蘋果、亞馬遜、推特...美國的大公司數不勝數,但2019年全美最佳公司竟然是中國老板?今天我們就來看看獲此殊榮的到底是誰。
01.Best Employer
最有錢的公司就是最好的公司?員工們可不一定這么認為。美國網站 Comparably 每年都會根據數千萬份員工的反饋,評選出全美國最好的公司。而今年評選的第一名是一家遠程會議軟件服務公司——Zoom(中文名:微距)。
Taking the No. 1 spot on the list is Zoom.
Zoom的創始人袁征(Eric Yuan)來自中國山東省:
Founder: 創辦者,創建者
說到“最好的公司”,評選中最常用的說法:
Best Employer: 最佳雇主
Employer 是雇主的意思,它既可以指這家公司,也可以指代公司最大的老板。
更口語的說法:
Best place to work: 最佳公司
The happiest place to work: 最令員工幸福的公司
還有一個常用單詞是:
Workplace: 工作場所
它經常和一些詞一起搭配使用:
Workplace satisfaction: 工作滿意度
Workplace safety: 工作場所安全
02.Ratings
除了 Comparably 網站的 Happiest Place to Work 榜單,Zoom 也入選了另一個職業網站 Glassdoor 的獎項:
Employees' choice awards: 員工選擇獎
這個獎項的名字來自于著名的頒獎典禮:
People's choice awards: 人民選擇獎
這類獎項通常都由民眾人氣投票決定,反映最真實的大眾歡迎程度。
如何評定一家公司是否能讓員工“幸福”呢?我們一起來看看他們評估的標準:
Compensation: 報酬
Professional development: 專業發展
Career path: 職業路徑
Work-life balance: 工作生活平衡
Perks and benefits: 津貼福利
Overall culture: 整體文化
問卷里的問題都非常具有揭示性。有效的,足夠反應真實情況的,英語中可以說 telling:some of the questions are very telling.
Are your company's goals clear and are you invested in them? 公司的目標是否明確,你愿意為此投入嗎?
On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely are you to recommend your company to a friend? 按1-10來評估,你有多大可能推薦朋友來這家公司?
Are you proud to be a part of your company? 成為公司的一員你感到自豪嗎?
Are you typically excited about going to work each day? 每天去上班的時候你是否會感受到興奮?
Do you look forward to interacting with your coworkers? 你期待和同事們互動嗎?
03.Zoom's Happiness Crew
除了提供免費餐食、健身房等一般公司都有的操作,Zoom這家公司竟然專門設有一個部門來提升員工幸福感:
Sole: 唯一的
Mission: 任務
Zoom's Happiness Crew: a self-started and self-managed group of employees whose sole mission is to spread happiness. 員工幸福部門:由員工自發組建并且管理的團隊,唯一的任務就是傳播幸福感。
好的團隊離不開好的領導,Zoom的領導層、決策團隊也飽受好評:
Empathetic: 有同感的,體恤別人感受的
“The leadership team is intelligent, empathetic and caring,” one employee reviewer wrote. “They understand the importance of excelling professionally but care just as much about our personal life happiness.”“整個領導層非常明智,有共情能力,照顧人”一位參與評價的員工寫到。“他們不僅在乎工作優秀的重要性,也非常關心我們個人生活的幸福感”。
04.Zoom's founder
袁征曾就職于一家名為 WebEx 的視頻會議軟件公司,不僅是整個技術部門的No.1,還拿著令人羨慕的六位數薪水。
Six-figures: 六位數
Yuan previously worked his way up from an engineering job with WebEx to become the president of engineering, where he earned a salary in the “very high six-figures.”
但他并不快樂,在CNBC的采訪中他曾坦言:
Every day, when I woke up, I was not very happy. I even did not want to go to the office to work. 我每天醒來都不是很開心。甚至不想去公司工作。
于是他選擇了離開,并且自己創業:
IPO: initial public offering 首次公開募股
Yuan founded Zoom in 2011, and it now employs more than 1,700 people. It launched its IPO in April. 袁征在2011年創建了Zoom,如今有超過1700名員工。公司在今年四月成功上市。
股價飆升可以用這個動詞:
Skyrocket: 猛漲、飛漲
Their stock price has skyrocketed in recent months. 近幾個月他們的股價飛漲。
最后和大家分享一條 Zoom 員工的點評:
Abundance: 充裕,豐富
Hi! I work at Zoom. It's pretty awesome. A very inspiring CEO. A product that you can really feel good about marketing and selling. It's growing really fast, which can be challenging, but overall creates an abundance of fun/career opportunities. 嗨!我在Zoom工作。這家公司超棒。CEO總是讓人有所啟發。行銷這樣的好產品讓人感覺很棒。公司發展得很快,雖然充滿挑戰,但也創造了大量的樂趣和職業機會。