Jamie Simpson heavy work-life balance is skewed one way a few years ago, when his son newborns do not shake the respiratory and ear infections. When he was treated by the virus, she believes she needs to resign from his job as an accountant audit with the Detroit Office of Ernst
But instead of letting her stop, his boss encouraged him to take time off to tend to his son Drew health. They said he could return to work on a four-day schedule, when he was ready.
Simpson repeated composition when she and her husband, Aaron, Manager of the store Best Buy, welcomed daughter Riley, now 4. Flexible schedule kept his career going forward; He eventually became a partner.
As a partner company, Jamie is among 20% of the senior manager in Ernst
Simpson, 21, of Rochester Hills, helps co-found company working parents network in Detroit. For his efforts, his company chose him for the 2011 Working Mother magazine, Working Mother of the Year awards.