Some flaws, but overall a great place to work - Anonymous employee Grant Street Group Employee Review

Thank you for your thoughtful and comprehensive feedback. I’m so pleased to hear that the number one reason you enjoy working at Grant Street Group is the people. Finding and keeping the right people has always been our top priority. You also mentioned that management cares about your experience at work, values your opinion and that you’ve always felt comfortable expressing any concerns that may arise, as you know those concerns will be taken seriously. I would like to first address your concern about what you describe as the owner’s “[o]dd ‘conservative Christian’ influence.” You add, “it can be uncomfortable when religion is discussed at company meetings.” To my knowledge, we have never discussed religion in a company meeting. If you are referring to the occasional mention of what I would describe as the universal principles that guide the company’s operating philosophy, then we are guilty as charged. But I don’t consider such principles “religious.” For example, when asked how we respond to ethical challenges, I explained in a company meeting we do so by reference to the natural law, once described as “the law written on the hearts of men,” and clarified by saying: “Don’t lie, don’t cheat, don’t steal.” This narrow application of a part of the Decalogue, in my opinion, is not a religious statement, it is simply a succinct and common articulation of certain truisms that all people of good will adhere to. In any case, I sincerely appreciate your acknowledgement that we “do not discriminate based on religion.” Doing so on the basis of religion, or any other criterion, would constitute a betrayal of our commitment to the spirit of Personalism. With respect to your comment about Hobby Lobby, please see our response here (https://tinyurl.com/GSGGD), which presents a more complete picture of the issue. You remark that “employee hiring focuses on fundamentalist universities… which indoctrinate students with extreme beliefs.” I must respectfully disagree. I believe your friends and co-workers who graduated from these universities would heartily disagree with your stereotype. Approximately 5% of our workforce comes from the institutions you name. I would venture to guess that we have a higher percentage (it’s not a statistic we track) from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, where, in fact, we have a much stronger recruiting focus. Regarding your comment about potentially political questions posed during the interview process, I urge you to drop us an anonymous tip revealing who is doing this, with examples, and I assure you that we will take swift corrective action. As someone who has been with us for more than three years and who, in your words, finds Grant Street “an amazing place to work,” your critical feedback is especially welcome. We will take it to heart and act upon it in a manner intended to advance our Mission, which, as you know, is formulated as follows: Foster an unparalleled experience of freedom and fairness at work as a vital part of a team of extraordinarily talented professionals who are passionately committed to doing outstanding work in the service of their colleagues and the client. - Myles Harrington, CEO, Grant Street Group