These are the organizations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that appreciate their employees and recognize and reward outstanding performance with the benefits and perks that make workers feel valued. As the HR professionals at cool companies know, employees who feel valued are more motivated, more productive, more loyal, and flat out happier with their jobs than those just in it for a paycheck. Find out more at www.octanner.com.

1. top 10 coolest companies to work for in dallas-fort worth

2. At Intuit, Inc., employees praise the company’s culture, work/life balance, and
dedication to showing that core —principles—such as “It’s the people”—are
both preached and practiced at all levels. Along with fair compensation and
generous bonuses, Intuit offers employees a number of cool and progressive
benefits including onsite workout facilities, an employee home loan program,
adoption assistance, and domestic partner benefits.

3. Transwestern—a commercial real estate, investment, and development
company— has been self-described as a company that prides itself on
“teamwork, entrepreneurism, stewardship, customer service, and a
commitment to sustainability,” It’s employees have reviewed Transwestern
as a “Great company for work-life balance”, “Fantastic team!”, “Perks are
good and morale is great” and “management really shows how they value
employees.”

4. Improving Enterprises has a corporate culture that has been described as being
committed to respect, transparency, and having fun, Improving Enterprises rewards
hard work with generous benefits and perks. Among the most popular plusses are
annual retreats to Las Vegas, fully stocked kitchens, free ice-cold beer, table tennis
tournaments, and fun monthly social events for employees and families.

5. Sheraton Dallas Hotel is a recipient of the AAA four-diamond award for outstanding
service, the Sheraton Dallas credits its success to inspired team members. Rewards
and recognition are many and varied, including a generous quarterly award for
outstanding associates, supervisors, and managers. Some the many benefits and
perks, include discounted hotel nights and travel, tuition reimbursement, and
discounted “DART” travel passes. To round things off hotel-style, employees also
receive complimentary daily meals.

6. Worldwide Express has received stellar reviews as the number one company in
America for career advancement. With a reputation for setting high standards,
demanding hard work, and rewarding performance generously, their advancement
program has been described as the “perfect storm for swift upward mobility”. Offering
excellent benefits, generous bonuses, rapid advancement, a great corporate culture,
and top-notch training, Worldwide Express is a company with coolness to spare.

7. NetApp has an open culture dedicated to great communication, NetApp’s philosophy
is that employees are the company’s biggest asset. The goal of management is to
inspire employees to embrace a shared vision of the company’s true goals and
objectives. This creates a sense of pride and unity that ultimately gives the company a
competitive advantage. Employees also enjoy great benefits, a healthy balance
between work and play, plus the opportunity to work on some very cool projects.

8. Southwest Search is all about coolness. Employees of the Dallas based staffing
firm claim the magic ingredient is how the company treats them on a day-to-day
basis. Performance is rewarded in a number of ways, including flexible hours
and generous time-off for the pursuit of other passions. Southwest Search is also
big on getting behind causes, such as The Hope Store and the Make-A-Wish
Foundation. Although small by business standards, Southwest Search is very big
on corporate coolness.

9. Darling Homes provides employees ample opportunities for growth and
development, Darling is very health aware and has instituted a strong
worksite wellness program. In addition, the company also hosts luncheons
and numerous fun events throughout the year to bring employees together
in a fun environment. Faced with rapid growth, Darling Homes prides itself
on hiring and retaining top people who take pride in their work and desire to
excel.

10. At Brinker International, the corporate level maintains “casual” as the the
operative word, as shorts, flip flops, t-shirts, and tank tops is highly encouraged.
Along with 100% free food at Chili’s, Brinker employees enjoy all kinds of cool
perks including flexible hours, fun company events, an onsite gym, and visits by
kids and pets. Work time is spent building relationships in a cool collaborative
culture where the CEO is said to know every employees’ name.

11. Southwest Airlines was founded upon a winning formula for success—take
care of your employees and they’ll take care of you. Employees say
Southwest encourages open communication, seeks input from workers in
making corporate decisions, provides great benefits, provides opportunities for
advancement, and promotes a fun and challenging work environment with
plenty of incentives. As a result, Southwest enjoys high employee moral and a
level of legitimate corporate coolness that is the envy of the airline industry.

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