Interview with Stella Asatryan, HR at Team Solutions CJSC

Q: Childcare responsibilities often affect women’s career growth. How does Team Solutions address this?

Stella: At Team Solutions, we see childcare not as a personal issue, but as a workplace responsibility. Many women are sometimes forced to choose between their careers and their children. That’s why we prioritize policies that support both — enabling women to advance professionally without compromising their role as caregivers.

Q: What kind of childcare support do you offer, and how does it contribute to women’s development?

Stella: Our support includes several key components:

• Flexible working arrangements, allowing parents to adapt their schedules to their children’s needs.
• Full compliance with parental and childcare leave, with a focus on smooth reintegration.
• And perhaps most importantly, a supportive culture that understands and respects parental responsibilities.

These tools help women return to work with confidence and continue growing within their roles, without feeling penalized for becoming parents.

Q: How does childcare support contribute to overall work-life balance?

Stella: It’s deeply connected. When parents — especially mothers — have reliable childcare, they’re able to focus during work hours and be present with their families afterwards. It reduces stress, prevents burnout, and makes work-life balance achievable. For us, that’s not a luxury — it’s a necessity for long-term wellbeing and performance.

Q: What’s your vision for the future of work-life balance at Team Solutions?

Stella: We want to keep evolving. That means listening to our employees, improving our support systems, and advocating for broader change. We’re actively expanding the ways we collect and respond to employee feedback — including anonymous surveys, quantitative metrics, and qualitative insights from one-on-one conversations and HR data. This helps us make informed decisions, tailor our programs, and ensure that the real needs of our team members are heard and addressed.

Ultimately, we envision a workplace where no one — especially not women — has to choose between being a great professional and a great parent. With the right support, they can be both.