List: The best large companies to work for in San Diego County ranked
The Top Workplaces survey identified these large companies with the best workplaces in 2024.
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This employee-owned construction company offers 100% paid medical and dental — and Padres tickets
Erickson-Hall Construction Co. in Escondido started in 1998 and became employee-owned in 2019. They mainly...
Fertility benefits to employees: Help for the many different ways to build a family
Many companies now help workers grow their families by offering benefits for fertility, adoption and...
Estancia hotel celebrates its workers with parties, cool prizes and Thanksgiving shopping spree
The La Jolla hotel, which was sold a few years ago, was ranked as a...
These companies are recipients of Top Workplace 2024 special awards
These San Diego companies won special awards for everything from mentoring to clear messaging to...
Leadership: Kimberly Larsen, CEO of Community Interface Services, on why recruitment is so important
"We're not making widgets. We're working with people. People need your attention. People need you...
Methodology: How San Diego’s 2024 Top Workplace winners are chosen
Energage isters an employee survey that covers 24 factors and then crunches the data...
Leadership: Doug Wright, CEO of Mission Federal Credit Union, on collaboration
"My job as a leader is certainly to develop and establish a vision. But that...
Innovation: Booz Allen Hamilton’s Eric Lester on creating new ideas and thinking
"At its foundation, a collaborative approach to problem-solving stimulates engagement, innovation and creativity."
How the San Diego Humane Society cares for its people, not just its animals
From compensation and benefits to a culture of care, this is how the San Diego...
San Diego Top Workplaces special awards for 2023
Top Workplaces recognizes the following companies with special awards in the following categories:Leadership: A.O. Reed...
Here’s how the 2023 Top Workplaces were determined
Great workplaces aren’t created by accident. They are built and nurtured. The Top Workplaces awards...
Their best practices made these San Diego companies stand out with special awards
San Diego company execs, if they're smart, keep their employees up to speed on industry...
Midsize company: Crest Beverage, a family business, shares its secret to growing a dedicated workforce
Hiring has been a challenge for local businesses across industries. Then, managing to grow a...
Leadership: A.O. Reed & Co. President David Clarkin on striking a work/life balance for employees
Since its founding in 1914, A.O. Reed & Co. has been one of the top...
At Hologic, women come first. And that help extends to employees in many stages of familyhood.
Hologic’s business focuses on women’s health and well-being. So, it’s no surprise many of its...
10 cool perks from San Diego companies
1. Kura Oncology shuts down for the week of July Fourth. It gives employees the...
Pets are so important to San Diego workers that companies offer pet benefits
Katie Alatorre adopted not one but two mutts thanks to a company perk.TCWGlobal, a San...
Large companies: Raising Cane’s partner program all about ing the ‘big moments in life’ for its employees
Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers believes its restaurant partner program illustrates the entrepreneurial dream.In 2020, it...
Small company: TCWGlobal lures workers back to the office with massage chairs, champagne
The CEO of San Diego staffing company TCWGlobal knew he wanted workers back in the...
Leadership: RECON President Rob Hobbs on leading a company through tough times
In 2019, local environmental consulting firm RECON teetered on the brink of closing. Its chairman...
Know about a great place to work? Deadline for San Diego Union-Tribune’s Top Workplaces extended
In a hyper-competitive business environment, finding the best companies is crucial, and the 11th edition...
Is your company a great place to work? The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Top Workplaces wants your
Amid a workplace environment that's navigating through a churning economy, the lingering effects of the...
No. 1 midsize workplace: Ezoic
The coronavirus pandemic turned the workplace upside down and now has businesses asking what does...
No. 1 large workplace: Aya Healthcare
Toxic workplaces. If you've ever worked in one, you know how easy it is to...
Workers are less engaged, feeling less loyal about their workplace
The COVID pandemic prompted people to give more of themselves to their work in the...
Dudek, Booz Allen, Charles Schwab, Sempra and SDG&E have programs that empower students
Pay, potential for growth and work-life balance are important to employees. But many workers also...
Here’s how the Top Workplaces were determined
Employers have been forced to focus harder than ever to retain and attract talent amid...
Best leadership, midsize company: Vividion CEO Jeff Hatfield
San Diego biotech company Vividion Therapeutics looks to make small molecule science do big things...
Best leadership, small company: Zebit CEO Marc Schneider
Marc Schneider created the San Diego-based e-commerce company Zebit for a simple reason."Basically, people with...
These San Diego workplaces strive to make the workforce more equitable and inclusive
A year after the COVID restrictions loosened and employees began going back to the office,...
