Carney reviews

We did unfortunately have to reduce in size in the Fall of 2013 and we have been conservative in hiring in an attempt to avoid reductions in the future. There were wonderful people let go, all of whom made valuable contributions, and we truly hated letting them go and also losing others. Before the reduction, we worked very hard to keep people employed, many of them for over six months during which time they had no client (billable) work to do – this is something almost no other company does. This under utilization was not intentional, but an attempt to keep people employed while we exhausted all efforts to find work. Without doubt, HR has maintained confidence in accordance with any and all legal, ethical, or moral standards. When there are concerns, and with the employee's consent, HR does investigate and/or address issues. When the employee does not want the issue resolved or does not want an investigation, then that information goes nowhere. Even this employee can point out specific examples where employees had a complaint and HR was part of the successful resolution of the issue – all while maintaining complete confidentiality. However, it appears that for this employee we did not meet their expectations and I publicly apologize for that and commit to working very hard to earn this employee's, and all employees', trust and faith. We are not perfect, but we do aim to be an incredible employer. I hope that one day this employee is comfortable enough to bring this matter forward so we can actually resolve the issue. It is impossible to determine where we fell short without direct, constructive feedback. Until then, I recognize we have work to do and we will make working at Carney a valuable experience.

We have had management changes, but not unlike many firms. The current management team is poised to lead Carney in a very positive and successful direction. The positive momentum is obvious every single day. The team works collaboratively together and has a unified vision of where we are headed. We did unfortunately lose some employees, but our current employees are extremely talented - across the board. We are currently looking to add to our ranks. One of the areas where we are hiring is HR to specifically focus on employee development as this is an area where we want to excel. We do offer development opportunities, but employees are expected to play an active part in taking advantage of these opportunities. As for telework, we openly discourage it so there should be no confusion. We do have some teleworkers, but these are primarily people who have worked here for many years and due to personal reasons had to move away from the Northern Virginia area. In many cases where this happens, we do look to create a telework opportunity. In terms of local employees, we believe strongly that having people work in-person, side-by-side creates the best opportunity for us to create incredible value for our clients. As we begin to integrate video conferencing capabilities for each employee, expand our technology infrastructure, and pursue business opportunities outside of the Northern Virginia area, we will likely have more and more teleworkers in the future, but for now on-site people working closely together is important to what we are building. I encourage this person to provide this and other specific feedback to their manager or HR so we can make Carney an incredible place to work. Anyone with questions can email Carney HR at hr@teamcarney.com.