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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have had several early-career hires ask if their parents could listen in on the benefits orientation.  The answer is always no. No parents at work.[/quote]
That's actually strikes me as less crazy.  Benefits are complicated, and wanting someone with more experience to help you figure them out the first time isn't the same as having a parent come on a job interview.  [/quote]
35 years ago I showed the benefits info to my dad who helped me make choices. I don't think it's weird to ask for help but they shouldn't attend anything. But I don't think it's strange to ask for help if your parents or someone else you trust has more experience and can help you. In turn, I've advised my kids on this stuff. [/quote]

+1 to that. I regularly help my wife by looking over benefit options, but if we weren't married, I imagine she'd ask one of her parents. Sitting in would be weird, but it's complicated.[/quote]

As a spouse I'm always surprised I'm not allowed to see or access anything. Dh is a scatterbrained engineer and I handle all our finances. I'm frequently unable to get him to make changes to things like our dental insurance during open season, which drives me crazy. I'd also love to increase his 401k contributions myself instead of nagging him to do it. I don't get why he needs my signature to withdraw 401k loans/money (since we're married), but otherwise I have zero visibility into it. Sigh. We'd never accompany each other to  interview though. [/quote]

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