MacLeans recently ran an article about the Top 100 places to work in Canada. After reviewing the perks that a lot of the top companies were providing to their employees, it really surprised me that imason isn't on that list. At first I thought maybe it was because we are too small (We have approximately 36 full time employees), but then I noticed there were several companies with less than 30 employees that made the list. We must not have applied to make the list; otherwise I’m sure we would have been listed.

Here are some of the perks that we have at imason (that we sometimes take for granted):

·         Paid birthdays off (if it falls on a weekday)

·         Annual company trip to Canadian destination (Usually a 3-4 day trip)

·         Paid week between Christmas and New Years off

·         Free Home Internet and subsidized Cell Phone

·         Pool table, XBox and beer fridge at office

·         Profit Sharing program

·         Vacation starts at 3 weeks (In addition to Christmas break / birthday / company trip)

·         Monthly Gym membership / sports activity coverage

·         Fundraiser matching for charity work

·         Subsidized training / education for career growth

·         Comprehensive benefits plan for employees / spouses and family

These are some of the things that I think could put us on the list. But for the time being, we'll enjoy our beer fridge and pool table while the employees at Procter & Gamble can keep their 3 paid personal days off and their health benefits transfer plan.