Steps Toward Diversity and Inclusion

This spring Earnest went through a company-wide diversity and inclusion training. These are important principles for us to continuously improve upon as a company; we want to make our company the best it can be for everyone both professionally and personally. I am extremely proud of the work we have done to make Earnest an inclusive workplace—and we still have more to do.

Above photo: Earnest employee volunteers at San Francisco's Larkin Street Youth Services, a support center for at-risk youth in June.

Among the topics that we discussed as part of this training—in frank and honest ways—was how individuals can be good allies to the LGBTQ community. With Pride month wrapping up, I wanted to share a thoughtful piece recently published on our blog and written by Peter T., the lead of “Queernies” our internal group for the LGBTQ community and member of Earnest’s Client Happiness team. The blog post tackles the question of what does it mean to be an ally. Peter writes:

“At its core, allyship is an attitude of genuine curiosity about what all LGBTQ individuals need–and then, of being open to whatever they tell you, even when it’s difficult to hear.”