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100 Best Places to Work in IT 2008

Employer Profile

No. 16
Scottrade Inc.
St. Louis, Mo. [North Central]
Why You Want to Work There
Everyone gets to recognize top performers at this trading firm. Through the Above & Beyond program, IT workers earn points for exceeding expectations. The points can then be traded in for prizes that range from gift cards to all-expenses-paid vacations. Workers at any level can give a colleague an e-card that carries with it 1,000 points, to recognize a job well done. Quarterly bonuses are based on a combination of the company's and workers' performances. There's no guarantee of a bonus -- yet Scottrade has never missed a bonus in its 28 years in business. After the company's $25 million data center was completed in 2006, bonuses to the IT team totaled more than $600,000, of which $171,000 was paid out as discretionary bonuses.
Rank by company size Small, No. 3
Employee Statistics
Total employees 2,000
Total IT employees 192
IT employee turnover in 2007 11%
IT employee promotions in 2007 20%
Training
Training days offered per IT employee in 2007 10
Training budget per IT employee in 2007 $2,750
Women in IT
Total percentage of women within IT 24%
Percentage of IT managers who are women 43%
Percentage of IT staff who are women 24%
Minorities in IT
Total percentage of minorities within IT 22%
Percentage of IT managers who are minorities 7%
Percentage of IT staff who are minorities 25%