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May/June 2017 – BizVoice/Indiana Chamber

73

GETTING TO KNOW

“The partners really care about

the people. They make it a

place where you can go to

them and talk about anything.

As Ron Pelletier – one of the

founding partners – always

says, ‘It’s a safe place.’ ”

– Trish Ping

senior security consultant

By Symone C. Skrzycki

Pondurance

CULTIVATING A SENSE OF SECURITY

Trish Ping (not pictured): “They give you a

lot of flexibility. And they don’t keep tabs

on you if you need to run an errand

during the day because they expect you

to be able to manage your workload and

deliver on time.”

Playing it safe (services):

• Information security

• Business continuity

• Compliance

• Threat management

Flexible, fulfilling:

• Hours (freedom to adjust schedule if needed)

• Attire (jeans, shorts)

• Setting (many employees work remotely)

• Camaraderie (numerous social outings)

Empowering its own:

• Pondurance pays 100% of employee insurance

coverage

“Working at different places where covering just

me (my portion) was a couple hundred dollars a

month, this is a significant advantage. And the

health insurance is wonderful. I have a wide variety

of physicians and locations I can go to – and it

includes dental and vision. I absolutely love it!”

• Partners with Fit Livin’ to promote healthy

recipes, exercise demonstrations and

motivational messages

Personal touch (monthly all-company

meetings):

• ‘Shout outs’ honor impressive accomplishments

• New employees share a unique detail about

themselves

Cybersecurity crew:

• Collab. (Collaboration) Friday: Employees

across departments interact on-site

• Daily announcements, industry news, fun notes

(anyone up for lunch?) are relayed via Slack

“It’s like instant messaging, but on steroids. It’s

informal and helps facilitate the flow of

communication whether or not you’re in the

office. We’ll say, ‘Hey, by the way, if you’re

heading north, the weather looks terrible!’ And

someone will put up a picture of the weather.

“It’s those types of things that make you feel like

you’re part of a family or a team.”