Which companies are rated best for employees? Fortune magazine’s eighth annual ranking of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” is out and L.M. Sixel points out that four local companies are on the list:
Companies nominate themselves for a place on the list and four Houston-based companies got spots: David Weekley Homes (21), Sterling Bank (49), St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System (69) and the Men’s Wearhouse (85).
It probably didn’t hurt that David Weekley Homes took 500 employees and their spouses to Hawaii for a five-day company paid vacation last year after meeting revenue goals.
No, that probably didn’t hurt!
“We let our employees be great,” said Wanda Dalton, executive vice president and chief human resources officer of Sterling Bank. “We just give them the room and the space to do the things they do best.”
To celebrate the third year of making the list, Sterling employees can take their birthdays off this year.
This was the third year St. Luke’s landed on the list.
“While other companies have values and vision and mission statements, our employees see that we are consistent about adhering to our values,” said Irene Helsinger, senior vice president of St Luke’s. “Even when it’s easier to take another path, we always focus what our actions will mean to our employees and our patients.”
It seems fairly basic, but taking care of the employees will generally take care of business.
