1) WEGMANS FOOD MARKET
Wegmans is a family-owned company, founded in 1916,
headquartered in Rochester, NY. Danny Wegman is chairman; Colleen
Wegman, his daughter, is president and CEO. Danny’s daughter Nicole
Wegman is sr. vice president. Robert Wegman, Danny’s father, was
chairman until his death in April 2006.
PERKS AND PROGRAMS OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES BECAUSE OF WHICH COMPANY
RATED AS SECOND BEST EMPLOYER IN FORTUNE.
- Flexible Scheduling:
Flexible scheduling and work/life balance are top reasons people
come to work and stay at Wegmans. Store locations have more than
500 employees in 30+ departments, allowing our 24x7 operation
tremendous flexibility to accommodate changes in student schedules,
caring for a sick family member, and activities and personal
obligations. We are a family company who wants you to have a
healthy work/life balance so you can be your best.
-
Listening/Empowerment: Wegmans employees are
empowered to make decisions that improve their work and benefit our
company. We invest in various programs to put our employees’ ideas
into action. Open Door Days, Huddles, Focus Groups, a two-way
Q&A blog with our SVP of Operations are all examples of our
commitment to listen to our people closest to the work and closest
to the customer to help us continuously improve. We believe this
makes our work more fun and more meaningful, whether in stores,
corporate, distribution or manufacturing.
- Employee Development:
We invest more than $50 million each year to provide training and
development opportunities for our people. Learning at Wegmans
includes: department universities, online training, workshops, Dale
Carnegie, on-the- job experiences, food rallies, cooking technique
certifications, merchandising shows, traveling to supplier
partners, and talent development programs like internships,
management trainee and leadership development programs.
- Internal Promotions:
To help preserve our values-based culture as our company grows, we
promote from within whenever possible through an internal Job
Posting program. New opportunities across store operations,
corporate, manufacturing and distribution are posted twice a week;
allowing our growing team of 47,000 employees the opportunity to
submit interest in new roles. Over the last year, 50% of all
positions were filled by our own employees whether through a job
posting opportunity, a promotional or a lateral learning
assignment.
- Wellness: Employee
wellness programs abound at Wegmans, including free health
screenings, blood pressure wellness programs, tobacco cessation,
subsidized Weight Watchers, and a variety of food/nutritional
programs! Regional Nutritionists and in-store Executive Chefs offer
expert advice for making healthy meals easy. Collaborative,
“get-moving” events, like yoga, Couch-to-5k, Kickball and Zumba
stir up fun and camaraderie to keep our people feeling their best.
And we help our people stay financially fit,
too! Eligible employees enjoy a 3% match on 401(k)
contributions and when combined with a Retirement Plan
contribution, earns them up to 7% of their wages to save for
retirement. All employees are eligible for Financial health
resources and telephonic consultation with professional advisors to
help them make the most of their money.
- Community and Sustainability
Initiatives: Our people are proud of the difference they
make through their employment at Wegmans. Whether raising millions
of dollars annually for hunger relief, reclaiming millions of
pounds of food from our stores and distributing it to local food
banks, or contributing their time and talent through Wegmans
sponsored events and programs, our people know our mission, values
and family ownership gives them an opportunity to make a lasting,
positive impact on the world. In addition to community initiatives,
Wegmans people are also helping to lead industry efforts in
sustainability, through Zero Waste initiatives, Carbon Footprint
Reduction and Sustainable products and packaging.
- Scholarship Program:
Parents and teens alike recognize Wegmans as a smart choice, in
part, for our generous Scholarship Program. And working adults who
had hoped to return to school, say Wegmans provides the flexibility
and financial assistance to do so. Since 1984, Wegmans has given
$110 million to 35,000 employees with no obligation of continued
employment. Full-time employees and part-time employees in Wegmans
internships or culinary or hospitality programs receive augmented
awards.
- CARE Program: Caring
Appreciating and Recognizing Each other, is our way to thank,
recognize, and celebrate our people. Our program acknowledges 10
milestones that most families celebrate: anniversaries,
developmental goals and acts of service for helping others. One of
our favorites is our Who We Are award where employees can recognize
a co-worker living our values – rewarded with a $5.00 coupon for
Prepared Foods; over 86,000 were awarded last year.
- Discounts and Digital
Coupons: Wegmans employees have access to hundreds of
community discounts on movies, amusement parks, car washes, mobile
phones, gym memberships, museums and more, saving our people
thousands of dollars each year! Employees also are eligible for
in-store beverage discounts and various digital coupons for unique,
employee-only offers – like a free cake during the month of their
birthday!
