By Minehaha Forman
Aug. 18, 2011
A hefty slice of our waking adult lives—nearly 50 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics — is dedicated to the old nine-to-five.
So if we don’t like our jobs, slogging through them can be a real drain, leaving both employer and employee in an unproductive energy vacuum.
That’s why the 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For competition, created by the National Association for Business Resources and sponsored in part by Corp! magazine, surveyed hundreds of Chicago firms and their workers to identify and celebrate companies that treat their employees to a higher quality of life.
To have people not only committed to their jobs but thriving in the workplace is an HR dream, and no light feat for businesses anywhere.
The 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For program this month honored Chicago’s winning companies’ accomplishments with a luncheon and elegant awards symposium at the Chicago Oak Brook Marriott.
What do these winning companies all have in common? They value their employees and have found generous and creative ways to show it.
Whether employees want flexible workdays, reimbursed college tuition, help quitting smoking, or, um, a tree house, these companies know how to listen and respond, thus maintaining a happy, healthy work environment.