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I truly appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and experiences because this type of feedback helps us grow and improve. I agree, Glassdoor has a strong mission that not only guides what we do, but also is something that employees truly can rally around.
In terms of EMEA leadership, we have a strong and diverse group of people from a variety of different backgrounds who represent all the key business areas present in EMEA, namely Sales, Customer Success, HR, Marketing and PR. In this leadership forum, everyone is equal and our approach is that a good idea can come from anywhere. Transparency is hugely important to us, not just in EMEA, but on a global scale, and this is why we aim to share many of the initiatives we are working on, from recognition, diversity, people growth and belonging. We have set up working groups to include people from all across Dublin and London at all levels to help us grow and improve in these focus areas. Employee experience is very much top of mind for us - we might not have always got it spot on in the past, but our aim is to give anyone that works for Glassdoor in EMEA career-defining experience, development and growth. I know that empoyee experience is also hugely important to the Glassdoor Global senior management team.
You mention hierarchy, external hiring and career progression as areas for improvement. We have been, and we continue to be, on a huge growth curve in terms of team expansion, and I'm pleased to highlight that there have been many promotions within the teams that I mentioned above over the past 12-24 months. We always hire the strongest person for the job, whether that is internal or external, and one of the benefits of working in the international team is the ability to broaden your scope, progress quickly and ""make a name for yourself"". We really support people who take ownership of their career and we are here to support and guide in any way we can.
Finally, to touch on your point about maternity and perental leave, admittedly, in the very early days of Glassdoor in EMEA, our policies here were well overdue for improvement. We recognise that life happens and we want to be there for our employees at the times that matter most to them including the birth of children. We have partnered with a global benefits consulting firm to improve both leave of absence policies and benefits that are consistent with leading tech firms as we grow our international footprint. We review our benefits and perks on at least an annual basis.
Thank you again for your input, you perform a vital role, and I hope you continue to develop in your career at Glassdoor.
