In their words

People who use Bereave talk about more than the software. They talk about the day it mattered.

Here is what HR leaders and employees say once a loss has moved through their company.

A mother with her two adult children looking through a family photo album together

Real support when it matters most.

Bereave gave our family a plan, a place to collaborate and guidance we did not know we needed.

— Bereave member

The choices people remember

Loss reveals what leadership looks like in practice.

Every story below came down to a decision
someone had to make in a difficult moment.

The ugly stories

Moments when work followed someone where it never should have.

A woman stood at the front of a church reading her sister's eulogy from her phone while notifications from her CEO kept appearing across the screen.

A man was asked to bring his laptop to his mother-in-law's funeral so he could finish work between the service and the burial.

An employee at a world-renowned cancer nonprofit was asked to provide proof that her grandmother had died before bereavement leave could be approved.

The beautiful stories

Moments when a leader noticed what a person might need before being asked.

After an employee lost someone close, the CEO stopped using a conference room tied to that loss and waited until the employee said it felt safe to use again.

A company leader met an employee in the parking lot on her first day back from leave and walked inside with her so she would not have to return alone.

A manager drove four hours to a funeral home to advocate for a teammate who had lost her mother and had no one else in her life to call.

Every response is a choice These were all choices that had to be made.

The choice you make says a lot about your leadership.
And plenty about you.

Customer experiences

What people remember after Bereave shows up.

Not another tool. A better conversation, a more thoughtful response and a team that knew what to do.

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Getting us access to Bereave made me stop and take the time to reach out to him. I felt more equipped to do it. Thank you for helping me be a better HR leader today.

Stephanie Skipper

VP HR and People, BlueAlly

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We are creating loyalty that money cannot buy. Bereavement support is a necessity in modern benefit packages now, and Bereave is a step ahead of everyone.

Bo Dietrick

President, Robert Dietrick Co.

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You opened our eyes to what a benefit package can do for employees by giving the HR team real resources.

Sharon Baker

Director of HR, Perry Township Schools

What the stories have in common

The moments are different. The shift is the same.

People stop improvising. Employees feel seen. Leaders respond in ways that strengthen trust instead of quietly eroding it.

01 / THE FIRST CONVERSATION

Someone finally knew what to say.

A manager approached the employee in the hallway instead of avoiding eye contact and hoping the moment would pass.

02 / THE YEAR THEY STAYED

Support became a reason to stay.

An employee who might have left was still on the team a year later and felt good about the company they had chosen.

03 / THE END OF IMPROVISING

The People team stopped winging it.

Bad news no longer sent HR scrambling for a policy, a script and an answer while an employee waited.