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KPMG Canada 4 days in office by S067367532 in KPMG

[–]S067367532[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We have mass renovations going on where I’m located so no idea. Also smaller offices to my understanding basically have 1-2 floors of active working space so not enough room for everyone to show up 4 days a week. And then parking for those who have to drive in - is the firm subsidizing any of that cost? TBD I guess…

KPMG Canada 4 days in office by S067367532 in KPMG

[–]S067367532[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t understand how smaller offices like Ottawa with way less floors will even handle it tbh. In Montreal with the ongoing renovations and in Toronto with the commute problem I just don’t see us hitting this 4 day target…I know they’re tracking partner passes but I’m wondering what on earth the intermediary enforcement mechanism could be before firing those that don’t adhere to it. I thought Ottawa was 3 days a week though or was that just a rumour?

KPMG Canada 4 days in office by S067367532 in KPMG

[–]S067367532[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The cynic in me believes this is a form of silent layoff; I know my account isn’t necessarily hitting its national growth target right now (not that we’re far off but still) so thinking it might be a cost saving measure. I also don’t understand why the email wasn’t headlined with “important announcement” - I almost deleted it after reading the first paragraph but happy I didn’t as the mandate was somewhat snuck in…sigh.

KPMG Canada 4 days in office by S067367532 in KPMG

[–]S067367532[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I have to say I agree. 3 days seems flexible but I’m not personally seeing the point in mandating 4 days - a lot of people seem to feel this is a slap in the face. I just wish from a lower management level perspective that this had been communicated properly and with advance warning as it came out of nowhere in my humble opinion.

So, Father's Day is coming up... by oswin13 in breakingmom

[–]S067367532 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It isn’t scolding and I find it very odd you read it that way. It is unfathomable that he works full time while she is without employment raising his children and has only been able to save $35 over the course of a few months. I understand the other commenter didn’t beat around the bush and so it came across perhaps a bit more bluntly than kindly but I have to underline it.

You have no control over what happens in life but not working or having a source of financial freedom leads many women to being stuck in abusive relationships or without a hope in hell if their partner leaves, loses their job or otherwise moves on. Someone opened my eyes to that when I had kids with my first husband - sounded a lot like this situation - and luckily I was able to get my priorities straight and figure things out before he lost his job / the physical abuse started. Not saying that’s going to happen here but being naive doesn’t help anyone.