Return to work program (Mother's Day Post)

Returnships are Orgs "STAR" gimmick to appear inclusive. Sounds great on paper but far from reality. You got to ask - Are they (Returnship Programs) genuinely designed to reintegrate professionals, or are they just PR stunts? If returnships aren’t backed by real support, they’re just a way to exploit cheap labor. This about this: Lets say X person (with gender Y) is now considering - returning to work, would you value X's tech background from years ago - or would you treat them as a newbie as tech has super evolved and X is outdated. - Whatsoever X did learn, survived, and successfully pulled off - would you count that? - From a 3 hour interview you will assess the learning ability, potential, stack rank X against your current talent pool and then the judgement is delivered. - Would your assessment change if it was from a particular gender from a particular age group? - Would you be hard or discount candidates simply because they took time off for self? or are you more comfortable hearing family as a default? - How do you truly know a 45-year-old returning mother can or can’t adapt as fast as a 25-year-old? - Why is “potential” always linked to youth? - How many of you are doing your bit to offer crash introductions to help cover the gaps and a slower start instead of saying start from scratch again at 45 with over 20 years of experience? PR stunt and exploitation game - is what it will always be, until we hear "real" stories from the people. I will leave you with this to mull on. PS: Don't sell me the story of "oh! I know this uncle who is now doing some data entry work making 7k working from a phone - who would have hired him" .. THIS exactly is my problem. To "Returning" job seekers: I am sorry, we suck as a collective. To orgs: You know why.

posting for my sister Hello I am looking to return to work after a 5 Years Gap (just before covid). Had to take a break to take care of my in laws, both 90+, (because my husband is an emergency doctor who was at the forefront of covid treatment ) and with kid duties recently. previously have worked in multinationals as a consultant in risk domain (non tech) given the gap, and young kid, i am looking to start entry level / good wlb job and am looking for guidance - how should I approach the job search - anyone gone through similar experience willing to mentor me and help me get back on feet - any programs specially for my cases - any guidance appreciated in comments

I was on a career break as I was pregnant and the company i was working with had shut down. I did try to look for jobs when i was in second trimester but HR ghosted after they got to know I was pregnant. Anyways, I wanted to restart my career and I have around 2 yrs of experience in customer success. Can anyone suggest any openings? Preference for a remote role but am okay with a hybrid setup in Gurgaon

Has anyone here with Tech work experience (India) (not from MAANG or any reputed companies, or tier 1 colleges ) taken a career break for personal reasons ? Not talking essential leaves maternity break or something like that, but more like for well being/upskilling/travel etc, whatever it maybe. Could you share your experience ? What was your experience like getting back to work/interview experience ? I am considering taking one myself. I know this is normalised on Europe, but I feel in India, many people (esp. some recruiters) find this weird and most people are even scared about taking a break. Thoughts ?

Hi. Does anyone know if taking a sabbatical during pregnancy can lead to the company using this as a reason of non-performance to either fire the women or not provide her with the maternity leave benefits? Context 1. Company is aware that the person is pregnant 2. Person in question has been with the company for 2+ years 3. Past appraisal ratings have been 'Exceeds Expectations' or 'Meets Expectation' 4. Sabbatical period could be 1-2 months. Maternity leave will not immediately start after the sabbatical

Have any of you taken a career break and got back to work? Did you see any loss? Discrimination? Difficulty? Is it right decision to take a career break? I have no problem with savings I have it plenty. Am just worried about losing everything if there is a gap in my work timeline and if that will impact me from being hired again from say top firms or wherever? Please help.

Does gender wage gap exist in the corporate tech world? Or is it purely performance based? What about biases in appraisals, promotions, who gets a chance to lead and all? Looking for personal insights and experiences.

I have seen pseudo feminism happening everywhere around which has just wasted everyone’s time and energy over debating for false narratives. Does feminism really matter or it brought any change in corporate lives. If yes then why still pay parity exist and why projects have been given on the basis of gender but not on the basis of skill and experience? What’s your take on this ?