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July 16, 2011 Day Four: Welcome Sight On A Hot DayFiled under: Best Places to Work Road Trip 2011 From Counselor’s Andy Cohen, as he hits the road for the 2011 Best Places to Work Summer Road Tour … Let The Frozen Margaritas Flow
But Grossman and Edward Hanson, the executive vice president of the company who has known Grossman since they were in the third grade together, also work hard at recognizing the efforts of their employees. Grossman, who’s dressed in a bright Hawaiian shirt and often brings his yellow lab Cody to work and Edward, who quickly throws on a Roud Tour tee the moment we walk in the door, thank their employees on this day and honor the winner of the highly coveted employee of the quarter award – who receives $500, a prime parking space, and a trophy. “Thank you,” Hanson says to all his employees. “You all make this a great place to work. It’s fun and energetic and you make it that way.” Indeed, Metropak wants to put all of its employees on a level playing field, going so far as beginning a renovation to the offices this year that will result in every person in the company working in cubicles – including Grossman and Hanson. “You miss things when you’re in an office,” Grossman says. “I want to be a part of the action like everybody else.” And that’s exactly the way Grossman and Hanson want it. “We treat our people well because they deserve it,” Grossman says. “They know as long as they do as their supposed to do, then we take care of them.”
But Grossman also makes a point to thank his employees throughout the year, throwing a legendary Christmas part at his house every December. Amid a big party, every employee leaves the event with a gift. Not just any small gift, these end-of-year prizes range from flat screen TVs and Blu-Ray players to household appliances of every shape and size. “It’s a really fun event,” says one employee, who’s just finishing her fajita-and-margarita lunch. “The Christmas party here shows how much Metropak treats us like a family.”
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