{"id":118589,"date":"2021-06-09T12:46:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T17:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=118589"},"modified":"2024-07-22T16:25:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T21:25:51","slug":"wp-engine-poland-recognized-as-a-great-place-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-engine-poland-recognized-as-a-great-place-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"WP Engine Poland Recognized as a Great Place to Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following recent accolades in <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/wp-engine-uk-recognised-as-a-great-place-to-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the UK<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/wp-engine-limerick-best-workplace-in-ireland\/\">Irela<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/wp-engine-limerick-best-workplace-in-ireland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/wp-engine-limerick-best-workplace-in-ireland\/\">d<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.careers\/krakow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WP Engine Poland<\/a> has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatplacetowork.pl\/certyfikowane-firmy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recognized<\/a> as a Great Place to Work-certified organization by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatplacetowork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Great Place to Work<\/a>, the global authority on workplace culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the first year our <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/wp-engine-establishes-software-development-office-in-krakow-poland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Krak\u00f3w office<\/a>, which opened its doors in 2020, was eligible for the certification. Becoming Great Place to Work-certified is a prerequisite for future placement on the organization\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatplacetowork.com\/best-workplaces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Workplaces lists<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To become certified, members of our Poland team responded to Great Place to Work\u2019s research-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatplacetowork.com\/trust-model\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trust Index<\/a> survey, which gauges the level of trust employees experience in their leaders, the level of pride they have in their jobs, and the extent to which they enjoy working alongside their colleagues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, HR and Leadership teams successfully completed Great Place to Work\u2019s Culture Audit, which explores all of the programs and practices WP Engine has established that make our workplace unique. 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