Toxic culture - Data Conversion Specialist Grant Street Group Employee Review

Our President, Myles Harrington, asked me to pass along the following response to your review: I am disappointed your work experience at Grant Street wasn’t more positive for you. For the benefit of readers of your review, I would like to clarify a few points. We have hired more women than men for as long as I can remember – because in each case they were better qualified than the male candidates who applied for the same position at the same time. We have also promoted more women than men into positions of leadership, because in each case they were better qualified to fill the position than their male counterpart. From our point of view, there is nothing, as you put it, “token” about any racial minority who works for us. They competed for and won the offers they received and the positions of trust and responsibility they hold. Since you are the first person in our 25-year history to accuse us of racial discrimination, it would have been helpful if you’d provided specific examples of what you “experienced” that led you to such an appalling conclusion. As you know, we offer a substantial financial incentive to our employees for referrals of qualified minority candidates. We know of no more promising means of increasing racial diversity than to enlist hundreds of recruiters with both a personal and economic interest in doing so. With respect to the “boredom” you experienced, I can only say that our rate of attrition – about half of the industry average – suggests that your former colleagues haven’t labored under the same burden. But you are certainly correct when you describe Grant Street as a challenging place to work. That’s consistent with, and a consequence of, our commitment to respecting the personal freedom, independence, intelligence and unique talents of each and every one of our professionals.