ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As a company whose core values promote the well-being and diversity of its employees, World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading technology solution provider, is proud to announce its inclusion on the Fortune and Great Place to Work® Best Workplaces for Parents (ranked 16) and Best Workplaces for Diversity (ranked 31) lists for 2017. This is the first year that Fortune and Great Place to Work named WWT as a Best Workplace for Parents.
“As both a parent, and WWT’s vice president of Human Resources, I am delighted to see our company ranked so highly as a Best Workplace for Parents and Diversity,” said Ann Marr, vice president, Human Resources, WWT. “At WWT we pride ourselves on listening to our employees, and have learned from experience that creating a flexible, supportive and diverse workplace helps them be their best selves both in and out of the office.”
WWT understands that creating a supportive, respectful and diverse workplace benefits all employees – and is also good for overall business. Research from Great Place to Work supports that these types of workplaces often experience lower turnover and faster revenue growth than their peers.
Earlier in 2017, Fortune and Great Place to Work also honored WWT on the following lists:
- Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For 2017 (ranked 40)
- Best Large Workplaces in Technology 2017 (ranked 7)
- Best Large Companies in the Bay Area 2017 (ranked 23)
- Best Workplaces for Millennials 2017 (ranked 40)
- Best Workplaces for Women 2017 (ranked 67)
The Best Workplaces for Parents and the Best Workplaces for Diversity are two in a series of rankings by Fortune and Great Place to Work based on employee survey feedback from Great Place to Work–Certified™ organizations. To see the schedule of all Great Place to Work Best Workplace lists and more information on how to apply, visit Great Place to Work online.
About The Best Workplaces for Parents
To determine the Best
Workplaces for Parents list, Great Place to Work® compared 443,258
parents’ and non-parents’ responses to more than 50 survey questions
anonymously rating their employers. The data revealed that after having
children, parents – especially mothers – have a different experience
than their colleagues of the inclusivity and opportunities for
advancement at their organizations, among other differentiators. To
determine the list, Great Place to Work took into account organizations’
success in overcoming these differences in experience to create a great
place to work for all employees, regardless of parenting status. They
focused their analysis on parents’ overall feedback, analyzing how their
experiences compare to that of their colleagues, and the quality of the
benefits provided to support them.
About The Best Workplaces in Diversity
Great Place to Work
based its ranking on a data-driven
methodology applied to anonymous Trust Index™ survey responses from
442,624 employees at Great Place to Work-Certified organizations. To
learn more about Great Place to Work Certification and recognition on
Best Workplaces lists published with FORTUNE, visit Greatplacetowork.com.
About Great Place to Work
Great
Place to Work is the global authority on high-trust,
high-performance workplace cultures. Through its certification
programs, Great Place to Work recognizes outstanding workplace
cultures and produces the annual Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work
For®” and Great Place to Work Best Workplaces lists for Millennials,
Women, Diversity, Small & Medium Companies, industries and,
internationally, countries and regions. Through its culture
consulting services, Great Place to Work helps clients create great
workplaces that outpace peers on key business metrics like revenue
growth, profitability, retention and stock performance.
Learn more at Greatplacetowork.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
About World Wide Technology
World Wide Technology (WWT) is a
technology solution provider with more than $9 billion in annual revenue
that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions to large
public and private organizations around the globe. While most companies
talk about delivering business and technology outcomes, WWT does it.
Based in St. Louis, WWT employs more than 4,000 people and operates over
2 million square feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space
in more than 20 facilities throughout the world.
For more information about World Wide Technology, visit www.wwt.com.
