Kimberly-Clark
Headquarters: Irving, TX, USA
2010 Revenue ($ millions):19,700
What makes it so great?
????There's no better place to have a conversation than over a cup of coffee -- and the management teams at Kimberly-Clark offices in Central America get that. At the "KC Café," employees can chat with administrative and operational employees about worries, cares, and career advice. A different leader hosts the initiative once every two months, hoping to break down the walls between boss and employee.
????The same offices host an annual Mother's Day celebration, rewarding its mom-employees with a catered breakfast and, in 2010, a "spa" with food, drinks, and gifts. The company also offers onsite child-care and job sharing, making parenting a bit easier for KC workers. According to an employee, this healthy and happy environment is also common in the offices: "People are transparent; problems are solved in the moment, which prevents comments in the hallways -- and resentment."
