Senior Leadership is Dismissive of Concerns Raised by Employees - Software Engineer Relias Employee Review

1.0
Jul 21, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Multiple ERGs run by individual contributors that support individual contributors in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Cons

Relias’ own mission statement is “Relias is dedicated to measurably improving the lives of the most vulnerable members of society and those who care for them.” For that to be true, it has to also extend to your employees as well. Based on recent communication from the C-Suite, it’s clear that members of the vulnerable populations that work at Relias were not considered in the Hybrid Work policy changes. When concerns were raised by these employees, members of management were dismissive and condescending, calling people “cynical”. It sent a very clear message that senior leadership does not care about Individual Contributors and how they may be affected by changes that introduce increased costs and being put at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. It was also indicated that consideration for promotions and raises would now be influenced by an individual contributor’s presence on-site. This is a concerning stance for leadership to take as it discriminates against employees who have various barriers to being in the office and/or have requested reasonable accommodations to continue working from home.

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Relias Response
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Thank you for your feedback. Yes! We have some great ERGs – they support DEI as well as general professional development at Relias. I wanted to clarify a few misstatements in this review – the executive team absolutely considered the needs of all our employees when adjusting our flexible model recently to return more fully to the office. The executive team has been supportive through every step of our going home during the pandemic and returning to office, thoughtfully providing options for people who had health concerns through every Phase. We have created different types of space for work needs and are now allowing staff to choose which days they want to come into the office and for how long. We also considered ADA requests that are in place when updating the flexible work policy. No one in the business has insinuated these changes are insignificant – either monetarily or from a planning perspective – and we’ve given everyone until September to get ready for the transition. We are excited to work more closely with each other again in person as we continue to release amazing products and services to our customers and look forward to strengthening our Relias community onsite.

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