Working moms beware - Maternity and Postpartum accommodation is terrible - Anonymous employee BlackRock Employee Review

2.0
Feb 8, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Has a good team dynamic.

Cons

-Your manager might be nice and understanding, but skip-level and top-level managers do not care about your well-being. -If you take maternity leave or require postpartum accommodation and you are not a Director+ level, you will be penalized. Your bonus and salary will be negatively impacted. It will delay any promotion that you have in the running. -Upper management does not care about you or your baby's health. If you try to work from home, it will go through a form process but then end up rejected. If your baby can't take a bottle, you'll need to choose between nursing your baby or working. Working moms - BEWARE!!! -No office party or food. They are really stingy, especially post-pandemic. They even ask you to bring your own mug if you want to drink water. They make it seem as if should be thankful you can actually drink filtered water there.

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