Perhaps even more important is the assimilation of a culture into your own. When the acquiring company is publicly traded, there is also the added element of secrecy. Rumors spread fast, and HR has to accomplish its task during the month-long due diligence process without tipping its hand. We re publicly traded. There are only a certain amount of things we can communicate.
People get nervous, and inevitably, rumors start flying.
You can t indicate any changes, but they need to understand who we are, how we treat people, what our benefits program looks like in other facilities without making promises. At this stage, that s the biggest challenge. We ve been through it a number of times. I want to become the best. Karenko received a bachelor of science degree in labor and industrial relations from Michigan State University.