Anyone feel that unmarried and childless are ranked lower as compared to stay at home spouse? I’ve always suspected this to be a subconscious bias … “he doesn’t need it as much as him, he’s got a family”. Weirds me out that Career Connect has marital status.
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If you have a wife that works and that reduces your mobility yes that can impact your career. Then again many have been rewarded for never leaving Houston while those who did all the frequent cr-ppy assignments and moved families all around the world were PIP-ed
The sending business unit has to pay for the Expat relocation expenses.
Only time I have heard having kids brought up it was a negative strike against expat and relocation due to cost of moving a large family.
@c5 What I’ve learned from a decade of working in Corporate America:
1) Get it in writing. If it isn’t written in black and white, you’re not getting it.
2) Communicate in writing wherever possible (email/Slack/Teams). Always ask for clarification from your manager about any task or project via email or chat.
3) Never trust your leadership.
4) Never trust your colleagues.
5) Keep your personal life out of your job. Set boundaries at the beginning and stick to them throughout your time at whatever company. Do not discuss external/passive income, medical issues, or anything else that isn’t work related.
6) When you were hired you were given a job description. Do what it says (no more, no less). If they “redefine” your role without a change in pay or title, start looking for a new job (immediately).
7) Always have a plan B, C, D, and E.
@c6 I’m pretty sure you see DEI bias on a box of Quaker Oates.
I don’t think I’ve seen that happen, but I see DEI bias all the time.
Enough of the bothsidesism. No, there are not biases on all sides and they don’t cancel each other out.
And “prove it” is just another form of the ubiquitous ”without any evidence” rhetoric. Check your logic. People do lots of shameful things in the dark without generating evidence. Proves nothing.
I think depending on where you are at , all bias is happening. Each team, department has its swamp and what is important to them. Which has nothing to do with helping the corporation. If you can prove something go for it. Sorry CX.
@OP This is against the law.
If you catch even a whiff of this, contact HR, log a formal complaint with the DoL, and consult an attorney.
Yes, absolutely opposite. Young parents are routinely prioritized for raises and opportunities. They are seen as needing more money to raise their growing families and older managers with kids are biased toward helping people who they see as similar to themselves. Particularly in our system which assigns potentials early, getting a bit of a leg up on your single competition in the critical first decade makes all the difference. Just the way it is.
The opposite is true. Unmarried and childless usually means you are afforded better opportunities. Maybe from being ranked as NSI but the single and kidless ones I've seen tend to do better from a career opportunities standpoint
I’ve observed the opposite. Maybe that bias used to be there but not so much these days. If you don’t have a family and decide to marry the company, that seems to be rewarded or implicitly encouraged.