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How the Best Was Won

A roundup of the 2008 Best Companies to Work For in Washington and what makes them great places to work

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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  23. Steve said, Saturday, 09-08-08 15:45 You should probably do some due diligence in your selection. You named Intelius in your lists. Readers may want to visit http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/29/naveen-jains-intelius-prepares-to-go-public-how-much-of-their-r[..] is by a highly regarded website that covers technology companies. Even a quick review of the web shows numerous stories about Intelius scamming consumers and consumers complaints.

    This does not reflect well on other firms that deserve to be on the list.


  24. Carol Moreno, RN, BSN said, Monday, 07-07-08 08:34 I just wanted to congratulate Columbia Basin Health Association in Othello, WA, on their being #3 in your Best Places To Work For companies. As both a former employee, and a former member of the Board of Directors (twice), I have long known that CBHA was an outstanding community health center. Their fulfillment of their mission, their dedication to the patients, and their commitment to their employees is unsurpassed. It is how CBHA can attract the caliber of physicians and other providers that it does, despite the fact that it is in a small community in central/ eastern Washington. Greg Brandenburg assumed the reins during a time of stress for the center, and had taken it farther, and expanded its sites and services, more than anyone could have imagined. His vision keeps CBHA moving forward, and on the cutting edge of technology. My congratulations to all the employees of CBHA- Well Done!

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