Trek is in high gear these days, and has been for the last three or four years. To be considered for the list, companies had to meet the Great Place to Work-Certified™ standard. The remaining 15 percent of the rank is based on an assessment of all employees’ daily experiences of innovation, the company’s values, and the effectiveness of their leaders, to ensure these are consistently experienced. Great Place to Work analyzes these experiences relative to each organization’s size, workforce make up, and what’s typical relative to their peers in the industry.
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(REI) and grocery store chain Nugget Market.Įmployees responded to more than 60 survey questions describing the extent to which their organization creates a great workplace for all employees.Įighty-five percent of the evaluation is based on what employees say on Great Place to Work’s Trust Index™ survey about their experiences of trust and reaching their full potential as part of their organization, no matter who they are or what they do. Grocery store chain Wegmans Food Markets ranked first in the large-company category of the list, followed by auto seller CarMax, Publix Super Markets, Recreational Equipment, Inc. To determine the list, Great Place to Work analyzed anonymous survey feedback representing more than 900,000 employees working in the U.S. With its nimble, people-first response to a difficult year, it’s no surprise that Trek is a Fortune Best Workplaces in Retail™ list winner this year. That standing practice has enabled the company to learn and pivot quickly in a year when the challenges have popped up, one after another, says Mark Joslyn, the company’s vice president of HR and IT. Trek has also continued to conduct “pulse” surveys to closely monitor the employee experience. What’s more, the racial equity reckoning spurred by the murder of George Floyd has prompted Trek to take stock of an industry that has lacked diversity. But the bike boom has put unprecedented pressures on Waterloo, Wisconsin-based Trek to keep employees and customers healthy, and to keep busy staffers from burning out. While companies in many industries have weathered severe declines in revenue due to the pandemic, Trek and other bicycle sellers have seen sales take off as people avoid public transportation, skip indoor “spin” classes, and seek family friendly outings-like bike rides.ĭemand that is doubling or tripling compared to 2019 is a good thing, generally. Trek Bicycle has had to navigate very different bumps in the road than most organizations this past year.