# Which companies have stepped up? **URL:** \ **Category:** COMPANY REVIEWS\ **Created:** [July 8, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863 "2020-07-08T16:43:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kajagoogoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@Kajagoogoo](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/Kajagoogoo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863/1 "2020-07-08T16:43:44Z")
Do you/did you work for a company that took the health and safety of its employees from the onset of the pandemic? ---
**Author:** ![cremenow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@cremenow](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/cremenow)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863/2 "2020-07-09T11:30:34Z")
Yup, my agency is top notch when it comes to health, safety and holistic approaches. We actually have been 100% remote during this time and gave the whole company the summer off until August 1 to heal from the damages of looting in our SoHo HQ, irreparable PTSD caused from the death threats made to members for being Asian, Muslim or Black, and have vetted our brands for sustainable and ethical practices and let go of entire franchises, communities and corporate partnerships with brands and companies that are affiliated with toxic culture. ---
**Author:** ![Desgn4All](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecd19e/32.png) [@Desgn4All](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/Desgn4All)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863/3 "2020-07-09T12:06:24Z")
The company I worked for was not open to the idea of working from home before the pandemic and was really forced to in the end. For 3 weeks companies around us, in our building and surrounding areas were fleeing the city before our company. It was not a choice of putting the employees first but rather, a government order to do so. ---
**Author:** ![Cupcake3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@Cupcake3](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/Cupcake3)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863/4 "2020-07-09T12:23:34Z")
The company I most recently worked w/ did not take the health/ safety of the staff seriously. It wouldn’t let us work from home until it was made mandatory. They don’t trust their staff unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![Jrock6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Jrock6](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/Jrock6)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863/5 "2020-07-10T21:49:46Z")
Yes my workplace and know of others companies in the industry that have been extremely cautious and flexible with employees healthcare and personal mental healthcare as well as childcare benefits ---
**Author:** ![Whatsinaname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/898d66/32.png) [@Whatsinaname](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/Whatsinaname)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863/6 "2020-07-11T02:35:19Z")
Can we have company names ? So we know where it is good or bad? Thanks for the reviews everyone but without a name it is not useful. ---
**Author:** ![DesignerN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DesignerN](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/DesignerN)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863/7 "2020-07-13T15:06:26Z")
sounds like outerwear company I know…HK? ---
**Author:** ![Desgn4All](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecd19e/32.png) [@Desgn4All](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/Desgn4All)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863/8 "2020-07-13T16:12:34Z")
Gerber Childrenswear ---
**Author:** ![Sal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@Sal](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/Sal)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 2:11am UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863/9 "2020-07-14T02:11:51Z")
I recall Gap being the first design studio to WFH (it was the first I heard of and I think it was two or three weeks before it became mandatory). ---
**Author:** ![Kajagoogoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@Kajagoogoo](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/Kajagoogoo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863/10 "2020-07-14T16:45:26Z")
Are you saying that Gerber Childrenswear stepped up for their employees during the pandemic? If so, it is interesting that on another thread, someone listed them as a toxic workplace. ---
**Author:** ![Desgn4All](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecd19e/32.png) [@Desgn4All](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/Desgn4All)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863/12 "2020-07-14T17:05:59Z")
No, please see my initial post. > [@Which companies have stepped up?](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863/3): > > The company I worked for was not open to the idea of working from home before the pandemic and was really forced to in the end. For 3 weeks companies around us, in our building and surrounding areas were fleeing the city before our company. It was not a choice of putting the employees first but rather, a government order to do so. ---
**Author:** ![RDesigner20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@RDesigner20](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/RDesigner20)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863/13 "2020-07-21T22:47:07Z")
Does anyone know if forever 21 stepped up since the owners changed? Is anyone still working for them? ---
**Author:** ![PRGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@PRGirl](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/PRGirl)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863/14 "2020-07-22T18:53:37Z")
I agree. This will help us all with the job search. As much as I do my research about the companies before the interview, I still feel blinded. I’d like to pursue opportunities with excitement. ---
**Author:** ![OrangeDolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@OrangeDolphin](https://community.theschmatte.com/u/OrangeDolphin)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://community.theschmatte.com/t/which-companies-have-stepped-up/863/15 "2021-06-10T04:31:38Z")
I believe Gap started WFH sooner than others because they had a COVID case in the office.