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your career along,” Greene states.
Adds Spirrison, “I tell people in my
department I don’t want you to ever think
about it as just a job because we have
several opportunities and avenues you can
take. I’m a perfect example of that. I
started out in retail. I’ve worked in
commercial services and came back to
retail because of the different opportunities
that presented themselves.”
For 2012, another area FORUM is
making a concerted effort to engage
employees in is wellness – both physical
and fiscal.
When leadership “realized employees
weren’t saving as aggressively in their
401(k)” retirement plans as the company
had hoped, the result, says Budreau, was
an employee version of the “Save It Up”
challenge for credit union members. This
initiative encourages employees to
“save money, reduce debt and get in
better financial shape.”
On the health side of the equation, Anne Wiseman, vice
president of human resources, reports the company is
“working to (further) structure a
program that everybody can participate
in and earn wellness dollars for.” A
drinking water campaign, full-service
fitness center at the headquarters and
$200 annual gym allowance for
branch employees are a few of
FORUM’s wellness examples.
Jessica Rollins, ACH team leader,
also appreciates “all the perks and
deals” FORUM has negotiated for its
employees. “They’ve partnered with
certain apartment complexes where
the first month’s rent is waived or
there is a discount on rent. We can
go to different restaurants and get
anywhere from 5% to 25% off our
bill – just for working here.”
Employees also receive a sizable
discount off their AT&T or Verizon
wireless phone bills.
Sums up Clark, “They told me
when they hired me that they thought they oversold me on
how great it is here, but about a month in I said, ‘Oh no,
you didn’t!’ ”
A recent golf hole contest was a big hit. Says
Pitney: “We had so much fun that we decided to
leave ours up. Almost every day someone comes
by to say, ‘Hi’ and hit a few balls.”