- EAP and Financial
Services: Whether working through a problem or celebrating
a life change, our Employee Assistance Program helps our people
manage life events every day. We provide 24/7 confidential
assessment of personal situations, short-term counseling and
coaching (6 FREE sessions), referrals to community resources,
education on various topics, and follow up. We offer online
Work/Life referral services for parenting, child care and elder
care, and wide-ranging financial services and legal assistance,
including unlimited, free telephonic financial consultation with a
professional financial counselor, an annual certified financial
planning consultation, and a free 30-minute consultation with an
attorney.
I believe Employee satisfaction is of
utmost importance for employees to remain happy and also deliver
their level best. Satisfied employees are the ones who are
extremely loyal towards their organization and stick to it even in
the worst scenario. They do not work out of any compulsion but
because they dream of taking their organization to a new level.
Employees need to be passionate towards their work and passion
comes only when employees are satisfied with their job and
organization on the whole. Employee satisfaction leads to a
positive ambience at the workplace.
2) BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
BCG is one of the world's leading
consulting firms. We are dedicated to solving our clients' hardest
problems and transforming them to compete in the 21st century. We
integrate leading-edge innovation through multi-disciplinary,
dynamic and supportive teams, striving to unlock the potential of
both our clients and our employees.
PERKS AND PROGRAMS OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES
BECAUSE OF WHICH COMPANY RATED AS SECOND BEST EMPLOYER IN
FORTUNE.
- Predictability, Teaming, and
Open Communication (PTO): PTO is a global program across
all of BCG globally to optimize the consulting team experience by
helping deliver the best value to our clients through advocating
for rewarding, enriching and a sustainable experience for our
consulting teams.This innovative work-life balance program called
PTO (which stands for predictability, teaming, and open
communication), helps establish a detailed roadmap for each project
that includes transparent working norms and priorities (so
low-value work doesn’t consume high-value personal and professional
time) and a collectively agreed-on time-off goal for each team
member.”
- Personalized
Staffing: We invest in getting you on projects that
deliver the best experience for you as an individual. You will work
with full-time, dedicated staffing professionals and experienced
and objective advisors, who will provide continuity from case to
case and have the time to get to know you and your priorities
better. You will have tremendous opportunity, able to leverage the
full size and scale of BCG to access regional, local and global
opportunities. Mobility options are completely transparent through
our Mobility Marketplace, and you will have the opportunity to work
outside your home country – 25% of consultants work outside their
home country.
- Flexible Working
Models: BCG has long offered tremendous flexibility to its
employees. As part of BCG’s dedication to making the consulting
career both more professionally satisfying and personally
fulfilling, we offer a variety of flexible work options aimed at
accommodating personal needs and requirements as they relate to the
type, timing, and location of work. For example, we have an annual
flexible working model program called Time for You, which offers 8
weeks unpaid leave with full benefits that you can use as you wish
(e.g., hike the Himalayas, learn Portuguese, or extend parental
leave). Many consultants have used this more than once! Another
program called FlexTime offers an opportunity to work at 60% or 80%
with multiple structuring options, personalized for each individual
through 1:1 coaching support.
- Alumni Relations and
Support: As part of our commitment to partnership and
building lifelong bonds, BCG continues to help our people grow,
develop and manage their careers even after they have moved on to
pursue different opportunities. Our Career Services department is
dedicated to providing the best career services support for staff
who leave BCG. Online resources include an alumni website within
our BCG Perspectives site, which facilitates two-way communication
with our global alumni network, and includes access to a searchable
alumni directory, BCG publications on demand or by subscription,
current alumni profiles, news about the firm and its alumni
offerings and events, job listings from BCG, alumni, clients, and
search firms, online trainings, and featured alumni
interviews.
- On-Demand Virtual
Learning: Our online LAB (Learning at BCG) portal gives
staff a 24/7 point of access to over 1400 self-directed learning
resources from our 20-plus practice areas and global initiatives,
as well as programs to develop problem solving, analytical,
communication, leadership and client skills. LAB is both
information-rich and user friendly, rendering it an invaluable tool
with which our staff can self-direct their learning needs in real
time. State-of-the-art upgrades are planned for LAB this year to
provide an even richer learning experience, including mobile access
to learning content and a more effective blended learning offering.
The LAB portal also gives managers and advisors the ability to
recommend LAB resources to their teams, enabling differentiated
learning for an individual's or a project's specific needs.
