LIFESTYLES OF 21 st CENTURY PROGRESSIVE CORPORATIONS
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1 Community of meaning 2 Cultural diversity 3 De-stressing 4 Digitalized lives 5 Dual career marriages
6 Happiness > responsibility 7 Holistic health 8 Org authenticity 9 Per/Pro blending 10 Personal services for life efficiency
11 Project identity 12 Quest for meaningful careers 13 Unisex culture 14 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 services Wants pampering Colleague/friends
Friendly co- workers
Employee referral bonuses
Family atmosphere
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 recreational adventures
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 pavilion
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 “unstructured time”
6. COMMUNITY OF WEALTH
Retirement at % of average pay
New hires get stock options
Performance plus spot bonuses
Above average pay for lower level hourly wage staff
Public transportation subsidie S
Significant employee discount of company’s products
Health insurance for domestic partner
If execs get a bonus, so do employees
Tuition reimbursement