Google is a place to work in accordance with the magazine Fortune, which lists the 50 best companies to work. Google serves as the main contender for most features, including unusual perks, a cafeteria, health coverage, and a work environment. Most of the other companies that have done the top 50 excel only one or two areas. For the second year in a row, Google has managed to take the number one position in the Fortune rating.
Standard benefits offered by Google include 100% medical care coverage and on-site child care. In addition, new mothers are entitled to 18 weeks of paid maternity leave, while dads get 7 weeks. Some benefits, which are not quite standard, include 17 cafeterias that offer free food to all employees.
The rule in Google is that no employee should be farther than 100 feet from a food source. This does not mean that they have access only to vending machines with unhealthy food or to the fact that fast, light and fatty dishes are distributed in the cafeterias. Cooks of the highest caliber cook a range of dishes with unique variations on daily meals. Pasta and cheese, for example, comes with wild mushrooms and truffles.
They also show a keen interest in environmental protection and have a department dedicated to the study of "green" technologies. Google is making every effort to use energy as efficiently as possible, which is the mind that is encouraged by their employees. In the spirit of energy conservation, they subsidize employees who buy hybrid or electric cars in the amount of $ 1,000. Employees from California are eligible for special discounts if they install solar panels in their homes.
Google is also quite unique in that it has a policy that allows ardent pet lovers to bring their cherished pets to work. The obvious caveat is that various dogs, cats and other people should behave and train at home. The Inquirer, UK, reports that the pet policy is under review, after a python python that doesn’t behave well, created chaos and terrorism in the New York branch.
Bingham McCutchen just got to 41 on the list, but is the number one company when it comes to high batch payments. The law firm is known for hiring promising law school graduates for a whopping 160,000 dollars a year. Their legal secretaries, whose importance is often overlooked by other firms, earn an average of $ 69,000 a year. This is higher than what some managers of other companies earn. The average salary of Bingham McCutchen employees is $ 211,017 per year.
On eBay campuses in San Jose, there are special stress relief places for staff in need of some serenity and relaxation. Rooms with comfortable cushions and tatami floor mats are ideal for midday prayer and meditation, so that staff can return to their tasks, refreshed and lively.
Camden Property Trust offers a 20% discount on employees who live in the company's complexes. Employees who go on vacation can also use fully furnished apartments for only $ 20 per day.
Nike is one of the most socially conscious businesses to work with, as those who work in the Portland office are volunteers in the Portland Mountains. They respond to emergencies in an instant, no matter what they do or how important it is. When prospective employees interview and warn about the possibility of interrupting their work by searching for the mountains, the standard answer is: “What is more important when saving lives or selling shoes?”
The only thing that unites all companies from the top 50 list is that they all understand that the company is only as good as its employees, and therefore they try to avoid happiness and satisfaction of the staff. Low staff turnover, while job satisfaction is high. Who would not want to work in a company that shoots the entire cinema during the day so that their employees can see the blockbuster film on the date of its release?
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