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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This topic comes up every so often, and the answers are usually depressing -- either one spouse decided to leave the workforce, or one spouse has a lot of flexibility because he/she has a long, good track record at current job and so gets flexibility in return.  
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Why is that depressing?  For some people, the ability to have a SAHP is not feasible.  But everyone can develop a long, good track record.  Whether or not they will get flexibility in return is probably job dependent but good people who work for years at a company have to be compensated to stay in some form or another.  Once you hit that salary band ceiling, if a company wants to retain you, they have to become creative.  Flexibility is an easy creative solution.  And if you've been at a company for years, chances are you didn't stay there that long because it was a crappy job or a crappy company.  There had to be some benefit to staying.  So the employer wants to retain a good employee and the employee wants to continue with a good employer---flexible work arrangements can make that possible.

I just don't understand why an employee would expect such a benefit at the start of their career with a company.  It's along the lines of the 6-8 weeks of PTO.  You don't get that much time off when you join a company.  It's a benefit that is earned over time.[/quote]

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