2006 Best Companies To Work For
Fortune just published a new list of the 100 Best Companies To Work For.
Here is the top ten list:
1. Genentech
2. Wegmans
3. Valero Energy
4. Griffin Hospital
5. W.L. Gore
6. Container Store
7. Vision Service Plan
8. J.M. Smucker
9. REI
10. S.C. Johnson & Son
I am very surprised that my employer, which used to be the best and biggest to work for in the last decade isn’t even on the top 100 list anymore. (To protect my privacy and avoid troubles, I can’t disclose my company’s name. )
Among the top 10, my favorite is REI. I have shopped there constantly in the last year and half to boost my mountaineering gear collection. I once took back a 5-month old rock climbing package including a tiny used chalk ball and beaten up equipments. All I wanted was a smaller size of harness, but they gave me a whole new package as a free exchange! No receipt was required either. Oh,and I got a nice giant chalk ball too! I am not surprised that the corporation is treating its employees with respects based on their customer service policies. It’d be cool to get a management job there even if it means salary cuts.
Fortune has also compiled comprehensive lists based on categories, such as “Best work/life balance”, “best pay”, “best companies in each state”, etc…
For a complete list, please check out Fortune/Money’s official link:
Best Companies To Work For In 2006
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5 opinions for 2006 Best Companies To Work For
Shumin
Jan 11, 2006 at 1:24 pm
Well how ironic that today there is an article about stressful jobs in the best 100 companies to work for… http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/11/news/companies/bestcos_stress/index.htm
Ah yes, I too like R(eturn) E(xchange) I(ncorporated).
Christine(Yuna)
Jan 11, 2006 at 4:38 pm
haha.. didnt think of REI in that way.. although it is so true. I am tempted to apply a job there… maybe I can give myself a life back.. by the way.. I won’t have weekends for the next a few weeks.. kiss free time goodbye! Gee…
Ranlen
Jun 28, 2006 at 4:50 pm
How about coming up with a worst companies to work for list - this would be U.S. companies.
Consider - salary and benefits, management, training, growth opportunities, etc. Are they offshoring resources? And so on.
Ranlen
Jun 28, 2006 at 4:51 pm
Followup - Keane consulting would be on the worst list for the aforementioned points.
Kim
Jun 29, 2006 at 2:00 pm
That is something I should look into, sort of the anti-Fortune’s best companies…lol
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