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Washington CEO Magazine brought together nine distinguished judges to review nominees to the Best Companies to Work For competition. Each brings a level of expertise in the field. They were divided into three groups, each given one or two categories of nominees to review.
LARGE COMPANIES/NONPROFIT AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Al Lopus is president of the Best Workplaces Institute and the Best Christian Workplaces Institute.
Tamera Wachter is regional vice president of Robert Half International.
Scott Ofstead is vice president of human resources for Kibble & Prentice.
MEDIUM-SIZE COMPANIES
Christina Hemmen is the human resources location leader for Deloitte.
Isabella McPeak is a consultant with Action Coach.
Phil Newbold is director of consulting for RSM McGladrey.
SMALL COMPANIES
Lee Smith is president of CoachWorks International Inc.
Sally Wineman is corporate counsel for Gallagher Benefit Services Inc.
Paula Macias is organizational development manager at Sabey Corp.
Is it the salaries? The benefits? Or simply that you feel like more than just another cog in the machine?
Whatever it is, it's hard to pin down, and many factors can make a company a great place to work. At Astronics AES, a Redmond manufacturer of aerospace electronics, it's good medical benefits and a relaxed work environment. Employees at Tacoma-based design firm BCRA raved about a well-rounded company with a great corporate culture. And at Allyis, a Kirkland technology-staffing company, one employee cited the "dynamite benefits package" and an entire department dedicated to employees' well-being.
It's when most of the employees can cite similar positive experiences that a company gets elevated to the status of a Best Company to Work For. These are the companies that rise to the top of the pile, for taking extra steps to ensure that their employees feel valued and are making a positive contribution to the workplace and the company.
To compile this year's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, Washington CEO Magazine anonymously surveyed approximately 20,000 employees at 308 companies on such criteria as effective communication, training, responsibility and decision-making, performance standards, rewards and recognition, benefits, leadership, work environment, hiring and retention, and corporate culture. The data were compiled by market research firm Ipsos, and a distinguished panel of nine judges reviewed the data and comments from the employees.
The judges were the final arbiters of the top scorers, assigning additional points at their discretion as a reflection of how well they believed the companies were doing by their employees. The judges were looking for a number of factors, although one thing propelled some of the high scorers into the top ranks -- when a company's employees and management provided a similar assessment of the workplace independent of each other. That kind of accord is what being a Best Company to Work For is all about.
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A good article and good information and comments
This does not reflect well on other firms that deserve to be on the list.