The 2009 Top 33 Small Companies to Work For in Oregon

Share this article! NUMBER 1: SMALL COMPANIES Companies with fewer than 50 employees worldwide 2009 2008 Company Industry City Website Benefits and Compensation Work Environment Decision Making and Trust Performance Management Career Dev and Learning Employer Benefits Survey TOTAL 1 4 Rose City Mortgage Specialists Portland 94.8 99.6 99.0 97.8 93.2 71 555.42 Socially responsible … Read more

NUMBER 1:

No. 1 Small Company: Rose City Mortgage Specialists
Rose City Mortgage has been a 100 Best winner three times and the collapse of its industry isn’t going to change how the employees feel about working there. Over the past few months, they’ve had to give up their office and reduce their staff and now operate out of their CEOs home. But they understand their culture isn’t imbedded in a great office space, it’s inside them. The employees at this company brought their values with them: team work, sustainability, community and commitment. At the new home office, the deck is open for meditation and anyone can use the hot tub. Dogs and kids are welcome and the beverages are in the fridge. Flextime and telecommuting are SOP; the employees set their own schedules. “There’s no hierarchy here,” says one employee. “You feel like family the first day.” “It almost seems too good to be true,” says another. But it is.

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No. 2 Small Company: United Human Capital Solutions
If you have a thing for Star Wars, Lake Oswego-based United Human Capital Solutions might just be the place for you. New and senior employees participate in the company’s unique "Jedi Program." The program was set up five years ago to mentor new employees in talent recruitment and job placement. But it isn’t easy to become a "Master Jedi." Only two get the designation, and the CEO is one of them. But if you work here and don’t make top Jedi, you might still go to Las Vegas, where employees get to go if company goals are met. This company has been on the list for five years in a row so it’s no surprise that one employee says, "I would follow these leaders anywhere. The future’s so bright for this company, I gotta wear shades!"

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	THE LIST INTRODUCTION
	THE TOP 34 MEDIUM COMPANIES
	THE TOP 33 SMALL COMPANIES
	CATEGORY WINNERS, METHODOLOGY AND INDEX