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Sidebar: Wish You Worked Here?

June 27, 2005 12:00 PM ET

Computerworld - The perks of being an IT employee at the University of Pennsylvania (No. 8):

Social scene: Campus events and activities such as changing exhibits at the campus Institute of Contemporary Art and first-class entertainment at the Penn Annenberg Center.

Benefits package: Includes a proactive wellness program that offers health fairs, health screenings and flu shots, plus seminars on subjects like weight, stress and cholesterol management, and developing healthy family and personal relationships.

Flextime: Four flexible work options (flextime, flex-place, compressed work schedules and part-time work).

Child-friendly atmosphere: On-site child care and backup child care, with subsidies of approximately 50% for some employees.

Retirement plans: A university-paid retirement plan, a 403(b) with a 100% match of up to 5% of pay, an option for additional after-tax contributions and catch-up savings for workers 50 and older.

Higher education: Employee tuition at the university is fully funded upon hiring. After three years, the university picks up 75% of undergraduate tuition for employees' children and 50% for spouses.

Time off: 15 days off the first year and 24 days after five years, plus eight holidays and a winter break period between Christmas and New Year's Day.


Special Report Table of Contents
2005 Best Places to Work in IT
List of winners
Company Scorecard
Employee Scorecard
100 Best Places to Work in IT 2005
- Sidebar: Perks Plus
- Sidebar: Wish You Worked Here?
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- Sidebar: Why Quicken Loans Tops the List
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Profile: American Fidelity Assurance Co.
Profile: American Century Investments
Profile: Network Appliance
IT for Hire
Above the White Noise
- Sidebar: Raising Voices
Beyond the Suggestion Box
- Sidebar: Embracing Risky Business
How the 100 Best Places to Work in IT Were Chosen


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