Cult-ish - Knowledge Worker Orium Employee Review

Thank-you for your review. It sounds like you had difficulty integrating into, and having effective communication with, your team. I can see that there was not a fit with Myplanet and your personal work style as many of the negative traits you state are the exact reasons our team members love working here. There are a few points that you have made in your review that do concern me. I’d like to provide some clarity: On Mindfulness: We do provide mindfulness (emotional intelligence) training and facilitated meditation on a weekly basis, along with other personal and professional development opportunities. This training is completely optional, though many of our Myplaneteers appreciate it and participate. We have expanded this training based on positive feedback from many Myplaneteers on the impact it has in all areas of their lives, an increasing body of published literature (Harvard, McKinsey, UofT) showing the benefits, and our own experiences that show these skills as critical in producing high performance teams and team members. On Building Friendships/Relationships With Team Members: As part of our Humanity value, we do encourage our team members to get to know each other as people. It increases team engagement, collaboration and makes for a great work environment. We do have several opportunities to socialize - and while completely optional - we do encourage team members to attend so we can get to know each other and build great friendships. Our cottage trip, holiday party, pot-lucks, team outings, the weekly gathering and more are all enjoyed responsibly by an increasingly mature crowd (no offense to those with birthdays this year). Unfortunately, your comments don't seem to include the many efforts from the organizers of these events to ensure alcohol-free options for participation, as well as a variety of options for individuals with families and commitments outside of work. While I have never heard of someone being excluded from ongoing activities and conversations because they did not go to an event, exclusion, explicit or otherwise is simply not tolerated here. If you feel like this was the case, please contact me directly so I can address that situation. On Ideas & Meetings: As part of our Collaboration Value - we do create an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to make a positive impact on the project at hand. Our team retrospectives, coaching and emotional intelligence training are all targeted at achieving this goal. This means great ideas can be presented by anyone. We focus in on what works, what's best for the client, the user, and consider ideas from across the team; as opposed to decisions made based on someone’s title. I wish you the best of luck and hope that you find a great company fit in your next role.