25 Best Companies For Work-Life Balance 2012
I’ve written many blogs on work-life balance, such as:
Childcare in the Workplace – Good or Bad?
Human Resources vs. Human Capital
Telecommuting – Decrease Overhead, Increase Morale
Safety in the Workplace comes down to Work-Life Balance
The Right Incentives For Your Employees
Now, what about finding the right company to fit your needs as an employee in regard to your personal work-life balance? What if you found that ‘perfect’ company, would you ever leave? Probably not – at least not willingly, right?
Glassdoor has come up with the Top 25 Companies for Work-Life Balance list. It’s pretty interesting. Please see their full list for additional information. They offer a breakdown of how the ratings were calculated, pros, cons, advice to senior management, and employee comments. Here are some highlights (ratings are on a 5-star scale):
- MITRE – Bedford, MA – 4.5 stars
- North Highland – Atlanta, GA – 4.5 stars
- Agilent Technologies – Santa Clara, CA – 4.4 stars
- SAS – Cary, NC – 4.4 stars
- Career Builder – Chicago, IL – 4.4 stars
- REI – Kent, WA – 4.3 stars
- National Instruments – Austin, TX – 4.3 Stars
- LinkedIn – Mountain View, CA – 4.3 stars
- FactSet – Norwalk, CT – 4.3 stars
- United Space Alliance (USA) – Houston, TX – 4.3 stars
- Rackspace – San Antonio, TX – 4.3 stars
- Orbitz – Chicago, IL – 4.2 stars
- Novell – Provo, UT – 4.2 stars
- Susquehanna (SIG) – Bala Cynwyd, PA – 4.2 stars
- Slalom Consulting – Seattle, WA – 4.2 stars
- Discover – Riverwoods, IL – 4.2 stars
- Morningstar – Chicago, IL – 4.2 stars
- Wayfair – Boston, MA – 4.2 stars
- Citrix – Fort Lauderdale, FL – 4.2 stars
- Hitachi Data Systems – Santa Clara, CA – 4.2 stars
- Southern California Edison (SCE) – Rosemead, CA – 4.1 stars
- Bain & Company – Boston, MA – 4.1 stars
- NavteQ – Chicago, IL – 4.1 stars
- Gore – Newark, DE – 4.1 stars
- Fluor – Irving, TX – 4.1 stars
Do you have a company you would like to add to the list?