New York, NY — Rockefeller Group today announced the company was Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the first time. The certification and recognition is based on what current employees say about their experience working at Rockefeller Group, along with a review of company policies and workplace initiatives. This year, 90% of employees agreed Rockefeller Group is a great place to work – 31 points higher than the typical U.S. company, according to Great Place to Work data.
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.
“Great Place to Work Certification™ isn’t something that comes easily – it takes ongoing dedication to the employee experience,” said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, vice president of global recognition at Great Place to Work. “It’s the only official recognition determined by employees’ real-time reports of their company culture. Earning this designation means that Rockefeller Group is one of the best companies to work for in the country.”
“Becoming Great Place to Work-Certified™ speaks to Rockefeller Group’s high level of team member engagement and career satisfaction,” said Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer Pat Glorioso. “This is especially important in today’s more complex business and workplace environment, and we are extremely proud of this accomplishment and our people.”
Rockefeller Group was founded in 1928 for the development of Rockefeller Center, one of the most singular real estate developments of the 20th century. Today the company is a national property developer, with an ownership interest in six million square feet of commercial property in Manhattan. The company’s employees define its competitive advantage, with a passion for real estate and commitment to quality in the built environment.
According to Great Place to Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, and are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits and have a fair chance at promotion.
For more information about working at Rockefeller Group. visit our careers page at: Working Here – Rockefeller Group.
Or visit our profile at Great Place to Work, here.
About Rockefeller Group
Founded in 1928, Rockefeller Group is a leading national real estate developer, owner and operator, with a long history of success in the planning, construction and management of premier properties. Headquartered in Manhattan, we trace our roots to a singular and visionary project that helped shape New York City, and that continues to inspire our commitment to the development of extraordinary properties. Our team is passionate about real estate, driven by the idea that quality in the built environment can positively shape experiences and improve lives at home, at work and in our communities.
Today, we maintain an ownership interest in approximately 6 million square feet of premier office space developed in the modern expansion of Rockefeller Center, and have approximately 10 million square feet of projects in various stages of planning and development spanning office, industrial, multifamily and mixed-use. Our employees are located in nine U.S. offices, including six regional development offices along the East and West Coasts and the Rocky Mountain region.
About Great Place to Work Certification™
Great Place to Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place to Work-Certified.
About Great Place to Work®
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™.
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