tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399037877690863208.post6535996479673050122..comments2023-07-23T01:37:30.138-07:00Comments on job4U2: Trailing spouses: Why are they so important?Sandrine van den Oudenhovenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292618931765882437noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399037877690863208.post-19284901762381776862011-11-06T12:04:45.422-08:002011-11-06T12:04:45.422-08:00Sandrine, your discussion is a great one. Accompa...Sandrine, your discussion is a great one. Accompanying partners (because trailing is demeaning and we're not all spouses!) are key in any relocation both in terms of the practicalities of making it happen in the first place and in relation to the ongoing success of the assignment. Yet organisations only provide sufficient support to ensure that the relocation happens and the employee is at his/her desk asap. Little if any thought is give to the career/fulfillment/wellbeing of the accompanying partner on an ongoing basis not to the implications for the assignment if accompanying partners are not happy in their lives. An additional item for your list is: accompanying partners often make compromises in their own careers/ fulfillment to provide support that would normally be provided by extended family/contracted sevices or employees. Look forward to seeing more of this discussion as it evolves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399037877690863208.post-37852582944239812072011-10-28T03:15:23.221-07:002011-10-28T03:15:23.221-07:00Without a happy spouse the expatriate won't st...Without a happy spouse the expatriate won't stay for the long term. So if a company doesn't invest in the spouse's wellbeing regarding settling in and/or their career their attitude will be penny wise pound foolish.Nicolettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04689861437021646996noreply@blogger.com