What's the Work-Life Balance Like at Arity?

Share your principle for sustainable pace — and the signal that proves it works for your team?

At Arity, we build balance into how we work. While many companies are pushing employees back to the office, we've remained remote-first and that flexibility is a big reason people choose to stay. Employees are empowered to structure work in ways that integrate with their lives rather than compete with them and that autonomy builds real trust. We also protect time intentionally and create moments during the work week for employees to focus on themselves. 

The signal that it's working isn't just that the time and flexibility exist — it's that people trust it and use it. In a recent survey, 83.1 percent of employees report feeling valued and 84 percent report a sense of belonging, both strong indicators of emotional wellbeing. That tells us that sustainable pace at Arity is more than a policy — it's an intentional part of our employees' experience.

Which policy or norm makes flexible working arrangements succeed — and how do you measure its impact?

Flexibility only works when it’s real. At Arity, it comes down to a shared understanding: Outcomes matter more than when or where the work happens.

Managers make that real day to day. They model healthy boundaries and create an environment where people don’t have to choose between performing and taking care of themselves. Over time, that builds trust and trust is what makes flexibility stick.

We reinforce it with simple, consistent norms. Focus Fridays keep calendars clear so employees have uninterrupted time to finish the week strong. We also offer quarterly wellness sessions to encourage people to pause and reset.

You see the impact in the small, everyday behaviors — people stepping away without guilt, adjusting schedules without hesitation and not needing permission to take care of themselves. That’s when you know flexibility is working.

Which wellness resource do people actually use — and what improvement have you seen on your team?

We’ve found wellness programs only work if they’re easy to access and actually useful. So we focus on offering options that fit into people’s real lives.

At Arity, that includes step challenges, a quarterly wellness series and access to programs through our parent company Allstate — like meditation and yoga, nutrition coaching, financial counseling and up to six free counseling sessions each year through Spring Health.

What matters most is that people actually use them. Some take advantage of everything, others just one or two but they use what they need, when they need it. During a recent Mental Health Awareness Month session, one employee shared how he used Hinge Health’s physical therapy program to recover from a shoulder injury.

The impact shows up in behavior: people taking time away, engaging with programs and coming back with more energy. The clearest signal is simple — people feel supported enough to use what’s available.