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COMMUNITY & WELLBEING: TIME OFF IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS
by PHI
Employee wellness starts at home, and Facility Maintenance and Welding Supervisor John Reiners is no fish out of water.
We spend a large portion of our lives at work—upwards of 40 hours per week—so it’s no surprise that job satisfaction can dictate our mental and physical health. Although employee wellbeing was an increasingly popular topic even before COVID-19, the pandemic put more emphasis on mental wellbeing than ever before.
Gone are the days where the employee-employer relationship starts and ends with a paycheck. Nowadays, building a culture that encourages and promotes positive wellbeing is just as important as building and developing your brand. Employee health and wellbeing is more than just making your team happy at work—it’s about improving the holistic wellbeing of all employees both on and off the clock.
John and wife, Nanette, with their catches from a two-day Acadiana Bass Club Tournament on April 10, 2021.
CATCH YOU LATER
Work-life balance is an ever-evolving (and seemingly everelusive) concept that means different things to different people, but it’s ultimately about reaching a balance between business and personal life that’s right for YOU. In fact, recent findings suggest that a rewarding work-life balance is less of a one-time-achievement and more of an ongoing cycle that develops as our circumstances and priorities evolve.
For John Reiners, our Facility Maintenance and Welding Supervisor based in Lafayette, Louisiana, that balance has evolved with his wife and kids over the years. Fishing has long been John’s pastime of choice, and he happily indulges this hobby alongside his family.
Reiners and his life (and fishing) partner of 35 years, Nanette, have fished recreationally for many years—often with her making the first catch of the day.
Together, they have three children, two sons and one daughter, and three grandsons. Over the years, John has placed and won tournaments with his sons but says that having Nanette back at his side for their two most recent tournaments was the best.
In early April, John and Nanette finished second in an Acadiana Bass Club tournament. The tournament was a two-day event that they led after day one but ultimately finished second by less than a pound. John did come out first with the biggest bass of the tournament, weighing in at 5.63 pounds.
Youngest son, Dustin; wife, Nanette; and John Reiners show off their catches—although not for a tournament, their four fish weighed just under 30 pounds.
The keeper fish may have gotten away then, but they managed to hook first place and the biggest bass of the tournament on Lake Sam Rayburn in March.
GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO BAIT
Here at PHI, we know that time spent away from work is just as important as work itself. Taking the time to refresh and reset is key to helping reduce stress and preventing burnout, but more than that, the time you take outside of work directly translates into how you live out our core values: safe, efficient, quality, service through your actions and decisions while on or—if you’re like John—off the clock.
Like a day on the job, John plans ahead for tournaments so that he can maximize his efficiency in the boat and get the most out of the morning bite. With 40+ years at PHI, he’s no stranger to knowing what it takes to be efficient while maintaining top quality, but it’s more than just his competitive nature that bridges the gap between work and play.
But when it comes to fishing for pleasure, John says that’s where the real rest starts.
REEL IN THE BENEFITS
The health and wellbeing of our employees has always been a part of our agenda, but the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the need for additional support and targeted strategies. In August 2020, PHI International launched its Wellbeing Committee to encourage and promote positive wellbeing across our teams.
The Committee takes a proactive approach toward workplace health and wellbeing by focusing on five key areas of improvement: physical, mental and emotional, social, environmental and educational. Since its introduction, the Committee has led a series of initiatives designed to introduce tools and resources to help our workforce improve across each of these components that play a significant role in our personal and professional wellbeing.
PHI knows that employee wellbeing is more important than ever before. Not only is it beneficial for our teams, it also creates a working environment focused on safe, efficient, quality, service that benefits our business and customers.
PHI Americas’ Senior Benefits Analyst Jessie Romano says that, as a company, we continuously assess our benefits to make sure we’re offering the right balance of programs, resources and tools that support and promote the wellbeing of our employees.
From improving job performance and productivity to fostering better relationships between leaders and line-level employees, the benefits of dedicated health and wellness strategies go far beyond bolstering our bottom line. Here at PHI, we’re committed to building a culture in which our employees and their families live happier, healthier lives.
As we work to expand our holistic wellbeing policies and programs, we look forward to continued success in supporting a more resilient workforce. Keep doing what makes you happy, PHI!
It runs in the family! John's eldest son, Bradley, poses with his own eldest son, Wesley, and their catches.
John and his daughter, Callie, making the most of a beautiful day on the water.
John and wife, Nanette, with their grandkids—from left to right: Luke, Cooper and Wesley.
