The 2017 Best Workplaces in Southern California: Retaining Talent With Great Workplace Culture

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Place to Work and FORTUNE today announced their annual ranking of the Best Workplaces in Southern California, plus research into how organizations can use culture to retain employees.

The high cost of living in Southern California puts pressure on employees and employers. According to Zillow, home prices in Los Angeles County are 2.8 times higher than the national average. High costs can make it hard for employees to stay and difficult for companies to attract talent to the region.

Creating a great place to work for all helps businesses retain co-workers and recruit new ones. At the Best Workplaces in Southern California, nine in 10 employees said they want to stay with their organizations for a long time.

View the full list of 50 workplaces at Greatplacetowork.com

"All things being equal, housing costs and a high cost of living overall can impact an employee's willingness and capacity to stay with an employer. Those employees that do stay are making a conscious choice, not because of higher pay or better benefits, but because the work is rewarding and their workplace experience is fulfilling," said Chinwe Onyeagoro, president of Great Place to Work.

Exceptional Workplaces Drive Employee Retention

• Co-workers who said their company is fun and friendly were six times more likely to plan a long-term future there.
• Employees who were proud to tell others where they work were 13 times more likely to stay.

About the Best Workplaces in Southern California

List rankings are based on our data-driven methodology applied to anonymous Trust Index© survey responses from more than 103,000 employees working at Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations with headquarters or major locations in Southern California. To learn how your organization can become Great Place to Work-Certified and recognized on Best Workplaces lists published with FORTUNE, visit Greatplacetowork.com.

About Great Place to Work

Great Place to Work is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through its certification programs, Great Place to Work recognizes outstanding workplace cultures and produces the annual FORTUNE "100 Best Companies to Work For®" and Great Place to Work Best Workplaces lists for Millennials, women, diversity, industries and, internationally, countries and regions. Through its culture consulting services, Great Place to Work helps its clients create great workplaces that outpace peers on key business metrics like revenue growth, profitability, retention and stock performance.

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In March 2018, Great Place to Work will publish a new book, "A Great Place to Work for All: Better for Business, Better for People, Better for the World".

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