2020 Virginia Business Best Places to Work Employees especially appreciate
the work-life balance. The co-op offers floating holidays and personal time off in addition to vacation and sick leave. “The extra days provide time to be involved with their families and communities,” Todd says. In addition, “we require a lot of
Mecklenburg Electric
Cooperative has been on a hiring spree to refresh its workforce as baby boomers retire, says Leilani Todd (center), vice president of human resources.
only their skills but their cultural fit with the company. “We want the applicant to know us as well as we get to know the applicant. We put time in up front because when both of us make the deci- sion, it’s pretty much a lifetime decision. Taking the time up front pays dividends on the back end.”
Once onboard, employees find that
communication and flexibility are vital parts of the company’s culture, according to Todd. “We look at all the ways we can disseminate the same information in dif- ferent ways. Face-to-face contacts are vital. You have to make the time to sit down and be present.”
folks to be on call. We’re pretty flexible when they need time off. We encourage folks to volunteer in the community and to be involved with their kids. If we’re going to encourage that, we can’t demand that they work an 8-to-5 schedule.” And that’s because “the flip side is,
there’s going to be times when we take them away from their families. There are going to be emergencies,” such as hurricanes and snowstorms. And when that happens, “you
will find our CEO and all our senior staff out in the field working with everyone else. They’re taking meals to them, into the field, so they can get the lights back on,” she says. When it comes to hiring and keeping good workers, “it’s those little things that they appreciate most.”
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