Thursday, January 21, 2010

Best Companies to Work For

Fortune's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For was released Thursday morning, with SAS Company leading the way.  SAS, based in North Carolina, gives employees an impressive array of benefits:  subsidized child care,  unlimited sick days, a free medical center staffed by four physicians, and a 66,000-square-foot fitness center.  It's no wonder SAS boasts an incredibly low turnover rate of two percent.

Jenn Mann, Vice President of Human Resources at SAS, said the following:

"In a tough economy, SAS did not waiver from our commitment to our employees and the innovative culture that keeps them challenged and provides work-life balance. SAS’ continued success proves our core belief: Happy, healthy employees are more productive.”

The Top 25 on Fortune's List:
1 SAS
2 Edward Jones
3 Wegmans Food Markets
4 Google
5 Nugget Market
6 DreamWorks Animation SKG
7 NetApp
8 Boston Consulting Group
9 Qualcomm
10 Camden Property Trust
11 Robert W. Baird & Co.
12 Bingham McCutchen
13 W. L. Gore & Associates
14 Recreational Equipment
15 Zappos.com
16 Cisco
17 Methodist Hospital System
18 Whole Foods Market
19 Genentech
20 Devon Energy
21 NuStar Energy
22 Johnson Financial Group
23 Umpqua Bank
24 Goldman Sachs Group
25 Novo Nordisk

Anybody work at one of these companies? Tell us what makes them so great!

3 comments:

  1. Why is Genentech so low? Didn't they used to hold the number 1 spot?

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  2. I'm a google contractor, can't imagine a better workplace exists. Google has great benefits, just as good or better than the SAS benefits described in your post.

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  3. At Google, the people are passionate about what they do. And the 20% rule is awesome.

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