100 Best Places to Work in IT 2009
Employer Profile
Why You Want to Work There
The sweet spot at this Lake Forest, Ill., company, which distributes maintenance, repair and service equipment, is its benefits package. The Employee's Profit Sharing Plan and Trust is a 100% company-funded plan that gives employees an additional 10% to 25% of their yearly income based on the number of years of service and company performance. In 2006, the plan paid employees with five or more years of service an additional 19% of pay. In 2007, the plan paid out 21% of pay for employees with five or more years of service. The company also continues to invest in IT: The current IT budget is 3.2% of sales (compared with the industry average of about 1%). IT employees have a chance to work on projects with bottom-line impact and are given ample opportunity for career advancement.
| Rank by company size | Large, No. 36 |
| Employee Statistics | |
| Total employees | 14,073 |
| Total IT employees | 583 |
| IT employee turnover in 2008 | 5% |
| IT employee promotions in 2008 | 10% |
| Training | |
| Training days offered per IT employee in 2008 | 7 |
| Training budget per IT employee in 2008 | $2,660 |
| Women in IT | |
| Total percentage of women within IT | 30% |
| Percentage of IT managers who are women | 22% |
| 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 | 18% |
| Percentage of IT staff who are minorities | 28% |
