14 ott 2022
Risposta di Divvy Homes
3yWe did, unfortunately, make the decision to lay off a portion of our team in early October due to macro economic headwinds caused by rising interest rates. While we agree it was not optimal to have a company retreat before layoffs, the event had been planned 8+ months prior and we had already invested the budget. We felt that it was beneficial to our team to move forward with the offsite and give them the opportunity to be together in person.
As we communicated to employees during the layoff process, our CEO wanted all employees to be informed of layoffs by her directly, without it leaking from the press or other sources. Unfortunately, this meant that there was a delay from the announcement to when individuals would find out if they were impacted as we looped in management and finalized decisions. We believe in transparency and want critical messages coming directly from our CEO and other Executives.
As it relates to work-life balance, we never want our employees to feel burnout. We encourage everyone to take advantage of our Monthly Mental Health Days, which are covered under our flexible PTO policy, and also to utilize our benefits like Modern Health (16 sessions of therapy and coaching support.)