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Joon Lim, 2, relaxes with a book at a day-care center run by Bright Horizons, which has been a number one employer three times.
David Lissy, the chief executive at the global day-care giant, shows new managers that he values them by serving them lunch in his Needham home. By Megan Woolhouse
No. 1 Large Employer
Analysis Group, where everyone has a sayThe firm rewards those who perform well and encourages employees at all levels to come forward when they see problems.
No. 1 Medium Employer
Institution for Savings puts family before work — and thrivesThe Newburyport bank’s basement houses a thoroughly modern amenity for its 137 employees: a gym, equipped with weights, treadmills, elliptical machines, and a spa-like bathroom.
No. 1 Small Employer
At ALKU, work and play go hand in handThe Andover consulting and staffing firm maintains a $100,000 a year “internal entertainment” budget aimed at rewarding its 51 employees for their hard work.
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A growing number of local businesses are sponsoring athletic pursuits for their employees.
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A little workplace humor from Chet Harding and Norm Laviolette, cofounders of Improv Asylum, a Boston comedy troupe that provides “anticorporate” corporate training.
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Executive roundtable
Four local tech executives from Localytics, Kronos, athenahealth, and Akamai Technologies gathered to talk culture and recruitment in Boston.
Feng shui for your deskPeople generally think of feng shui as a method for arranging furniture for optimal energy flow. But the philosophy can be applied to a space as small as a desktop.
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In Boston, enthusiasm rulesAn inviting, engaging workplace helps lead to increased productivity, innovation, and -- most probably -- higher profits.
When the Cambridge company was bought by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in 2008, the Japanese firm was clear that it wanted to retain Millennium’s talent and capabilities.
Employees at Google, our top medium employer, often credit smart colleagues with making the workplace vibrant and interesting.
More on each of the Top Places to WorkLearn more about each of the 125 organizations honored in the Globe’s 2013 Top Places to Work, including quotes from employees and more information on each company.
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