If you are a Genband employee, you have tomorrow off. Jealous? You should be, but not because Genband employees are spending the day lounging around at home. June 1 is an official company holiday to celebrate Genband’s 2010 acquisition of Nortel Network’s CVAS business.
Genband CEO Charlie Vogt had decided that June 1 would be a company holiday to celebrate the successful integration between Genband and Nortel. But then, employees decided it was time to give something back. So company employees from Frisco, Texas to Shanghai are planning to volunteer for 5,000 collective hours of service tomorrow. Volunteer programs range from Habitat For Humanity in Frisco (hint: do not offer to lift drywall, paint instead!) to building a communal garden with wheelchair accessibility at a girls school in Maidenhead, United Kingdom.
“The fact that employees requested we turn the acquisition holiday into a voluntary day of service and have committed to more than 5,000 hours of global community service is testament to the unique culture that has been created,” Vogt said. “While our kick-off celebration and day of service is one day of the year, I am confident that the commitment to volunteer in our communities will endure.”
Beyond the day off to volunteer for worthy causes, Genband is busy helping its customers transform and “de-risk” their networks, Vogt said in a recent interview with RCR Wireless News.
