A healthy company culture is the backbone of a productive workplace, and Built In San Fransisco’s featured companies this March are no strangers to a steadfast culture.
Businesses that invest time to keep their employees feeling valued and engaged are likely to see several benefits, including higher productivity rates, lower turnover, better relationships with customers and higher sales numbers, according to a recent report from Gallup. Anecdotally speaking, it’s simply easier to excel at your job when you love where you work.
Our two featured companies this month are no exception to this mindset. Client flow platform company HoneyBook, as part of its overall mission to better support its customers, has formalized a regular sharing of positive feedback and gratitude between team members for a job well done. And Course Hero, an online edtech platform, has adopted a very flexible hybrid model to make work more convenient for its teams. In the spirit of always improving, the organization provides excellent continuing education and family planning benefits.
For the San Fransisco tech professional looking for a company that values and supports its employees as much as it does its customers, don’t miss these two, top-tier teams with open roles this spring.
What they do: HoneyBook is a leading client flow management platform for businesses, supporting independent service-based businesses with the tools they need to be successful doing what they love.
The Perks
- Hybrid work model
- “Open PTO” policy, paid sick days and volunteer time
- 401(k) and equity option
- Continuing education stipend and mentorship program
- Generous parental leave, family medical leave and on-site mothers’ room
- Wellness programs, fitness stipend and mental health benefits
A Culture of Appreciation: A core part of HoneyBook’s culture reflects its mission — to support businesses, the HoneyBook team supports one another year-round. One example of this support is HoneyBook’s “HoneyAppreciations,” which are biannual opportunities where team members are encouraged to take extra time to send notes of appreciation to one another. Built In San Fransisco had the chance to learn more about HoneyAppreciations as an extension of the company’s core value, “We Go The Extra Mile,” with CEO Oz Alon taking the extra time to read every single message himself.
What they do: Course Hero, a Learneo business, is an online learning platform on a mission to transform studying into a seamless experience for every course.
The Perks
- Remote work program
- Generous PTO, paid holidays, paid sick days, and sabbatical leave
- Job training, continuing education stipend, tuition reimbursement, paid industry certifications and mentorship program
- Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff and mandated unconscious bias training
- Generous parental leave, adoption assistance and family medical leave
- 401(k) matching and equity option
A Commitment to People First: As an online learning platform, Course Hero has a vested interest in supporting its team members to be better, happier employees in and out of the office. Built In San Fransisco caught up with VP of Human Resources Vicki Choi to get an inside look at Course Hero’s virtual-first work environment, where employees primarily work from home and occasionally come to the office as needed for key collaboration or culture initiatives. Additionally, Course Hero provides stipends and paid leave for family planning, as well as education assistance for team members excited to continue their learning journey.
