I think in this economy you could simply state “any” as the best.  Well, that may be a bridge too far, but you get my point.  Fortune magazine released their annual list of the top 100 companies to work for.  Here are the top 10:

10. Nugget Market
9.  Goldman Sachs
8.  Methodist Hospital System
7.  Genentech
6.  Cisco Systems
5.  Wegmans Food Markets
4.  Google
3.  Boston Consulting Group
2.  Edward Jones
1.  NetApp

How about this excerpt on the number 1 company NetApp:

Typical of its down-to-earth management ethos, NetApp early on ditched a travel policy a dozen ­pages long in favor of this maxim: “We are a frugal company. But don’t show up dog-tired to save a few bucks. Use your common sense.” Rather than business plans, many units write “future histories,” imagining where their business will be a year or two out.

I’m green with envy over that travel policy.  Oh, and the company has over $2 BILLION of cash on hand.  It is a new employment world these days and I would say the management team at NetApp has it figured out.

Posted By Derrick Moe | Team Management,Work/Life Balance | | Comments(1)