Mary Beth Ferrante is the mom of 2 and founder of WRK/360. Her company positions organizations to break the work culture cycle that perpetuates burnout and caregiver stigma, costing organizations millions of dollars in turnover, lost productivity, and unused benefits.

What we talked about

• Figuring out how to grow your family and your career at the same time 
• The mass exodus of women in the workforce due to COVID
• Asking for flexibility 
  • Is it just you asking your manager, or is it a bigger conversation about the policies themselves 
  • Position it as a trial run 
  • When you make it temporary, it doesn’t make it as hard for them to say yes 
  • If it is a trial run, check in along the way so you can adapt and create something that works for you both
  • If your employer/manager says no to a trial, it’s a red flag
• For people who work in fields that don’t have the option to be remote, etc.:
  • Letting people swap hours if possible, or work with your scheduler to make sure your hours work for you 
    • How can you have a policy with some flexibility within it 
    • Ask the employees for the ideas that they have and want, and co-create policies that work for both 
• There are systemic issues with flexibility
  • The idea that men play a role in care and parenting and being allies of women in the workplace - that wasn’t the case as much 10 years ago
  • We all play a role in evolving
• Glorifying long hours and always "being on," and how we can change that 
• If you’re in a position of leadership, you need to model the behavior for employees 
• Looking for a job that has flexibility
  • Glassdoor - research a company
  • Look on LinkedIn - check the profiles, see if you have any connections so you can reach out and ask about dynamic/culture
  • Look at their benefits, what they're saying on their website, and ask about that in the interview

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