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Presenting the Best|
The 2006 100 Best
Companies to Work For in Oregon |
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| Top 50 Large Companies | Top 50 Small Companies |
Top 10 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon |
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| Large | Small |
| 1. U.S. Cellular | 1. Weston Dealerships |
| 2. The Personnel Department | 2. Bridge City Legal |
| 3. Edge Wireless LLC | 3. Northwest Newborn Specialists PC |
| 4. Barco Medical Imaging Systems |
4. Conkling Fiskum & McCormick |
| 5. Carr Auto Group | 5. United Human Capital Solutions |
| Complete list of Large Companies | Complete list of Small Companies |
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100 Best facts and figures for 2006:
Who participated in the survey
Roughly 40% of employees surveyed identified themselves as non-supervisory, while only 2.7% were senior execs or owners. At small companies though, bosses held larger sway, 6.5% of those surveyed.
“High school” or “other” is the
highest educational level for 39% of small-company
participants vs. 33% at large companies.
As reported in the benefits survey, 32% of senior managers are
women, compared to 64% of employee survey participants.
About 90% of employees said they were white, compared to
87% of senior management.
The perks: Everybody loves ’em
What have you done for me lately?
A lot, if you’re at a 100 Best company, where perks are
plenty.
Neurology Associates in Eugene offers in-chair massages,
discounted oil changes and dry cleaning pickup at their
offices. Vernier Software and Technology loans out the
owners’ Sunriver condo. Edge Wireless has two ski passes
to Mt. Bachelor that can be checked out. Portland’s
Becker Capital covers all medical expenses. The Randall Group
in Portland offers $1,000 for the best suggestion it gets in a
given year.
The warm-climate cruise is popular. Contractors Insurance
Services is taking all of its employees on a week-long cruise
to celebrate its 20th year. Symantec in Springfield will
publish your book for you at the in-house press, provided
it’s about security issues. And not to leave any
constituent unloved, Henningsen Cold Storage offers up pet
insurance.
Keeping healthy
Wellness is now the hot benefit. It’s a no-brainer for
employers trying to head off larger health care costs down the
road and competing for workers in the LOHAS (Life of Health and
Sustainability) demographic, as marketers term those people who
value physical fitness and environmental ethics.
Half of the 100 Best companies offer some subsidy for fitness
centers and gyms, including 58% of large companies on the list.
Companies are also beginning to do on-site health evaluations,
such as periodic blood pressure and cholesterol check-ups. The
crème de la crème in wellness is, of course,
Nike, which will lower individual health care premiums in
exchange for regular workouts at the company’s top-notch
facilities.
Industry, region and ownership
Service industries lead the charge of companies making the list
this year: Banks, credit unions and other financial companies
are the biggest group on the list, followed by staffing
firms.
The list included only a few manufacturing companies, and just
16, all large, with union employees.
In terms of organizational structure, 69 are privately held,
24 are public companies and seven are nonprofits.
For geographic distribution, 73 are located in the Portland
Metro region, 16 in the Willamette Valley, six in Southern
Oregon and five in Central Oregon.
Training for the future
As employers ready for baby boomer retirements by training the
next generation of managers and skilled workers, it’s not
only large companies that are getting innovative about
education. The company “university” is a
popular trend among big companies. Small outfits are bringing
the university to the office. Casca
de Employers Association in Salem brings
in faculty from Willamette University’s Atkinson School
of Business for a mini-MBA program. At Cintas, employees with
initiative at any level of the organization can take online
training that prepares them to move up in the
company.
Time-off policies
More companies are opting for paid time-off plans vs.
traditional vacation/sick leave. Among the most liberal with
time off is Performance Health Technology in Salem, which
offers a total of five weeks for beginning employees. Point B
Solutions allows employees to work as much as they want, bill
for their hours and take time off as they please. About half of
the companies on the list offer sabbaticals. Autodesk in
Tualatin gives six weeks off every four years.
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