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The 100 Best Companies for Work-Life Balance

42072815_769a8bb478_m.jpgIf you value work-life balance, don't miss Working Mother magazine's 2008 list of the 100 best companies. Says Carol Evans, CEO of Working Mother Media:

The 100 Best Companies set the standard for work-life excellence. In the midst of economic uncertainty these companies continue to embrace work-life as a business and cultural advantage, allowing them to attract and retain top talent, and enabling them to build enviable work cultures.
The winners , which include employers from all sectors in all areas of the country, were evaluated in four categories: flexibility, parental leave, child care, and work-life perks.

The top ten:

  1. Abbott (pharmaceutical)
  2. Baptist Health South Florida (non-profit health care)
  3. Bristol-Myers Squibb (pharmaceutical)
  4. Ernst & Young (financial/consulting)
  5. IBM (technology)
  6. KPMG (financial/consulting)
  7. The McGraw-Hill Companies (publishing/media/financial)
  8. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman (law)
  9. PricewaterhouseCoopers (financial/consulting)
  10. S.C. Johnson & Son (cleaning products)
If a job search is on your agenda, you might as well look for a company that really values its people. And if you're in management, get inspired by seeing what your competition is doing.

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