I interpreted to mean that the company's policies take into account the needs of people with families, i.e. husband/wife/partner and potentially children. Gene

I interpreted to mean that the company's policies take into account the needs of people with families, i.e. husband/wife/partner and potentially children. Generally I would expect this to translate to a meaningful commitment to work/life balance, flexible hours, adequate paternity/maternity leave, the ability to occasionally (or primarily) work-from-home, and some benefits and incentives that make sense for people with families (such as employer contributions to life insurance and disability insurance). the way you phrased your question "Does he want to work fewer hours but get paid more money" includes a lot of implicit hostility, by the way. I'm not sure if you meant it that way but that's how it reads.