At 蘑菇视频 Allen, it starts with a promise: If you bring your best self to work听and听live听our听purpose and values out loud,听we鈥檒l听commit to听supporting听your听personal and professional growth.听In short: Come to 蘑菇视频 Allen听and听be you.听
鈥淚t听feels like it should be so simple,鈥� says听Enterprise Security Architect Vanessa Benally. 鈥淏ut when you go into a corporate environment, sometimes it feels like you can鈥檛 be yourself. At 蘑菇视频 Allen, it鈥檚听different鈥擨 feel very supported in my career here. I鈥檓 always encouraged to be the person I want to be.鈥�
Here are听four听ways we鈥檒l听support you as you find your voice:听
1.听听听听听听 Celebrate听your differences听
Everyone听deserves to reach their full potential.听It鈥檚 why听diversity, equity, and inclusion听(DEI)听is a driving force behind our mission and has a pivotal place in our system of values.听DEI initiatives, like our听听movement听and听employee-led, global听Business Resource Groups听(BRG),听will encourage you and your teammates to听hear听and learn from听one another.听
鈥淚鈥檝e been听chair of the African American听Network for听a few听years now, and it鈥檚 rewarding to shape听meaningful programming, like our Juneteenth celebration,鈥� says听Organizational Change Specialist Ebony Thomas.听鈥淚t鈥檚 a great way to understand different cultures and meet new people.鈥澨�
Inclusion听is an important component of听these efforts.听For听Behavioral Science Lead Baris Yakin,听being himself at work meant seeking accommodations for his physical disability.听鈥溎⒐绞悠� Allen has an amazing accommodations team.听It鈥檚 okay to bring听up your disability and听you鈥檒l听have resources听in place to help,鈥� he says.听鈥淭hat鈥檚 my message to anyone joining听the firm: Your difference or disability听shouldn鈥檛 be something that holds you back.鈥�
2.听听听听听听 Expand听your knowledge base
We鈥檒l听invest in you and听you鈥檒l have the听tools you need to grow in your career.听
鈥淥ne of the things I really like here is the support for learning and expanding knowledge,鈥� says Vanessa.听鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 have to be traditional college or certification classes either鈥攜ou can take writing and presentation classes.听You听also learn from your coworkers and听by听connecting with听different teams.鈥�
Programs like听FlexEd听and听Tech Excellence听are designed听to help you learn as you听shape your career.听
鈥淗ere, you have the ability to migrate over time into doing different things,鈥� says听Engineering Director Bryan Kimura. 鈥淧art of being听at 蘑菇视频 Allen is continuously learning.听鈥楤eing You鈥� changes over time,听and the firm supports you as you grow听by encouraging听you to learn.鈥�
3.听听听听听听 Continue your听mission
If you鈥檙e a听veteran,听military spouse, or听reservist, you鈥檒l find a home at 蘑菇视频 Allen.
鈥淔ew听other听organizations beyond the military give so much responsibility and leadership to people so young,鈥� says Bryan.听鈥淵ou can听really听tap into your military experience听in the work that you do here.鈥澨�
Our Armed Services Network and Military Spouse Network听play a key role听in helping听you and your听family transition into听the firm.听
鈥淥ur BRGs help people migrate from military life to civilian life,鈥� adds Bryan. 鈥淧eople are welcoming and there are听mentorship opportunities, helpful hints, and programs to help active and reserved vets and their families听settle in.鈥�
4.听听听听听听 Help听you foster partnerships
Success doesn鈥檛 exist in a vacuum, and to be听the best version of yourself at work, you need听to be surrounded by other听dedicated people.听
鈥淚t鈥檚 a team effort, and I鈥檓 happy to work for a firm where teamwork is one of the pillars of what we do,鈥� says听Ebony.听
Our partnerships extend to our clients as well.听鈥淚 feel respected and supported by them in the work that I do,鈥澨齭ays听Vanessa.听Bryan agrees. 鈥淥nce our clients understand our capabilities, we develop trusting relationships and are able to accomplish more together.鈥澨�
As听DEI & BRG Operations Lead Hazel Izler puts it,听鈥淭ogether, we are unstoppable.鈥�
