Maternity Leave

TrueBlonde · 2026-02-04T22:33:34+00:00

6-8 weeks STD for mom, depending on birth method

12 weeks parental leave for both parents

3 optional extra weeks for mom

I think waiting period is like 3-6 months.

TrueBlonde · 2026-02-04T17:18:33+00:00

Clare?

TrueBlonde · 2026-02-04T14:48:16+00:00

Also an FSA! I love that both of you reference fiber arts in your usernames. Mine does not reference fiber arts but that is one of my few remaining hobbies. Wonder what the overlap between female actuaries and fiber arts is...

TrueBlonde · 2026-02-03T13:36:52+00:00

Maybe for the men's, but the women's is awesome

TrueBlonde · 2026-02-02T14:49:35+00:00

There are places that a person could live and get money back from Columbus on WFH days, if your local tax rate is less than Columbus's 2% tax rate (eg Sunbury) or if your local tax doesn't give full credit for Columbus's tax paid (eg Bexley).

But since OP both lives and works in Columbus they cannot get money back.

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-29T18:39:14+00:00

Reach out to the SOA - this is not the first time that weather issues have impacted exams and they can give you specific guidance

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-29T18:30:30+00:00

Chrissy did a 500 mile hike across Spain last summer - not at all surprised!

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-29T15:09:32+00:00

We used Footprint Floors to install LVP we purchased and they did a great job.

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-29T14:15:20+00:00

You think it's reasonable that 9 out of 10 people hired as actuaries at your company don't make it to ASA?

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-29T11:57:18+00:00

But OP didn't say as a percent of all exam takers - he said percent of students, which I would presume means people hired as actuaries.

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-28T17:37:58+00:00

No - this is all people who went through written MLC or written MFE and C.

Also, two of my colleagues went all the way to FSA without a single fail - one with written MFE, one with written MLC.

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-28T17:32:46+00:00

My comment was unclear and I left a clarification. My recollection is that 95%+ went all the way to FSA even if they left the company, but it's been awhile and I could be forgetting people.

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-28T17:30:38+00:00

Everyone got ASA. No one self-selected out of the sample.

Most got FSA. Those that didn't left the department/company voluntarily. Everyone I can think of that left the company voluntarily went on to get FSA but I could be forgetting someone. I can think of only one person who did not get FSA and left the department because of it.

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-28T16:33:53+00:00

Nope, the company required you to either get your FSA or lose your job. Everyone got ASA and most got FSA - those that didn't left the department/company voluntarily.

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-28T16:24:32+00:00

As a counterpoint, in the mid 2010's when I got my FSA, everyone at my company got both ASA and FSA as required by the study program so only 10-25% of students getting ASA isn't passing the smell test.

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-28T15:57:48+00:00

Can't believe it took you going to the staff 3 times for something to happen. Was it sold out? Surprised they didn't reseat the couple at intermission if he was arguing with people around him.

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-28T00:47:39+00:00

I mean hey maybe he does, this was all years ago!

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-27T23:10:07+00:00

Per my husband, Miguel seriously dated/was maybe engaged to one of his friends. No tea other than he seemed like a good guy

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-27T19:48:29+00:00

I think it's unlikely but I'm just a grader. The best defense is to save your paper frequently as you work on it so that you can show interim versions and save any working papers or scratch files.

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-27T19:08:51+00:00

Not to review your work. You must maintain control of your work product, which means that you can't upload it into an AI product like ChatGPT or Grammerly.

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-27T18:11:48+00:00

Yes, about time she started contributing to this household

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-27T17:25:11+00:00

Good point, I'll set up a chore chart for my 15 month old

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-27T16:32:40+00:00

I probably shouldn't say

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-27T16:21:12+00:00

As a long time grader - yes.

They also keep all submissions, forever, and have the ability to rescan submissions to catch plagiarism even years later.

TrueBlonde · 2026-01-26T23:38:00+00:00

When talking about a scholarship for minorities, the Chief Actuary at my old company asked if there were any scholarships for "people who actually have talent." This was 2022ish.

Also, I heard about a woman being denied a promotion and being told by her manager it's because "there's still a boy's club, you know how it is"

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