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[quote=Anonymous]I think family friendly is marketing BS for the most part. Why do I say that? Cause I'm likely the person who wrote the marketing copy and applied for awards in Working Mother then stuck a big ole stock photo of "Happy Family in Grass" on the cover of the benefits brochure.

I work for big Corp HQ. I'll leave name off. All of our marketing and PR work is about family friendly, better life balance etc.  but in reality the only people who get that are in the C suite.  No maternity leave. People are pressured to even come back weeks before FMLA ends. Nickel and dimed like they no longer will buy paper cups for the coffee machine ...which I get "green" but they put up a note about cost savings so no more cups but for $$ you can buy coffee now at our cafe (which Corp gets a cut). Time working tracked by the minute for everyone but executives. Lots of days off that you can't really take off. Many jobs have absurd travel requirements like 70% travel when it's really not needed. (Note: I just had a baby 6 weeks earlier, was told I was up for promotion but job now needed 75% travel... Umm. I just gave birth).And the constant threat of "restructuring" which means layoff abs your job duties keep increasing because someone with a "C" in their title needs a new yacht...for their family. (See, family friendly!!)

It's just the reality of the US business scene. My coworkers in Europe and Canada have it much better.  Same company. Same Job. Different culture and perks.[/quote]

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