Feb 5, 2020
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Anonymous employee
Directive Response
6yHi there!
This is Garrett, the CEO here at Directive.
I first wanted to say thanks for taking the time to leave a review. Feedback is a critical part in the process of improving and we welcome it.
I hate that our culture communicated to you that we believe in burning people out. While we are not perfect, we are very conscience of each members capacity and want to ensure they can do the best possible work for their clients.
I also fully hear your frustrations on additional tasks or "homework". Team member development is a big part of our culture and that can sometimes conflict with certain team members own professional objectives.
I wanted to take a deep dive into your concerns regarding burnout and PTO though to make sure this was not a blindspot and if this was an area we could grow in.
What I found shocked me and I definitely could have done a better job communicating it to you and the entire team.
In 2019, the average team member took 13 days off and had 14 days of paid holiday. That is 27 total days off in 2019 (on average) across the entire team.
Can we improve on our systems and approach to PTO so it becomes something that's even easier to take and better for all? Definitely, and I am committed to that in 2020.
Thank you for your feedback!
- Garrett
