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Five founders cultivate a family-friendly work environment that includes tuition reimbursement and big-ticket prizes.

Flexible work hours and time off for community service drive this family-like work environment.

Skullcandy's music and sport-influenced office reflects the youthful spirit of its brand. Skullcandy's office mirrors the gritty rock-n-roll vibe of the brand. The spirited office is teeming with music, fashion, and sport influences, and the office even has a half pipe and mini ramp for those looking to take a quick skate break during the day

Providing the best customer service and rewarding their stellar staff goes hand-in-hand for these two co-founders. Co-founders, Thomas P. McGraw and Bill Wentworth, started the company with the goal of hiring the best people to provide the best service.

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Top performers in the company are rewarded with a four-day vacation anywhere in the United States. Few technology companies from the seventies, besides Apple and Microsoft, are still around. Yet, Resource Technologies is still kicking

ReadyTalk provides everything from insurance to yoga classes to keep its employees physically and mentally fit. ReadyTalk believes its success is contingent upon happy, engaged, and caring workers.

Working in or out of the office, this PR firm provides a homey, flexible work environment for its employees.

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Quantum Health's employee-run "cultural councils" build and maintain equilibrium within its offices. Servicing the healthcare industry can be especially tiresome, so Quantum Health strives to keep its employees happy and functional

Every employee at Projectline Services has an opportunity to shape the direction of the company. "You spend a lot of time working with the people around you, more so sometimes than you get to spend with your family," says Mike Kichline, CEO of Projectline Services. "You have to like being around them." That's why Projectline Services established an employee panel that serves as a liason between employees and the executives, helping make benefit decisions and suggestions to improve the company.

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The crucial element in well-run companies? Leaders who know what they believe in.

At Menlo Innovations, all work (seriously, all work) is done by pairs. Why teamwork? Richard Sheridan likes to talk about joy and why software development can be such a joyless occupation.

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