Great Place To Work® and Fortune magazine have named Merit America as one of the 2023 Best Workplaces for Millennials. Earning this distinction signifies that Merit America has surpassed rigorous benchmarks, establishing itself as one of the country’s best companies to work for.
To determine the Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials™ List, Great Place To Work collected nearly 500,000 responses from millennials at companies eligible for the list. To be considered, companies had to be Great Place To Work Certified™ and have at least 50 millennial employees in the U.S.
The Best Workplaces for Millennials list is highly competitive, and survey responses reflect a comprehensive picture of the workplace experience. Honorees were selected based on their ability to offer positive outcomes for employees regardless of job role, race, gender, sexual orientation, work status or other demographic identifiers.
“Being a great place to work isn’t just a byproduct of our success—it’s a deliberate strategy to attract, develop and retain core talent in a fiercely competitive environment,” said Merit America Co-CEOs Connor Diemand-Yauman and Rebecca Taber Staehelin. “Our people are the driving force behind our mission, enabling us to deliver life-changing wage gains to Americans stuck in low-wage work with unrivaled effectiveness.”
Our people are the driving force behind our mission, enabling us to deliver life-changing wage gains to Americans stuck in low-wage work with unrivaled effectiveness.
Merit America Co-CEOs Connor Diemand-Yauman and Rebecca Taber Staehelin
As a career development nonprofit, Merit America provides a pathway for low-wage workers to secure family-sustaining careers in tech.
The culture at Merit America is deeply rooted in the company’s values. Open communication and relationship-building are encouraged through various initiatives, including virtual all-staff meetings, open office hours, Donut meetings on Slack, regional in-person meet-ups and all-staff off-site meetings.
Recognizing the importance of work-life balance, Merit America prioritizes the well-being of its employees by offering a four-day workweek with Fridays off year-round. Additionally, the organization provides unlimited vacation time and flexible remote work options, empowering employees to maintain a healthy work-life integration.
“With the largest share of the workforce today, the workplace experience of millennials says a lot about your organization,” says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work. “These workers are looking for authentic leadership, meaningful work, and a healthy work environment — and they show loyalty to those who can deliver.”
“Congratulations to all of the Best Workplaces for Millennials finalists,” says Fortune Editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell. “These companies are setting themselves up for continued success by committing to the purpose-driven work that attracts the next generation of business talent.”
In addition to this recent recognition, Merit America was certified as a Great Place to Work in Oct. 2022, with 97% of employees at Merit America stating it is a great place to work compared to 57% of employees at a typical U.S.-based company.
The organization was also recently honored with the distinction of being named a 2023 Top Place to Work by Ragan.
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About Merit America
Merit America is a national nonprofit preparing workers stuck in low-wage roles for family-sustaining careers at scale. Named by the New York Times as “the hybrid future of training programs for the disadvantaged,” we offer fast and flexible training and job search programs that work for working adults and are aligned to the most in-demand roles in the fastest-growing sectors of the U.S. economy. Founded in 2018, we now serve thousands of working learners across the country, driving an average annual wage gain of nearly $19,000 for those who complete the program. We are on track to support $1B in wage gains by 2025. For more information, visit meritamerica.org.
About the Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials List
Great Place To Work selected the Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials List by surveying companies employing 7.5 million people in the U.S. with 1.3 million confidential survey responses received. Of those, nearly 500,000 responses were received from millennials at companies eligible for the list and these rankings are based on that feedback. Read the full methodology.