Which O.C. firms made ‘great workplaces’ job site?

August 30th, 2008, 5:00 am · 1 Comment · posted by Jan Norman, small-business columnist

A new Web site lists job openings only at companies that have been recognized as great places to work.

GreatPlaceJobs is the newest creation of Orange County native Asher Adelman, founder of eBossWatch and Workplace Democracy Association.

GreatPlaceJobs claims to have the largest collection of job listings at companies that have made one of the “best places to work” lists.

“There are currently 150,000 jobs at 1,300 employers posted to the GreatPlaceJobs database,” Adelman says.

Among the employers with jobs listed on the site are these with offices in Orange County:

Verizon Wireless, offices throughout Orange County, on several lists including Working Mother magazine’s 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
ABC Supply Co., Santa Ana, recipient of the Gallup Great Workplace Award
CarMax, with used car lots in Irvine, Costa Mesa and Buena Park, winner of Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Adelman, a UCI MBA grad, knows how to strike a cord with today’s worker. eBossWatch allows workers to rate their bosses. Its motto is “Nobody should have to work for a jerk.” And the association encourages companies to involve workers in decision making.

Both eBossWatch and Workplace Democracy Association evolved from Adelman’s experiences working at high tech, medical device and investment firms of all sizes.

Jobs may not be top of mind over the three-day weekend, but after all, it IS Labor Day. And with unemployment creeping up - a 13-year high here in Orange County at 5.7% - some 93,000 out-of-work O.C. residents may be using the weekend to scout for their next employer.

“A recent Gallup poll found that about 77% of Americans hate their jobs, and a Zogby poll found that 49% of working Americans have suffered or witnessed workplace bullying,” Adelman says. GreatPlaceJobs was developed to help people find jobs at the best employers, because everyone deserves a great and satisfying career.”

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