TMRG - Caregivers
Welcome to the Caregivers Team Member Resource Group space! Join us in our Slack channel #caregivers-tmrg to be notified of events and meet other members.
Resources:
Purpose of the TMRG
The Caregiver TMRG provides a safe space for every GitLab team member to better understand the role of being a caregiver and to build a network of caregivers (including working parents) and their allies at GitLab. This TMRG is non-exclusionary in nature and open to anyone at GitLab.
“There are only four kinds of people in this world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers and those who will need caregivers. Caregiving is universal.” – Rosalynn Carter, Former First Lady of the United States
Main objectives for this TMRG:
- Providing peer support to TMRG members through a safe space for learning and sharing lived experience.
- Discussing issues faced by working parents and caregivers, providing insight into potential improvements, and offering support to prospective working parents caregivers.
- Providing advice and recommendations to GitLab on initiatives and activities that may better support the retention and attraction of working parents and caregivers.
- Assisting members of the TMRG, as well as other employees, towards better cultural understanding as it relates to being a working parent or caregiver and the particular demands this creates for the individual.
- Supporting GitLab’s inclusive culture strategy, by engaging in local and global initiatives and acting as local inclusion champions who are making a positive difference.
We want to support caregivers in a wide variety of situations, such as:
- Caregivers of children, particularly littles
- Caregivers of children with special needs
- Solo caregivers
- Caregivers of disabled dependents of any age
- End-of-life care
Mission
“To build a community for parents, parents to be, caregivers, and family life allies that promotes the advancement, cultural awareness, and professional development of navigating the challenges of workplace and family life balance.”
Leads
- Charlie Ablett [Co-Lead]
- Andy Schoenen [Co-Lead]
Executive Sponsors
- TBA
Events and Information
Please see the Caregivers TMRG page on the Loop
Caregiver Resources at GitLab
- Flexible PTO
- Financial Wellness
- Care Concierge Pilot
- Family Planning
- Parental Leave
- #caregivers-tmrg Slack channel
- #caregivers-of-neurodiversity Slack channel - for those caring for neurodiverse people
- #motherhood - for mothers (private channel)
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