Comments on: Need a New Job? Look No Further than the Top 100 http://www.stlworkingmom.com/2009/07/15/need-a-new-job-look-no-further-than-the-top-100/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed One working mom's survival guide, parental ponderings and frustrating failures. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:13:59 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sara http://www.stlworkingmom.com/2009/07/15/need-a-new-job-look-no-further-than-the-top-100/comment-page-1/#comment-22606 Sara Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:19:41 +0000 http://www.stlworkingmom.com/?p=1288#comment-22606 I'd say the list is a great place to start if you don't have many other search criteria. I see a few companies on there with offices in C'ville that I hadn't considered applying to before. My current project is to get my company to adopt a Results-Only Work Environment ( http://bit.ly/rowe-dl ) ... this may just be an uphill battle though and then I'll have to decide what I want to do instead. I have a love/hate relationship with my job that comes and goes like PMS. I’d say the list is a great place to start if you don’t have many other search criteria. I see a few companies on there with offices in C’ville that I hadn’t considered applying to before.

My current project is to get my company to adopt a Results-Only Work Environment ( http://bit.ly/rowe-dl ) … this may just be an uphill battle though and then I’ll have to decide what I want to do instead. I have a love/hate relationship with my job that comes and goes like PMS.

]]> By: Crozet Mama http://www.stlworkingmom.com/2009/07/15/need-a-new-job-look-no-further-than-the-top-100/comment-page-1/#comment-22597 Crozet Mama Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:28:16 +0000 http://www.stlworkingmom.com/?p=1288#comment-22597 Marijean, I respectfully disagree with you on #2. That's a great list, but it only includes "big" employers, and most small cities don't have many of the companies on the list. I work for an employer not on the list. Do I like my job? Yes! Was I able to take off enough time after the birth of my child? Umm, kind of - it is never enough, but my paid leave was generous compared to my prior employer, and most of my mom-friends' experiences. Is my work life flexible enough to accommodate my family life? Yes. My company, and my supervisor in particular have been allies in balancing my work and family. But most importantly, my job has allowed me to stay in my hometown, where I have parents and a great support system built-in. Limiting my search to just the 100 best would leave me with slim pickings and an almost guaranteed move away from the people who are my day to day support in parenting. Better advice would be to look at the list, read about the practices of these family-friendly employers, and then look for those qualities when you seek a job. Negotiate things like a reduced schedule and flex time up front during the hiring process. Talk to other employees about their experiences with the company. It's very possible to have a satisfying experience as a working mother even if you stray from the list. Amen to #1 and #3!! Marijean, I respectfully disagree with you on #2. That’s a great list, but it only includes “big” employers, and most small cities don’t have many of the companies on the list. I work for an employer not on the list. Do I like my job? Yes! Was I able to take off enough time after the birth of my child? Umm, kind of – it is never enough, but my paid leave was generous compared to my prior employer, and most of my mom-friends’ experiences. Is my work life flexible enough to accommodate my family life? Yes. My company, and my supervisor in particular have been allies in balancing my work and family.

But most importantly, my job has allowed me to stay in my hometown, where I have parents and a great support system built-in. Limiting my search to just the 100 best would leave me with slim pickings and an almost guaranteed move away from the people who are my day to day support in parenting.

Better advice would be to look at the list, read about the practices of these family-friendly employers, and then look for those qualities when you seek a job. Negotiate things like a reduced schedule and flex time up front during the hiring process. Talk to other employees about their experiences with the company. It’s very possible to have a satisfying experience as a working mother even if you stray from the list.

Amen to #1 and #3!!

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