SADA reviews

I know it's not typical to respond to a total 5-star review with approvals across the board, but THAT's how important we feel feedback like this is. Some of the cons pointed out are important. Every year, the Executive Management Team, along with People Operations, work hard to introduce and offer more benefits to SADAians. Two years ago, we launched our Parental Leave Policy making it possible to pay eligible employees for time off when having a new baby/adoption. In addition to this, we also offer private insurance that covers paid leave for disability (short and long) should this be the case for new parents. Offering this benefit was a big step for SADA as typical companies our size do not offer this. With regards to our retirement plan, at the beginning of this year, we increased our match percentage by 1% and also found, after looking at market data, that a 4 year vesting schedule is pretty competitive. Hopefully, when people join SADA, the plan is to stay longer term so this wouldn’t be an issue, however, the schedule does allow for a certain percentage to be vested, gradually, each year. As far as career-pathing goes, this is critical for our success, and is a has been a huge focus the last couple of years. We have done a spotlight for career pathing in our town hall, and we have also recorded a cloud n’ clear session this year, where the Talent Development Team went into detail about what career pathing looks like at SADA. We too wish the process of fully formalizing career-pathing for all employees in every department was moving faster - however, as you can imagine, this is a careful and meticulous process. I know the Talent Development team is working diligently with all the department heads to get this done right. We want to ensure that everyone has a clear and well understood and motivating career path here at SADA. In addition we have also partnered with LinkedIn Learning to contribute to the personal development and growth of our SADAians. This is in the pilot phase right now, and due to launch early Q3 company wide. I’m really proud of what we’ve accomplished and the direction that we are moving in. I do acknowledge that there’s always room for growth and improvements. Thank you for your feedback! We truly appreciate it!