{"id":17085,"date":"2016-06-24T14:35:25","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T19:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=17085"},"modified":"2021-05-21T05:40:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T10:40:21","slug":"wp-engine-named-top-place-work-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-engine-named-top-place-work-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"WP Engine Named Top Place To Work In Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today the Austin Business Journal released its list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/austin\/news\/2016\/06\/24\/the-best-places-to-work-in-2016-the-winners-how.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016 Best Places to Work<\/a> in Austin and WP&nbsp;Engine was voted&nbsp;the fourth&nbsp;best large company to work for in the city! This is the third consecutive year WP Engine has ranked as a best place to work, and the first time WP Engine has competed&nbsp;in the large business category.<\/p>\n<p>So what qualifies a company as the best to work for? Voting criteria established by the Austin Business Journal included how well employees responded to surveys, with at least 95 percent of the company required&nbsp;to respond in order to qualify for ranking. ABJ also took business intelligence, benefits, company culture, and office perks into account.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17087\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Best-places-to-work-austin-business-journal-wp-engine.png\" alt=\"Best-places-to-work-austin-business-journal-wp-engine\" width=\"1382\" height=\"774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Best-places-to-work-austin-business-journal-wp-engine.png 1382w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Best-places-to-work-austin-business-journal-wp-engine-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Best-places-to-work-austin-business-journal-wp-engine-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Best-places-to-work-austin-business-journal-wp-engine-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Best-places-to-work-austin-business-journal-wp-engine-257x144.png 257w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Best-places-to-work-austin-business-journal-wp-engine-1012x567.png 1012w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1382px) 100vw, 1382px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>WP Engine&#8217;s main headquarters in Austin offers employees unlimited PTO, catered lunches, discounted gym memberships, free parking, and has a culture club that throws fun activities every month. In addition, execs practice an <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/heather-brunner-importance-open-book-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open-book policy<\/a>&nbsp;that&nbsp;includes a &#8220;no-surprise&#8221; environment in which all employees understand how the company is fairing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WP Engine: A Day in The Life\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CFKihsUbwq4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At WP Engine we feel our culture and people are our key differentiator and everyone is incredibly proud to work for the company,&#8221; said CFO April Downing in recent interview about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.builtinaustin.com\/2016\/06\/14\/cool-austin-tech-offices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Austin&#8217;s sleekest tech spaces<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17088\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17088 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WP-Engine-Company.jpg\" alt=\"WP-Engine-Company\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WP-Engine-Company.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WP-Engine-Company-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WP-Engine-Company-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WP-Engine-Company-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WP-Engine-Company-216x144.jpg 216w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WP-Engine-Company-849x567.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WP Engine employees take a team photo during &#8220;All Hands Week,&#8221; a bi-annual event that brings the WP Engine family\u2014including all&nbsp;Texas-based and remote employees\u2014together at the Austin headquarters to engage with each other for a week of fun and festivities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Want to work for WP Engine? <a href=\"http:\/\/wpengine-careers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We&#8217;re hiring!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today the Austin Business Journal released its list of 2016 Best Places to Work in Austin and WP&nbsp;Engine was voted&nbsp;the fourth&nbsp;best large company to work for in the city! 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