Earlier this year, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution partnered with consulting group Workplace Dynamics to survey 40,000 employees of small, midsize and large Atlanta companies nominated as a Top Workplace. Employees graded the companies on six areas, including the direction of the company, execution, work conditions, career paths, management, and pay/benefits. The initial 495 nominated companies were narrowed down to a field of 166 eligible finalists, and finally resulting in the top 15 winners, five in each category:
Top Large Workplaces:
1. Woodward Academy Inc
2. Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
3. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries
4. Alston & Bird LLP
5. IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group)
Top Midsize Workplaces:
1. LeasePlan USA
2. Hall Booth Smith & Slover, P.C.
3. Crossroads Hospice of Atlanta
4. Northwest Exterminating
5. PBD Worldwide Fulfillment Services
Top Small Workplaces:
1. Peachtree Planning Corp
2. Bardi Heating & Air
3. Smith & Howard, P.C.
4. UroMed, Inc.
5. Taylor English Duma LLP