Special awards: These San Diego companies excel in communication, ideas, training
The Top Workplaces survey by the Union-Tribune and Energage named top companies based on the...
No. 1 small workplace: Marque
Marque Medical takes good care of its employees so they in turn treat patients well.Chief...
Best leadership, large company: Aya Healthcare CEO Alan Braynin
Aya Healthcare is the nation's largest provider of health care staffing services and software.Its CEO,...
Why employee sabbaticals are a winning idea
This past summer, Bill Heitstuman took his third sabbatical from San Diego-based MadCap Software.The director...
U-T looking for best workplaces in San Diego County. Is your company one of them?
Since 2020, companies and their employees have been on an emotional rollercoaster in the wake...
Leadership winner, midsize company: Kimberly Larsen of Community Interface Services
Since 1983, Community Interface Services, or CIS for short, has helped people in San Diego...
These companies are recipients of Top Workplace 2021 Spotlight Awards
Future Forward Award: I believe this company is going in the right direction — ClickUpGreat...
Helping workers readjust to office life with flex schedules, catered lunches and dogs
Child care subsidies. Dogs at the office. Daily catered lunches.While many companies are not requiring...
Leadership winner, large company: Steve Hammock of Watkins Wellness
Watkins Wellness, the Vista-based company that makes and markets hot tubs and aquatic fitness products...
An emphasis on wellness: ‘We want them to balance their work life with staying healthy’
Infinium Spirits gives employees up to $600 a year for wellness purchases such as a...
Top-ranked midsize company winner: Corinthian Title
When the world slowed down, business picked up for San Diego-based Corinthian Title, which has...
Why these companies offer identity theft protection as a benefit
Companies are recognizing that employees value identity theft protection.Here’s why. Losses from identity theft cases...
How San Diego companies are creating diverse and inclusive workforces
Companies scrambling for workers are raising wages, offering bonuses and reaching out to recruit the...
Leadership winner, small company: Collette Gray of Integral Senior Living
To understand the leadership priorities of Integral Senior Living, one must understand the company's culture...
Top-ranked small company: The Guild Hotel with its raises, catered lunches, Starbucks gift cards
Be it a birthday, work anniversary or a special occasion like customer service week, The...
Top-ranked large company: Vista hot tub company adapts to stay-at-home culture, and workers love it
A lot of businesses had to adapt to working at home during the pandemic but...
How the Top Workplace awards for 2021 were selected
As employers take extraordinary steps to meet the needs of workers and customers during the...
Employees choose Top Workplaces through survey
Who determines Top Workplaces? The best judges: the employees who work there.For the eighth year,...
Top-ranked small company: Coffman Engineers, where having a good time is all in a day’s work
At Coffman Engineers, ideas on how to better serve clients and streamline projects are always...
San Diego outranks most places for embracing an inclusive workforce and promoting collaboration
Brady SoCal contracting promotes collaboration by holding daily "stretch-flex" limbering up sessions at its construction...
Why appreciation in the workplace matters
When it comes to feeling appreciated at work, what matters most to employees? If you...
These companies are recipients of Top Workplace Spotlight Awards
Future Forward: I believe this company is going in the right direction — GoSiteGreat Mentors:...
Top-ranked large company: Mission Fed emphasizes diversity and community in staff
At Mission Federal Credit Union, Chief Executive Debra Schwartz believes you serve your better...
Cooking lessons, care packages, virtual happy hours. How companies are helping employees cope
Jackie Castro has learned how to make a Dutch baby pancake, Ahi sandwich, frittata, ricotta...
How some companies are helping parents cope with child care during the pandemic
Carmen and Tyler Stoll, the parents of two young children, can’t thank their employer enough.The...
Leadership winner, midsize company: Theresa Benavidez of Corelation, Inc.
At Corelation, Inc., a company that delivers comprehensive software to credit unions across the country,...
Top-ranked midsize company winner: Dr. Bronner’s
A bar of Dr. Bronner's castile soap might cost a dollar or two more than...
Lessons learned during the pandemic
Energage conducted this year's Top Workplace survey just as the pandemic was ramping up in...
Leadership winner, large company: Debra Schwartz of Mission Federal Credit Union
Debra Schwartz is a big believer in making the job fit the employee.The chief executive...
Leadership winner, small company: Stacy Anfuso of La Jolla Logic
Cybersecurity is a serious business and La Jolla Logic, in just nine years of existence,...
US layoffs still high, but so is skepticism on jobless data
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dipped last week to a still-high 840,000, evidence...
Deadline extended for Top Workplaces nominations in San Diego
If you work for — or know of — a company in the San Diego...