- Growth through
Training: At BCG, your development begins as soon as you
arrive, with personalized mentorship, on-the-job coaching, and
dedicated training sessions. We invest $80M per year in Learning
& Development (L&D) programs, and the average BCGer will
receive $200K in L&D investment over the course of his/her
career. In keeping with BCG’s apprenticeship model, Project
Leaders, Principals, and Partners lead the individual sessions and
play the roles of customers and clients. Programs such as “Emerging
Leaders” are offered to Business Services staff, helping
participants excel in project management and execution. Our
dedication to advancing our employees’ careers also emphasizes a
deep understanding of diversity.
- Diversity and Inclusion
Networks: Our unique ability to approach client problems
with a blank slate and identify novel solutions that yield
transformative change stems directly from the wide range
experiences, backgrounds, and interests of our employees.
Furthermore, diversity is one of our core founding values: we
target a diverse employee pool through various programs in order to
build a firm that is representative of the society in which we live
and do business. We also emphasize our strong inclusive staff
affiliation networks, including Women@BCG; LGBT Network; Ethnic
Diversity Networks; Veterans Network and the newly-introduced
Disability Network, that allows all BCG U.S. staff to broaden their
understanding about people with disabilities.
- Industry-Leading Benefits
Package: BCG provides very generous employee benefits.
Without paying any monthly premium, eligible employees, regardless
of role or tenure, receive comprehensive health care coverage with
an average co-pay of $5 or less. Under this health care plan,
emergency room visits, in network hospitalizations, outpatient
services, and unlimited fertility treatments are all free. Eligible
employees receive benefits including access to U.S. board-certified
doctors who can treat many medical issues by phone or video 24
hours a day, 7 days a week for the same co-pay of $5 per
consultation.
- Celebration and
Affiliation: Developing deeply personal, meaningful
connections to other BCGers and to the firm itself is a defining
part of our success. For example, in July this year BCG North
America and the New York office hosted the BCG Worldwide Soccer
Tournament in Brooklyn, NY. Over 300 BCGers from across North
America and Europe fielded 30 teams to compete to be crowned as the
BCG World Champions. Other cross-office affiliation includes a
regional event in Orlando, Florida, a family “staycation” in San
Francisco and Los Angeles, and Community Service days.
- Individualized Career
Development through Mobility: At BCG, we provide
unparalleled growth opportunities through the philosophy of "One
BCG – Many Paths". We empower each of our team members to take
advantage of BCG's extensive global network, from staffing
assignments, geographic mobility programs, and secondments.
Examples of this include our Ambassador Program which offers
consulting cohorts the opportunity to live abroad and work in
another BCG office for one year, and our Social Impact Secondments
Program which offers one year assignments with our global partner
organizations like the World Food Programme. In addition, the
Business Services staff also has the opportunity to experience
exciting cross-office opportunities.
Job satisfaction is highly important
not only for an employee, but also for the organization as a whole.
It is understood why job satisfaction is important for an employee.
Being satisfied with the job will have the employee be happy at
work and result in lesser frustration and worry. But, how does job
satisfaction affect the organization? It’s simple – The happier the
workers are, the better their state of mind towards their work, and
better their performance will be.
Employees who are unsatisfied with
their job will not be motivated and enthusiastic towards any chores
assigned to them, and they will be more prone to escaping their
duties. Moreover, they will be seen with higher levels of absence
from work. Even when they are present, they will show very less
concern in the issues of the organization, which will certainly
affect the organizations’ performance negatively.
On the other hand, those who are
highly satisfied with their job have a tendency to be more
friendly, cooperative and helpful with their colleagues and
co-workers. This kind of cooperation brings in sharing and
learning. Job satisfaction also induces security and superior
workplace feelings with lesser negativity and clashes, thus aiding
in smooth running of the organization. Thus, it can be concluded
that satisfied employees are more likely to perform superior than
unsatisfied ones.
If the employees are happy at work,
they will also deliver their best. Satisfied employees will be
loyal towards their organization and stick to it even in the worst
circumstances. Such employees don’t work out of compulsion, but out
of passion. Thus, even in the worst scenarios, they will try to
find possible solutions to take the organization to the next level.
But employees who are not happy will never put in efforts for the
same. In fact, they will think of leaving their job in case a
shoddy situation arises. Organizations need to retain talented
employees for long term growth and success. Although employers can
always hire new candidates, but it is always better to have current
trained employees sticking to the organization.
If the current employees in an
organization are happy and passionate towards their work, it will
lead to a positive ambience at the workplace and higher levels of
productivity. This will in turn affect customer satisfaction and
bring in more customer loyalty. Thus, job satisfaction holds a
great relationship with the progress and success of the
organization.