This Company Had Major Issues Even Prior To COVID. - Manager Convene Employee Review

Hi, and thank you for writing this review. First of all, I am deeply concerned that you felt like speaking out could lead to repercussions for you. We have a very transparent culture at Convene and I can assure you that leadership truly listens to our employees and makes changes as a result. We recognize that we are far from perfect, and sometimes actions/changes take longer than we'd like them to, but we deeply care about the feelings of our employees and have open lines of communication for that reason. I put my email in all of my Glassdoor responses but I genuinely want to listen and learn as much as I can. My door is always open. Regarding your comment about diversity, it's important you know that we are also deeply committed to making changes to become a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable company. Unfortunately, this is not something that can happen overnight. But, actions speak much louder than words so I want to share some of our short/long term plans to address this. Until we ramp up again with hiring, we are focused on rewriting internal policies to be more inclusive, sponsoring internal trainings related to unconscious bias/conscious inclusion, launching a commitment to sourcing products from more diverse-owned businesses, and hosting a series of conversations with our Employee Resource Groups to have more open dialogue around race, sexual orientation, inclusivity, intersectionality, and more. Longer term, we will implement robust hiring practices such as new university partnerships and blind resume reviews (to name a few) to ensure more diverse candidates enter our pipeline across the board - everywhere from internships to our leadership team. I agree with you that it is extremely important that we have more diverse ideas and experiences present across all teams within the company. Finally, I am saddened to read that you feel like Convene does not care for or prioritize our employees. We have gone above and beyond to invest in our team members for the last 10+ years, and are always looking for ways to improve the employee experience. While I am sorry your time with Convene ended with you feeling like we did not live up to our expectation of being a "great place to work," I hope you know that we will always keep trying to be 1% better for our new and current team members. As I mentioned above, my door is always open if you'd like to set up time to chat about your feedback further at rsimonetti@convene.com. With Gratitude, Ryan Simonetti, Chief Executive Officer