The Winds of Change

I have been keeping something under my hat. With so many things happening lately I feel completely wrung out - an emotional basket case.

Here is the latest....

Hello Human Resources,

I am thrilled to announce that Shari will be joining the compensation team as our Compensation Analyst I. In her new role, Shari will partner with the compensation team to complete job evaluations, conduct market analysis, participate in compensation surveys, and jump into Xcels processing and any other compensation work that arises.

Shari will be transitioning to her new role over the next month as we have asked her to continue contributing in the ESC and to help train new ESC Coordinators while learning her new position. By the end of August, Shari will be working full-time with the Compensation team.

Shari’s new role will build on the expertise she has gained since joining REI ‘s contact center in 2004, and her subsequent moves to headquarters in 2005 and our ESC in 2006. We’ll be leveraging the experience she has gained working with our HRIS systems, and I personally am looking forward to her sense of humor and peanut brittle around holidays (and Xcels) time!

Please join me in congratulating Shari on her new role!