CarMax, One of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For"
For the fourth consecutive year, CarMax Incorporated, the country's biggest used cars retailer, has again been recognized as one of Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For."
Aside from promoting healthy living, CarMax also helps its associates lead happy, productive lives with its newly expanded Associate Health and Wellness Program that includes on-site health fairs providing them with health screenings. In addition, the company offers a $4,000 worth of adoption benefits that provide tuition assistance program and health insurance for its domestic partners and their children.
Balance, professionalism and leadership - CarMax focuses on the development of these workplace essentials.
According to CarMax President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Foliard, part of the company's culture is its commitment to compensate the community where their associates reside and work.
"We are dedicated to providing a positive and rewarding workplace for our most valuable asset, the more than 15,000 CarMax associates. Their commitment to deliver an unparalleled consumer experience is the backbone of our success and the key to our continued growth," said Foliard.
Guaranteed quality of the cars they sell helped CarMax establish a name in the car business. About 100,000 employees from 406 different companies were asked for feedback regarding their company's culture, compensation, training and turn-over.
Making it to Fortune's top ten list are Google, Quicken Loans, Wegmans Food Markets, Edward Jones, Genentech, Cisco Systems, Starbucks, Qualcomm, Goldman Sachs and Methodist Hospital System.
CarMax landed on the 46th spot with 13 percent job growth and 14, 223 US employees.