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LIFESTYLES OF 21st CENTURY PROGRESSIVE
CORPORATIONS
Cisco Google SAS Ed JonesQualcom Dream Works Deloitte Men’s WarehouseAmex Ernst & Young MattelUSAA Marriott Whole Foods
Intel Car Max Quicken Loans Container Store Microsoft
21st CENTURY CULTURAL DRIVERS
1 Community of meaning2 Cultural diversity3 De-stressing 4 Digitalized lives5 Dual career marriages
6 Happiness > responsibility7 Holistic health8 Org authenticity9 Per/Pro blending10 Personal services for life efficiency
11 Project identity12 Quest for meaningful careers13 Unisex culture14 Virtual teams
1. LIFESTYLE ACCOMMODATION
Subsidized shuttle
service with wi-fi
On-site day care & subsidies
On-site health
center & pharmacy
On-site gym &
recreational
facilities
On-site car
cleaning
On-site free
laundry
Concierge (“gofer”) service
Flex work
schedules
Opportunity for
telecommuting
Free Weight Watchers
memberships
Aid for in vitro
fertilization
Aid for adopting children
Personal financial planning
class
Time off for
newlyweds
Paid paternity leave for fathers
2. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Professional development mentors
Easy transfers between
departments
A corporate
brand name that is easy to
sell
Pitching innovative new ideas to execs
& possible financial staking
“Idea jams” between
interested employees
Learning something new every
day
High % of women in
exec positions
Employee-owned
company
Simple work doctrine:
“Use good judgment in
all situations.”
3. WORKER HAPPINESS
COM + COW (?)Imported personal servicesWants pamperingColleague/friends
Friendly co-
workers
Employee
referral bonuses
Family atmospher
e
Bring pets to work
360 participative
decision-making
Freebie tickets to
concerts & sports events
Confidential ethics hot line
Town hall meetings
with leaders
No lay-offs
policy
Loyal, long-time employees
Free food: meals & snacks
Parties & celebrations:
birthdays, baby showers,
anniversaries, engagements,
TGIF, etc.
Free coffee,
tea, espresso
No-charge vending
machines
Company-owned
apartments in resort areas for employee
use
Bonuses for
employee recreation
al adventure
s
CEO calling job
candidates to invite them to join company
Honest, ethical
employees & bosses
Compressed workweek
Wine bar for
employees
Highly loyal
employees
Razor scooters
for employees
“Graffiti” walls
Lack of a hierarchy
& traditional job titles
Yoga pavilio
n
Days off for good
performance
Half-day pampering
binges
Half-day Fridays
Bowling
nights
Last week of year off
The “Stop Work” safety prize
4. EMPLOYEE WELL BEING
Flexible, no guilt personal
time
Extended paid work
sabaticals
Future leave
Unpaid personal
leave
Matching retirement
plan
Plant closure
lead time
100% health
insurance paid
Extra vacation
time based on
seniority
Support of work/life balance
Health screenings & flu shots
Climbing walls
Full-time on-site life
coach
Opportunities for
employees to have a
healthier lifestyle
5. COMMUNITY OF MEANING
Culturally diverse
co-workers
Paid volunteer work time
“We don’t aspire to be a
firm of middle-age white men.”
Corporate social
work & charitable donations
Matching charitable donations
Flat screen monitors
throughout the workplace for rallies & info
breaks
Company sustainable garden
Employee rallies for charitable
fund-raising
4 hours weekly of
paid “unstructure
d time”
6. COMMUNITY OF WEALTH
Retirement at 80-100% of average
pay
New hires get stock options
Performance plus spot bonuses
Above average pay
for lower level hourly wage staff
Public transportation subsidieS
Significant employee
discount of company’s products
Health insurance
for domestic partner
If execs get a bonus, so
do employees
Tuition reimburseme
nt