Latest Workplace News

October 7, 2024
Kellie Greer, Senior Manager, Global Service Training, joined Wayfair in 2016 as a Service Trainer, and has since held a variety of roles in Training & Development. In 2023, she relocated from Bangor, Maine to Athens, Georgia to lead Wayfair’s Global Training & Development Center of Excellence. She began her career in elementary education; for 20 years before joining Wayfair, Kellie held roles in classroom instruction, curriculum design and implementation, with several leadership positions included. Now, her focus is to build on Wayfair’s culture to develop its employees professionally, and get the most out of them.
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August 23, 2024
Building trust within your teams has proven to be a successful tactic in employee success and team morale. Along her career journey, Shardé Marchewski, Global Head of Purpose & Inclusion, has seen a variety of leadership methods, some of which have worked, some of which haven’t. What has always worked in her experience is building trust among your teams. As the leader of Wayfair’s Purpose & Inclusion team, she believes in making sure trust is at the forefront of her leadership style. Learn more about the importance of trust in leadership and how Shardé builds a trusting relationship between her and her team.
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July 29, 2024
Ever wonder what's "behind the box" that holds your favorite new armchair or table lamp? Our Behind the Box series lets you meet the leaders at Wayfair making Home possible.
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June 10, 2024
In celebration of Global Volunteer Month, Wayfair’s Social Impact Team recently hosted a volunteer “pitch” event where four teams of Wayfairians came together to help two local nonprofits: Housing Families and Fenway Community Development Corporation. Each of these organizations share our belief in creating a sense of home for all, and in partnering together, we knew we could confidently make a positive impact in our local community.
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May 21, 2024
Wayfair Professional recently teamed up with Pinterest to kick off Boston Design Week 2024 as the first event in a two-week series at the AllModern store in Dedham, MA. Boston Design Week seeks to increase public appreciation of all aspects of design, highlighting the vital role design plays in our lives and bringing new audiences to a wide array of design industries and organizations.
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May 16, 2024
Ever wonder what's "behind the box" that holds your favorite new armchair or table lamp? Our Behind the Box series lets you meet the leaders at Wayfair making Home possible.
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May 6, 2024
At Wayfair, we celebrate our employees who are dedicated to supporting safe, accessible housing in their local communities. Since July of 2022, Wayfair employees have been working with the local Habitat for Humanity affiliate representing Greater Boston on a project based in Malden, MA. After 35 years of building homes in Boston neighborhoods and nearby suburbs, Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston began looking for opportunities to build homes in communities north of Boston.
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April 17, 2024
Ever wonder what's "behind the box" that holds your favorite new armchair or table lamp? Our Behind the Box series lets you meet the leaders at Wayfair making Home possible.
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April 8, 2024
Building relationships with suppliers is a core part of how Wayfair’s business operates, and trade shows are an industry hub for learning, communicating and evolving our product offerings. At Wayfair, we strive to be the number one destination for Home - which means we want to offer not only what is standard, but what is fresh and trending.
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