My indoc dinner was the night after my wedding. So bachelor party Friday, rehearsal dinner Saturday, wedding Sunday, and then new hire dinner Monday. It was a very nice dinner but my wife and I were both tired of meeting people and dinners. For me it was very forgettable.

My wife works with pilots so she knows most of us think the airline industry revolves around us, but by the end of the dinner, she was tricked into thinking all pilots were sky gods again!

That lasted until I complained about only haveing a stretch of 4 days off.

Wife sitting next to me as I read the thread. She enjoyed the dinner. Thought the museum was nice. Wouldn't have lost any sleep whatsoever if a sitter couldn't have been arranged and I had to go as a single.

We couldn't have had the dinner at the musuem because all the stuff that is in there was still "Green Tagged."

I'm a bit surprised the majority opinion on here seems to be "don't bring the kid." A four month old is generally just a portable eat-sleep-poop machine; a two-year old is a whole different animal (literally). I think you should definitely plan to bring your wife AND kid. You have a myriad of options on the day of depending on how the baby is doing. If my wife were there, that baby would be constantly held and entertained.

^^^ feel free to call and ask, but I'd lean heavily against doing this. Its just not the venue for an infant but who knows maybe it'll work out?

I still wouldn't though.

I know my wife and I are excited for the dinner!! Do they pos space the wife down?
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I know they positive space your wife down but what about domestic partner?

You would be pushing the envelope and the ice breaker. If you are confident in your ability to deal with the fallout so be it. Just realize you are breaking tradition and people will react. That's mostly their problem until and unless they make it yours. This would be a bold move for a new hire and you might be that guy who opens a new door. Personally I wouldn't press to test.

You do you, but be aware of the management generational differences and go into this with your eyes wide open. I'm not saying anything will or will not come of this but it would be a shock to the system. I'm not saying it's right but someone will react to this. Will it go further than a personal reaction, who knows?

With this public debate and the company professing to embrace millennial culture may be you'll get a personal invite for +2 instead of +1. We have gone out of our way here to accommodate and promote various lifestyles perhaps family unity is the next barrier. My wife is a dietician and whole heartedly promotes natural nursing. She would have definitely shocked the system. The time wasn't right back then and may still not be.

Just my $.02. I wouldn't want to see any backlash or difficulty for someone new. You have enough on your plate.

Nope. She can come, but you gotta get her there on your own (non-revving is allowed).

Also, good luck getting a gf cleared as a Domestic Partner in under 2 weeks. I'm going on 7 months of trying with no luck yet. Getting her in as a Travel Companion is no problem - but TC's pay buddy pass type fares and don't qualify for ZEDs.

Had to fly my gf down for $80 roundtrip LGA-ATL. Hopefully YMMV. Good luck.