Anywhere Real Estate Inc. has been recognized as a Certified Great Place to Work for the fifth consecutive year, the company announced.
The award is based on current employee feedback with more than 1,600 responses from employees across the enterprise. Overall, 83 percent of employees at Anywhere say it is a great place to work compared with 57 percent of employees at a typical U.S.-based company.
“In a year of great transformation for our company, it is especially meaningful that Anywhere continues to be recognized as a Great Place to Work for the fifth year in a row,” said Ryan Schneider, Anywhere president and CEO in a release. “I am incredibly proud that the direct feedback of our employees aligns with our company’s purpose to empower everyone’s next move.”
In this year's survey, Anywhere received particularly high average scorings, 85 percent and above, in the categories of credibility, fairness, respect, pride, and camaraderie. The Great Place to Work survey also found that:
• 90 percent of Anywhere employees said people care about each other.
• 91 percent feel people are given a lot of responsibility.
• 91 percent said when you join the company, you are made to feel welcome.
“Being recognized as a Great Place to Work year after year is a testament to our relentless focus on talent at Anywhere,” said Tanya Reu-Narvaez, Anywhere chief people officer. “Our people show up each day focused on achieving exceptional results for our business while working to develop their own career journeys, and this recognition belongs to them.”
According to Great Place to Work research, employees at certified workplaces are 93 percent 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.