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Benefits of company participation
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Here are some great reasons for your company to sign up for the 100 Best survey: 

1. Free: There is no charge to take part in the survey.


2. Easy and convenient: Employees may take the survey online from any computer with Internet access or on paper in English, Spanish and Russian. One management representative, often the HR director, coordinates communications with employees and Oregon Business magazine.


3. Dialogue with employees: Employees get a unique chance to voice their opinions confidentially about a wide variety of workplace aspects and are impressed when it’s acknowledged.


4. Honest feedback: Employers gain valuable insight about the business from those on the front lines. All participants can order reports on survey results that detail workplace strengths and weaknesses, employee comments and benefits analysis.


5. Higher morale and efficiency: Survey reports provide opportunities to further the dialogue with employees and set priorities for workplace improvement.


6. The List: The 100 Best Companies are honored in the March issue of Oregon Business, distributed statewide to 20,000 subscribers. The list is also accessible online at www.oregonbusiness.com and oregon100best.com.


7. Event and promotion: Listed companies are honored at a dinner event at the Oregon Convention Center. The top 10 companies receive trophies. All 100 Best Companies receive an award certificate and have access to logos and other promotional materials following the event. These can be used on company letterhead, Websites, t-shirts, etc.


8. Employee attraction and retention: Highly qualified job candidates seek out openings at 100 Best Companies and it reinforces the pride and satisfaction of current employees to work for a 100 Best company.

 

Keeping employees happy

It’s challenging enough to keep employees happy and workplace morale high during the best of times. But what about in the worst of times?  Some, like Northwest Newborn (No. 2 Small), have found ways to maintain a high sense of satisfaction and loyalty.

Lessons of the not-so-great

Companies can often learn more about their workplaces issues from negative comments than from praise. Here's a sampling from some of the 100 Best employee surveys of what doesn't work, even from some of the best workplaces in the state.

Ingredients of a great workplace

What do the Top 10 Best Companies do that keeps their employees motivated, loyal and upbeat? Paying 100% of health insurance premiums and ugly t-shirt contests are part of it. And don't forget the persuasive powers of company pups like Frankie from Stamp Connection (No. 3 Small).

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