PBN 2021 HEALTHIEST EMPLOYERS AWARDS
15-499 EMPLOYEES: 7. Gentle Giant Moving Co.
CEO (or equivalent): Tom O̕’Gorman
Number of employees: 350
Gentle Giant Moving Co., which has a location in East Providence, supports employee health – both body and mind. Company health benefits include three mental health therapy sessions a year. The company coordinates on-site meditation sessions as well. Team members have a gym right in the warehouse, complete with guided exercise sessions, says company public relations and marketing specialist Jen Flanagan. She said that equipment is constantly updated due to the nature of relocation work.
A HEALTHY THOUGHT
‘Employees have access to a gym right at work – we have people here who lead classes, or they can work out on their own.’
JEN FLANAGAN, Gentle Giant Moving Co. public relations and marketing specialist
“Sometimes we will go to customers’ houses, and they will have very gently used exercise equipment they want to dispose of – we sometimes offer to take those items to the warehouse and know people will use them here,” she said, with the workplace gym offerings having grown as a result.
Themed summertime wellness weeks introduce new disciplines, such as yoga. Gentle Giant also offers free or reduced gym memberships for those who prefer to lift or sweat it out outside of work.
