Not a safe space for POC or LGBTQIA+ - Senior Wellness Coordinator Wellworks For You Employee Review

I worked for this company for three years. Within those three years, I saw a total of two employees of color come and go. When I left this company in 2021, 100% of their employees were white. I suspect this is still the case, although I cannot say with certainty. This fact should be an enormous red flag for job seekers. In addition to Wellworks not being a diverse workforce, they also severely lack inclusion and equity. There are zero DEI initiatives within the company. They refuse to speak out (internally or externally) on any racial issues for fear of being labeled “political.” For example, they refused to speak out about the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, even after employees requested they make a statement. Again, this should be considered a major red flag for job seekers. Unsurprisingly, this company is also not a safe space for LGBTQIA+ employees. A great example of their utter lack of respect for queer folk is how they handle Pride month. Only after receiving a complaint from a customer in 2020 about their lack of acknowledgment of the queer community, they decided to start implementing one “Pride” article per year, beginning June 2021, in their online blog. Two LGBTQIA+ employees, who have since left the company, wrote the Pride article for the blog. The following year for Pride month, instead of creating new content, Wellworks decided to take the article written by the former queer employees, change a few words and the title, and credit a new author. This is clear evidence of not only this company’s laziness but purposeful disrespect towards a marginalized community. If you are a person of color, an LGBTQIA+ person, or anyone who values diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, please do yourself a favor and skip this company in your job search. Most employees here quit after a year or two anyway because the management is messy, the culture is toxic, and the workload is unsustainable. You are not missing out on anything here but stress. Keep moving, and great luck in your search!