Global Top 50: The World’s Most Attractive Employer
Though Google has grown a lot since it opened in 1998, we still maintain a small company feel.
With their free gourmet buffets, in-house professional masseuses, and decompression/stress capsules, it’s no surprise that Universum crowned Google as the most attractive employer of 2011. Evidently, Google maintains their leading rank through promoting a remarkably positive organizational culture. At first glance, a typical day as a Google employee may seem like all play and no work; however, Google’s culture is the fuel that motivate their employees to continue working hard for this winning company.
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For every organization, a positive organizational culture emerges at the very start. Aspects of the organization’s culture that we can see and feel include the decorative cubicles, magnificently designed rooms, and of course, the repetition of company’s four colours.
These artifacts serve as intrinsic motivators for employees to build up the desire to show up at work, decreasing turnover and absenteeism.
Although the company has grown immensely since 1998, Google has consistently to maintained their “small company feel“, for good purpose. The result is a decentralized chain of command that encourages innovation, and simply creating a friendly environment that makes work enjoyable. Ultimately, Google’s inclusively selected employees are empowered to overcome any obstacles that the company encounters.