I
have worked for Agilent Technologies for 2 years as Australia/NZ
Workplace Services Manager and previously for 18 years with
HP. My wife, Gill fell pregnant earlier last year, and for
the same reasons that caused prematurity of our first child,
the pregnancy has been treated as 'high-risk'. On the instruction
of our medical specialist, Gill has spent seven weeks hospitalised
on bed-rest, and a further 6 weeks at home on bed rest. During
this time, Gill has not been able to provide care for our
daughter Gemma, who has special needs due to her prematurity.
Gill is also not allowed to be left at home alone.
Agilent is helping us through this period, by allowing me
to work in a flexible arrangement whereby I can provide childcare
and transport for my daughter (she attends a variety of social
& physical development classes, and also sees a number
of pediatric healthcare professionals), whilst still ensuring
my job objectives are met. I work at home two days per week.
I am extremely grateful to work for an employer who values
me, and is prepared to support my family with flexible arrangements
when personal difficulties such as these arise. The following
summarises the key points I have seen within Agilent that
enable this support:
Agilent Management is approachable and supportive to discuss
options that best meet both the company & individuals
needs.
Agilent provides me with tools to ensure I can be productive
when not in the office (laptop with network dial in access,
voicemail, mobile phone).
The quality & helpful nature of my staff and peers
ensures that the 'potentially negative' impact of my physical
absence from the office is minimal.
My
immediate co-workers are not located in my office but are
only a phone call away. They are professional and we perform
well as a team. If there is anything we can do to help each
other with our work there is always a person to turn to for
experience and an immediate response. I enjoy working with
the people in my team.
Customers view us as the company that sets the standard in
Test and Measurement. I stay because I love the work! Agilent
is one of the most flexible companies I have worked for or
with. By that I mean Agilent is swift to resolve any issues
and often addresses all of the needs of its employees. It's
not a question of why I stay but why would I leave? I have
made long term plans in my life and Agilent is in them.
Pull yourself off the bench and use your technical expertise to join our world class Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis sales team in championing our Liquid Chromatography Instrument as it relates to Preparatory LC and Mass Based Fraction Collection.
I
have worked for Agilent Technologies for 2 years as Australia/NZ
Workplace Services Manager and previously for 18 years with
HP. My wife, Gill fell pregnant earlier last year, and for
the same reasons that caused prematurity of our first child,
the pregnancy has been treated as 'high-risk'. On the instruction
of our medical specialist, Gill has spent seven weeks hospitalised
on bed-rest, and a further 6 weeks at home on bed rest. During
this time, Gill has not been able to provide care for our
daughter Gemma, who has special needs due to her prematurity.
Gill is also not allowed to be left at home alone.
My
immediate co-workers are not located in my office but are
only a phone call away. They are professional and we perform
well as a team. If there is anything we can do to help each
other with our work there is always a person to turn to for
experience and an immediate response. I enjoy working with
the people in my team.
