. Her C-level boss made an off-hand comment about how she wouldn't have time for her job anymore. She gave him an earful.


Does she have time for her job? I assume she came back.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My wife AND family attend the annual board meeting. It is offsite at a five star resort over several days.

My wife also attends company holiday party and annual board dinner. My wife and family have been invited twice on job interviews out of state.

You can tell a lot by a persons family.

If a spouse is not on board male or female with their spouses job and career not going to work.

And your spouse and kids better behave. The “cut of one’s jib” is important.





That's actually a salient point. How many CEOs and VPs are being interviewed with their families on-site? Is it at the 5th interview? The 6th? I saw a post a few weeks' ago about a person who had to travel to meet their boss and it turns out they were requested to meet with the CEO in surprise the same day.

Corporations do want to know you're surrounded by acceptable people.


Seems kinda messed up to ding a candidate based on their family. What if a kid is special needs? Or spouse has a disability? What if the candidate is single or lives with a partner?

Really weird to assess a candidate based on their family.


In my case I interviewed two out of state jobs at a senior level that required I sell my house, move my family and buy a new house near their office. My jobs were to start immediately, my wife would be in charge packing up old house and arranging all that and kids moving schools and states.

My wife was a SAHM, I told them I can move no problem asap, stay in apt in new state next few months and wife and kids are on board with it. I think they wanted to verify that
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Oh wait, I take that back. Your F100 level executive wife DID come back to work. At 15 hours PT with FT pay and vestments. Hope her division appreciates the sacrifice (their own).


Take your sexism and shove it up your ass, pig.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:My wife AND family attend the annual board meeting. It is offsite at a five star resort over several days.

My wife also attends company holiday party and annual board dinner. My wife and family have been invited twice on job interviews out of state.

You can tell a lot by a persons family.

If a spouse is not on board male or female with their spouses job and career not going to work.

And your spouse and kids better behave. The “cut of one’s jib” is important.



You should never be involved in hiring. You are a lawsuit waiting to happen.
Anonymous
I was in food manufacturing. Almost never! The only times when my wife would attend is if it was at someplace really nice such as the Inn at Spanish Bay or Sea Island. There was no requirement but she loved the experience.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My wife AND family attend the annual board meeting. It is offsite at a five star resort over several days.

My wife also attends company holiday party and annual board dinner. My wife and family have been invited twice on job interviews out of state.

You can tell a lot by a persons family.

If a spouse is not on board male or female with their spouses job and career not going to work.

And your spouse and kids better behave. The “cut of one’s jib” is important.



You should never be involved in hiring. You are a lawsuit waiting to happen.


I obviously don’t hire people on that level. Both those jobs were on retainer with outside search agencies.

Look when asking a family to move states. Husband or Wife is taking in a 50-60 hour a week job that starts immediately the spouse has to be on board.

And no they can’t ask. But recruiter advised in “knock out” rounds you have to “volunteer” information.

If I say straight up. My wife is a SAHM and I discussed this opportunity with her and my children and all on board. In fact I am still in my starter home we outgrew and was already looking for a new home and this is a perfect opportunity.

I can start immediately, will rent a place near office M-F. I have no issues at all.

Person 2 days nothing. They can’t ask.

I think people don’t realize SAHM is a hard demanding career. People are judged. We did dog and pony show twice. Imagine stress flying to new state with wife and three kids and managing them while interviewing. I can’t which is why wife in charge. It also costs a fortune with new outfits. Hair salon appointments etc. I have a country club dinner my wife is attending with literally people you see on Tv or read about. She finds then stressful

I be more than happy to be the SAHD and let her do my job. But we both can’t do my job. I either need to be divorced, single or have a supportive spouse.
Anonymous
I’m going to an awards dinner with DH tonight (biglaw partner) but plenty of spouses will skip it. My attendance at these events is decidedly a “nice to have” and not a “must have.”
Anonymous
My DH's company (tech) is HQed in Scandinavia and spouses are welcome any time there's a company wide meeting in Europe but certainly not required to attend. I consider it a big perk for me though
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My wife AND family attend the annual board meeting. It is offsite at a five star resort over several days.

My wife also attends company holiday party and annual board dinner. My wife and family have been invited twice on job interviews out of state.

You can tell a lot by a persons family.

If a spouse is not on board male or female with their spouses job and career not going to work.

And your spouse and kids better behave. The “cut of one’s jib” is important.



You should never be involved in hiring. You are a lawsuit waiting to happen.


I obviously don’t hire people on that level. Both those jobs were on retainer with outside search agencies.

Look when asking a family to move states. Husband or Wife is taking in a 50-60 hour a week job that starts immediately the spouse has to be on board.

And no they can’t ask. But recruiter advised in “knock out” rounds you have to “volunteer” information.

If I say straight up. My wife is a SAHM and I discussed this opportunity with her and my children and all on board. In fact I am still in my starter home we outgrew and was already looking for a new home and this is a perfect opportunity.

I can start immediately, will rent a place near office M-F. I have no issues at all.

Person 2 days nothing. They can’t ask.

I think people don’t realize SAHM is a hard demanding career. People are judged. We did dog and pony show twice. Imagine stress flying to new state with wife and three kids and managing them while interviewing. I can’t which is why wife in charge. It also costs a fortune with new outfits. Hair salon appointments etc. I have a country club dinner my wife is attending with literally people you see on Tv or read about. She finds then stressful

I be more than happy to be the SAHD and let her do my job. But we both can’t do my job. I either need to be divorced, single or have a supportive spouse.


You're an ass.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My wife AND family attend the annual board meeting. It is offsite at a five star resort over several days.

My wife also attends company holiday party and annual board dinner. My wife and family have been invited twice on job interviews out of state.

You can tell a lot by a persons family.

If a spouse is not on board male or female with their spouses job and career not going to work.

And your spouse and kids better behave. The “cut of one’s jib” is important.





That's actually a salient point. How many CEOs and VPs are being interviewed with their families on-site? Is it at the 5th interview? The 6th? I saw a post a few weeks' ago about a person who had to travel to meet their boss and it turns out they were requested to meet with the CEO in surprise the same day.

Corporations do want to know you're surrounded by acceptable people.


My CEOs married to civilized women never let them stop them from sexually harassing or assaulting the staff.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What industries/jobs require spouse to attend events?

I am a professional who is paid for my skilled work, so my business and employers have never required me to bring my spouse to an event to mingle.


Head of State


James Buchanan didn't have a wife. But if he did, I don't no if he would have been able to not bring her.
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