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Forbes Best Places to Work Includes Three SA Firms

Thursday March 26 2015

Forbes named USAA, HEB, and Valero as three best places to work. 

The rankings were 11, 67, and 280. Frankly I don't know quite how one quantifies the 

qualitative experience of where one works. As a faculty we have toured both HEB and Valero and I now

several people at USAA.  All are fine firms who express a real interest in their people. But then so does Zachary HOLT CAT, and Tesoro and so it goes. 

The San Antonio Austin Growth Corridor is one of the best in the USA or on the planet for that matter. 

Be glad you are in such a rich growth environment. 

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  1. Adam Avatar
    Adam

    I would assume this is based on data from internal employee surveys as well as some external data gathered. At the bank I work at we are required to take an annual employee survey that covers, direct management, upper management, pay, benefits etc.

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  2. Dennis Elam Avatar
    Dennis Elam

    Adam
    I don’t know that employers let a magazine examine internal surveys, such things are highly subjective anyway. For me just being in Texas would trump being in New England where snow and power outages are regular winter events.

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