Working Mother Magazine comes out with top 100 list…
Working Mother magazine recently released their top 100 companies for mothers to work for. Not much fanfare to report, but speaking from experience — don’t fall for it! I have worked for 2 of the companies on the list and they were the absolute WORST companies for mothers to work for. I thought the first one was just a fluke, but honestly, it takes skill for a company (cough, cough, Scholastic) to be as horrible to working parents and some of the “winners”. When I worked for one of the companies on the list, I had a situation where I had to pick up a sick child from school, I notified my boss who told me to come back that evening and put in the hours I lost or be docked pay. Six months later, I had to call in sick for a child and they threatened to hold back my bonus.
I believe it comes down to how good of a public relations team you have. The more bank you put behind public relations, the more deception and dishonesty you can hide.
So, let this be a warning. If a headhunter calls, or you happen to see a “help wanted” on career builder from one these top 100 — RUN!!!! I have had much better luck working for companies that are not on the list. Trust me.
Information from: http://www.workingmother.com/web?service...
