Great Places to Work 2011
What makes a workplace special? Good pay and benefits? A healthy work/life balance? Smart colleagues? Interesting responsibilities? It's not easy to find an employer that offers all those things. Here are 50 places that do. PLUS—the most memorable excuses for missing work, outrageous on-the-job behavior, unusual exits, and more.
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50 Great Places to Work in WashingtonCompanies with terrific benefits, stimulating work, flexible schedule schedules, opportunities for growth, and respect for their staff. Crazy Ways Washingtonians Have Quit JobsWhen flight attendant Steven Slater quit his job with JetBlue by sliding down an airplane’s emergency chute, beer in hand, it got us thinking: In Washington, full of professionals unlikely to burn bridges, would anyone make a dramatic exit from a job? Outrageous Tales of Bizarre Workplace BehaviorThink this is a serious city where nothing unprofessional happens in offices? Read on. Outlandish Excuses for Missing WorkSome of these stories, as recalled by colleagues, are true. Others—you be the judge. |
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