About Top Workplaces

Top Workplaces are organizations that provide their employees with a great place to work. Companies profiled on topworkplaces.com have been selected following a survey of their employees – and only the companies that employees have rated as the best companies to work for are featured on this website. In 2010 over 3,000 organizations across the US have had their workplaces assessed by employees. The workplace surveys are conducted by WorkplaceDynamics LLC, and the programs are run in conjunction with the major newspaper in the regional area.

What it means to be a Top Workplace

Top Workplaces are about more than just perks. They are about a better way of doing business. Our extensive research has shown that employees want to be part of something meaningful, where they can contribute and give their best. Top Workplaces recognize that having an inclusive approach means they can be more innovative, operate more ethically and serve customers better.

About the Top Workplaces Survey

Employees are sent a 25 question survey asking them for their opinions on 6 areas of the workplace:

• Direction: Assessment of the company’s values, leaders and strategy
• Execution: Assessment of the how the company communicates and gets work done
• Career: Opportunity for training and progression
• Conditions: Assessment of the working atmosphere and working environment
• Managers: quality of the managers and their managerial skills
• Pay & Benefits: Assessment of employee compensation for the work done

They are also asked to provide comments about their workplace and some of these comments can be seen on topworkplaces.com

Companies that scored particularly well on each of these areas are awarded a workplace strength symbol which can be seen on the company profile page.