The formula for a good workplace: a product to be proud of, appreciative management, and trustworthy colleagues. That's the opinion of surveyed readers for The Scientist's annual survey, detailed in the article The Best Place to Work in Industry appearing in the June 21, 2004 issue of The Scientist.
To find out what scientists think about their companies, The Scientist invited its readers to participate in the survey, garnering responses from working industry scientists in the USA, Canada, and western Europe.
Pride Trumps Compensation
The Scientist asked employees from life science corporations to evaluate their own workplaces and identify company characteristics they consider important. Seven of the top 10 factors identified relate to pride, teamwork and integrity, while only two were benefit related, neither regarding salary.
1. Pride in what's produce 2. Team works well together 3. Colleagues do a professional job 4. Company has ethical standards 5. Promises made ...
