Ventajas
None, it is tanking in every way possible.
Desventajas
I just took the mandatory course on climate change. The air reeks of hypocrisy at the moment. There was a tip that I could reduce my carbon footprint by “reducing the number of flights you take every year”. Don’t make me LOL Charles, you’re the one taking multiple flights every year. Where in the World is Climate Criminal Charles? Madrid a couple of weeks ago, South Africa currently? How many flights to date in 2023, Charles? I know it's hard to remember as a millionaire, but the rest of us are actually in a recession. No flights and luxury holidays for anyone on the front-line. Charles and his recent brag about his luxury holiday to South Africa, paired with Louis and his tone-deaf RTO announcement, has caused me to completely disengage with this company. I know it’s the wrong place for me long-term, and I no longer feel proud to recommend it to friends. I’m embarrassed about how hard I work for such low pay, and how corporate and conservative it has become since Louis was appointed. I have heard nothing from any upper management on the negative response to Louis’s announcement, and the silence is speaking volumes to me. Ironically, the most miserable days I’ve had in the office have been after the RTO announcement, because of all the rage and animosity workers are feeing toward Louis. I personally consider him my arch-nemesis. Yes, Louis, it is personal. It is my personal life and my personal time you are asking me for. It is my time with my family, my time to sleep, to cook healthy meals, to sit quietly in the sun, to exercise, and to otherwise enjoy my life. Not all of us want to live in the office. I certainly hope the Board steps in soon. As a shareholder myself, stocks are plummeting; employee engagement and satisfaction is plummeting; respect for our leaders, including Charles, is plummeting; and our competitors are actively trying to poach us on socials. In terms of Louis's job performance, this is pretty poor, don't you think? Can someone give him some "feedback", or is his little ego too fragile for that? RTO and commuting disproportionately affects women. It disproportionately affects anyone with childcare or other care-giving duties. It disproportionately affects those with disabilities. It disproportionately affects new Canadians, immigrants, and anyone who's struggling to make ends meet. Louis has never experienced hate crimes due to being a visible minority on public transit, but that is what he is asking his employees to subject themselves to with increasing frequency. The company already has a diversity problem, especially as you climb higher and higher to the top, and they're not going to attract diverse or exciting talent with their current low pay, poor work-life balance, and old-school boys club way of running their business. As a woman of colour, I do not feel Intact represents me anymore. I am wrapping up some courses, and taking a few more courses in the meantime, but my new plan is to leave in 2023. I want to work for someone who understands and relates to me, who cares about diversity and the planet, and someone who doesn't berate me for not wanting to spend all my time at work. Sorry, my colleagues are wonderful people, but I have a life, and it ain’t all about Intact.
