It's changed, but not for the better - Anonymous employee Relias Employee Review

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. As the head of Recruitment, I’ve had to stay on top of messaging ongoing to make sure we were being as transparent and accurate as possible with candidates when describing our plans for return to work. I feel that at every stage of the game, our leadership informed us that they were truly hoping to avoid mandates, and that it was up to managers and departments to bring people in, to drive collaboration and creativity that was more difficult (and took longer) online. At some point, it became clear that a mandate was going to be necessary to drive the in-person collaboration that we were requiring to hit our 2023 goals – especially when it came time for us to start launching new products and modernizing our platform. We know this has been hard for some, but our model is as flexible as it can possibly be – allowing people to determine what days they plan to be onsite and for how long that day. We’ve heard a lot of positive feedback as well, since staff has enjoyed getting to know others in person and experience in-person the collegial culture we’ve always been known for. As a company, we have been discussing organizational changes ongoing as they’ve happened, with some of these departures being discussed in depth during the November All Hands. Recognizing it is always hard to see colleagues depart, these organization changes were not made lightly. If you have additional questions about the reasons behind changes or have general feedback on what can be improved, please discuss with your department leader or come speak to our Chief People Officer, who is always open to discuss changes, the reasons behind them or opportunities for improvement.