PBN BEST PLACES TO WORK 2022
Small Company 8. RIKB Design Build
Employees in R.I.: 33
Owner and President: Tanya Donahue
Questions answered by: Tanya Donahue
What three words best describe your staff? Smart, dedicated, thoughtful.
How has your company adapted programs and services in response to evolving pandemic-related challenges such as staff burnout and workforce shortages? We remain flexible for [work from home] and [paid time off] time as needed. We have converted to full PTO time for all staff and added additional days for family time such as the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.
What fun activities does your company offer employees to participate in? We have company socials on our patio with cornhole, golf outings and clambakes.
What modifications have you made to your workplace to support employee wellness? We supply fresh fruit, yogurts, and healthy snacks in our staff lunchroom. Some staff participate in a lunch time walking club.
Do you have a preference for promoting existing staff or hiring from outside and why? We love promoting from within. We have had great success promoting into our leadership program because they already know the tone we want to represent and have the systems down already and can give them the autonomy to improve and streamline our process.