These top executives inspire worker loyalty
Anthony Consigli, Kathleen "Kit" Tunney, and Herb Chambers all run organizations that ranked high in our survey for employee faith that the organization is in good hands.
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Goldilocks theory
Large, midsize, or small, there's an organization that's just right for everybody. This year's Top Places to Work ranks Massachusetts' best employers based on these categories.
Career growth
Helping employees advance can benefit everyone
These three organizations were rated highly by employees for training and career resources.
Ethics
The might of what's right
Many organizations have more detailed descriptions of their ethics and values. Employees ranked these firms as highly ethical.
Diversity
The female frontier
These companies are establishing mentoring programs, providing training, and making real progress, from bottom to top.
Worker appreciation
A little encouragement
can go a long way
In an economy that can sometimes feel heartless, workers at these companies say they feel the most appreciated.
Work-life balance
There is life outside work
In a tough economy, it becomes tougher to maintain the boundary between work and personal life. But these companies make it easier.
Yum!
I come here for the food
There is such a thing as a free lunch. You just have to work for a company in the business of feeding people.
How we chose the Top Places to Work
The organizations ranked on the Globe's Top Places to Work have proven themselves to their most important constituency: their employees.
Interactive map
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2009 Top Places to Work
Comcast Corp. topped our second annual rankings of the best workplaces in Massachusetts.
Best in biz - 2010
Because of the effects of the Great Recession, only 82 firms in Massachusetts made the list in 2010.
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CEO pay in Mass.
The Globe examined CEO pay at more than 200 publicly traded companies based in the state.
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Diversity Boston
This special section from The Boston Globe aims to get people used to – and more comfortable with – talking about diversity in Massachusetts.