Email Message
From – Tom Troy, CEO
To – All employees
Subject: Urgent Changes in Business Operations

Today I am announcing a broader adjustment to our business operations. We recognize that material changes to our daily lives are necessary to respect the health and safety of our families, friends, and the larger global community. 

Effective Wednesday, March 18, I am asking all employees to work from home, if possible. Given the logistics of this decision, I’m asking for an organized and phased approach. Please adhere to the following guidance:

• If you already have the capability to work from home and already have everything you need to do so, then begin working from home tomorrow, Monday, March 16.
  
  
• If you already have the capability to work from home but need to come in to pick up critical work tools – computers, power cords, headsets, must-have supplies -- please do so tomorrow morning.
  
  
• For those of you who have not been working from home and who do not have the necessary tools to do so, come to work tomorrow as usual and you will be given more detailed instructions over the course of the day as to how we will transition you to a work from home situation by March 18. 
  
  
• Notwithstanding our ability to provision you with the necessary tools to work from home, if you are unable to work from home for whatever reason, you may work in the office, observing all social distancing requirements we have outlined earlier – specifically maintaining a distance of at least six feet from your colleagues, restricting all outside visitors (even employees from other offices) and more.
  
  
• By Wednesday, March 18, we will be strengthening the social distancing requirements for those of you who choose to come to the office, so be prepared for an environment where more spacing between employees is needed, all in-person meetings have been eliminated in favor of Skype meetings, conference rooms are closed to group meetings (though they can be used by individuals for social distancing), and cafes are closed. Additionally, we will require that employees bring the food they need for that day to the office so as to avoid the need to come in and out of the building any more than necessary and to honor a policy of eliminating the presence of delivery/catering guests in the building. Bottom line:  if you’re going to work in the office, expect a very disciplined environment – with a need for complete commitment to all guidelines – in the interest of the health and safety of your co-workers and our ongoing ability to be there for members.  

Your health and the well-being of your family are our first concern. If you are healthy and have a safe place to work, then you have a unique opportunity to shine. I know you will do your job at home with the same rigor and compassion that you have always exhibited. Our customers will understand if a dog barks or a baby cries, as long as you provide the services they need with care and compassion. If you fall ill or need to care for loved ones, we will support you through the process with flexibility and understanding.  

These new procedures create an opportunity for you to show us your best self and amplify your personal power to do what’s right. Your actions now will define you as a person whose commitment to keeping our promise allowed you – and us, as a company -- to rise above the chaos and do what’s right for our customers. I call this our noble purpose. 

We will be tested in the weeks and months ahead, and I am confident that as we embrace this noble purpose, we will prevail. We will demonstrate that an organization that keeps their promise is still valued in the world, even – and especially -- when the going gets tough.

• While other business shutter their doors, we will adjust, and shine. 
• We will not waste time pointing the finger of blame. 
• We will set ourselves apart by keeping our promise to customers.  

These actions are what we have always done, and to keep the promise now is something that will be long remembered and deeply appreciated by those who need our help.   

Please look for more information about what these closures mean to you and your team from your Enterprise Leadership Team (ELT) member later today or tomorrow morning. They are best equipped to answer your questions. And please have patience as those answers roll out over the days ahead. We will not have everything figured out by 9 am tomorrow. You can play an important role in the days ahead by helping us figure out those right answers as we test and learn together.

In the meantime, let me again share my deepest gratitude for you -- and for your commitment to doing your best, doing what’s right and standing by our members and each other in this time of uncertainty. Thank you.