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100 Best Places to Work in IT 2008
Employer Profile
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To help minimize the impact of a major road-construction project near its headquarters in St. Louis, this seed and biotechnology company is piloting the Alternative Workplace Program, which gives employees who live in the city the option to telecommute part time or work a flexible schedule to avoid highway construction during rush hour. An extensive guide and recommendations have been laid out for the department to maximize efficiency in this pilot program. Other big things that are cooking: The IT team recently completed a cutover to a new state-of-the-art data center at headquarters. It is one of a handful of data centers in the U.S. to receive LEED green building certification and was designed to serve the technology needs of the company for decades to come.
| Rank by company size | Medium, No. 8 |
| Employee Statistics | |
| Total employees | 9,888 |
| Total IT employees | 812 |
| IT employee turnover in 2007 | 2% |
| IT employee promotions in 2007 | 2% |
| Training | |
| Training days offered per IT employee in 2007 | 28 |
| Training budget per IT employee in 2007 | $2,200 |
| Women in IT | |
| Total percentage of women within IT | 33% |
| Percentage of IT managers who are women | 34% |
| Percentage of IT staff who are women | 33% |
| Minorities in IT | |
| Total percentage of minorities within IT | 25% |
| Percentage of IT managers who are minorities | 17% |
| Percentage of IT staff who are minorities | 27% |
