The annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For is out. Google tops the list.
Apart from making the employees feel valued they offer phenomenal perks. Take a look:
1. Google supports employees in their philanthropic efforts.
2. They also offer the opportunity for Googlers to focus on social issues impacting the communities where they live and work.
3. Google organizes visits from artists, authors, performers, politicians, and celebrities to speak at Google throughout the year. These talks connect Googlers to content creators and experts in various fields.
4. Most of the talks are shared on YouTube at www.youtube.com/talksatgoogle
5. New parents, regardless of gender (and including dads, domestic partners, adoptive parents, and surrogate parents), who take an equal or primary role in their child’s care during the first year, can receive up to twelve weeks of fully paid baby bonding time. Other caregivers are eligible for seven weeks of paid bonding time.
6. Googler birth moms receive four weeks of pre-delivery maternity leave and 18-20 weeks of post-delivery maternity leave. They can choose to take their leave in increments throughout their child’s first year.
7. Through their "gThanks" platform, employees can offer recognition to their colleagues' outstanding achievements with "kudos" and peer bonuses. One department even started a "Wall of Happy" on which glowing thank-you notes and praise emails are displayed for all to see.
7. Google also rewards hard work through spot bonuses, which can be awarded in cash or made more personal by letting employees choose the form of the award -- they can choose items like tickets to sporting events, experiences that are meaningful to them, or gift cards.
8.The company also has a peer bonuses program, in which employees can nominate their fellow Googlers to receive a bonus of $175.
9.Google often offers Googlers advance access to products that have yet to reach the market.
10. Free snacks and beverages during the day.
11. Free 3 organic meals a day.
12. On-site package/mailing service
13. Discount ticket sales
14. On site car wash, air salon and dry cleaning,
15. Subsidized public transportation
16.onsite personal concierge service
17. Onsite spa services.
18. Fitness classes
19. Weight watchers meetings
20.Vehicle maintenance
21. On site banking services.
22. 28 days holidays & vacation days after one year of employment
23. $25,000 adoption benefit
24. 60 days paid leave for adoptive parents
25. Unpaid sabbaticals
26. Telecommute option
27. Offsite subsidized childcare
28.Elder care resources
29. Flexible schedule
30. Lactation room(s)
31.Dental care
32. Prescription drug subsidy
33. Alternative treatments, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, or chiropractic
34.Vision care, mental health care and fertility treatments
35. Onsite breast cancer screening, blood pressure screening, complete biometric screening, cholesterol tests and flu shots.
36. Subsidized offsite gym memberships
....and more.
....and more.
Phew! No wonder they have been on the Best Companies to Work For list for the last 10 years.
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