Don't judge this book by it's cover. - Anonymous employee The Howard Group Employee Review

I’m truly sorry that you feel your time with us was so stressful. Clearly you are angry, but I believe that anger is unwarranted and misdirected. I felt that Kevin was very supportive of your initiatives and the direction you wanted to go in your role. From the first day he gave you the reigns to guide your division and clearly embraced your desire to showcase our support of inclusion and diversity. When you chose to leave to pursue your dream job and extended travel, Kevin supported and congratulated you on being presented those opportunities. You hoped that the part time nature of your new pursuit would allow you the opportunity to return to working here at The Howard Group. When I told you that I would not be offering to rehire you after you left you were upset and expressed to me your disappointment. You specifically told me you hoped to come back to work at The Howard Group in a part time role. Given that you can imagine my surprise I reading your review. The “compliance bonus” that you refer to is only in place to ensure salaried employees put in an honest 40 hours of work for the position they are hired for, and, allows them great flexibility if they proactively plan with their supervisor to accommodate for circumstances that would legitimately prevent them from earning it. This was very clearly explained during the interview process and laid out in detail in the employment agreement. When you informed me of your health situation, it was quite a shock. I immediately had to look to the company’s future, especially the very real potential for significant near and long term operational impact. I consulted several HR and legal professionals on how best to proceed. The letter you reference was written by legal counsel with no input from Kevin in any way. The sole purpose of that letter was to better understand the severity of your health challenge and help me better understand the possibility/probability of impact to your/our clients as your position was the sole customer facing position for your division. We all wish you the very best in your new position.