Let's talk benefits.

Sarah Kebea

August 24,2022 at 2:39PM UTC

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Let's talk benefits.

Hi Fairygodboss community!

With the recent news of many companies cutting back on maternity and paternity leave, we want to know what benefits you'd leave a company for for cutting back on.

If you've dealt with a similar situation in the past, please let us know how you went about handling it to help other Fairygodboss members who may be facing this difficult situation.

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Sarah HernandezAugust 24,2022 at 2:41PM UTC
Commenting to follow the discussion.
AnonymousAugust 24,2022 at 3:35PM UTC
I was just discussing this with a male friend last night. He’s leaving his org for not offering abortion travel coverage while reducing parental leave (in a state attempting bans). He’s bringing this up in every interview.
JJAugust 25,2022 at 7:57PM UTC
So cool. Tell your friend that he is an awesome ally!
AnonymousAugust 24,2022 at 3:41PM UTC
I worked for an organization that gradually increased the health insurance premiums employees were paying over several years. We weren’t getting less coverage, just paying more. Eventually, employees were paying the entire cost of $10K-$18K for annual coverage. No transparently so we didn’t know we could have bought a similar plan for less through a healthcare exchange.
AnonymousAugust 24,2022 at 4:33PM UTC
Consider allowing people the flexibility of going between full time and part time and keeping benefits, possibly with higher cost share. I know a company that did this and stole a bunch of good workers from an inflexible competitor.
Paulla Fetzek, MSEdAugust 25,2022 at 12:39PM UTC
Hello!
If my company could only afford to keep paying my medical insurance, I'd be grateful. I have ongoing issues that I couldn't afford to take care of without insurance.
AnonymousAugust 25,2022 at 2:07PM UTC
My company already has no benefits for parents you can take and keep your job when you come back but no payments while you are out. I won’t be coming back after I have my child.
JJAugust 25,2022 at 7:59PM UTC
Our employees want more parental benefits, both male and female. We offer a variety of awesome benefits and cover a lot of the cost, but at our organization parents are basically screwed. I don’t work in that department, so I don’t understand it, I just know that a lot of people talk about it and it’s an issue with hiring and retention.