5 Things / including the front line

When I sit down to write every week, I look for at least one story that makes me think, "wow, that's really cool -- and that's the reaction I hope you have when you read 5 Things! The story that stuck out to me this week is that John Lewis, a British department store chain, is now offering 6 months paid parental leave for all of its 80,000 employees.

What do you think is going to be the first U.S. retailer to follow suit?

John Lewis's policy is amazing for lots of reasons: the length of leave, the fact that it's for all new parents, and fact that it benefits 80,000 employees. Plenty of companies don't even offer substantive leave for dads! The company's other new policies are pretty awesome as well.

This matters because front line employees like retail employees are often left out of DEI initiatives and often don't have full access to benefits. Hopefully they will no longer be taken for granted. 

Here are some good vibes I found this week:

Image by Humphrey Muleba

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