13 Down South Companies with Silicon Valley Perks

13 Down South Companies with Silicon Valley Perks 13 Down South Companies with Silicon Valley Perks You don’t have to go to Silicon Valley to get Silicon Valley benefits. In fact, you can find its top perks - think: family leave, adoption assistance, free lunches, tuition assistance, stock options and so much more - in the South. These Southern-headquartered companies have all the benefits you could hope for. And bonus: each and every one is hiring right now. The Perks: Exxon Mobil offers its employees a financial fitness program, which provides “onsite workshops to help employees plan and work through the financial challenges found in early career, mid-career, and late-career,” according to its website . What Employees Say: “Excellent pay and benefits, strong compliance culture, excellent opportunities for people with a lot of energy, intelligence and persistence, retirement plan and savings matching still alive and well. You can have several careers under one roof and build up toward retirement, which is a realistic possibility at XOM.” - Current Employee The Perks: AT&T offers tuition assistance for its employees, according to its website . And it offers “your ticket to expert status in your job” with training and development programs. Plus, AT&T promises you’ll get big discounts on swag, including phones and tablets. What Employees Say: “Great benefits and good compensation. Opportunities to grow and learn. If interested in traveling, this could be the right company for you.” - Former Employee Headquarters: Charlotte, North Carolina The Perks: Bank of America offers “16 paid weeks of parental leave (and 10 unpaid weeks) for mothers or fathers to care for and bond with their newborn or adopted child,” its website says. What Employees Say: “Lots of opportunity to move around to different roles. Many good people who will challenge you and push you. Reasonable compensation. Great focus on community work.” - Current Employee The Perks: Home Depot offers a bevy of benefits for qualifying employees, according to its website , including adoption assistance, dependent care, relocation assistance and volunteer events. What Employees Say: “Great company culture, work-life balance, reasonable pay and many opportunities for upward [and] lateral career transitions.” - Current Employee The Perks: Freddie Mac offers “eligible first-time homebuyers up to $12,000 toward their home purchase to cover such expenses as down payments, loan origination or discount points, and other closing costs, plus paid time off for closing,” according to its website . What Employees Say: “Great work life balance, benefits and leadership. Senior leadership is very up front and honest with employees. There’s no tolerance for unethical behavior like I’ve seen at other places.” - Current Employee The Perks: “UPS believes that long-term ownership of our company by UPS [employees] is an important contributor to our future success,” its website says, so employees can purchase stock through the Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program and their 401(k) Savings Plan. What Employees Say: “Easy application and hiring process. Forced physical exercise. Flexible professionalism. Opportunities for overtime. Satisfying work. Always opportunity to work during peak season.” - Former Employee The Perks: According to its website , Humana also offers personal health coaching and on-site health screening, so you don’t have to leave the office to see a doctor. What Employees Say: “I have worked for 6 years now, and all 6 have been nothing short of rewarding. From the time I started all the way through present time, it has given me the tools to be successful and rewarded my hard work with the recognition and promotions befit of it.” - Former Employee The Perks: Sysco offers a “perks at work” program, according to its website , that “offers you thousands of discounts from your favorite merchants on items like cars, computers, TVs, travel, tickets, food, apparel, and more.” What Employees Say: “Competitive salary, excellent benefits that include generous PTO and 401k match, WAH roles, ability to grow in the company, free retirement planning assistance.” - Current Employee The Perks: “Adoption assistance and quality-of-life benefits including paid vacation and holidays, flex-time, job sharing, telecommuting, and local health club discounts,” are just a few perks that Coca-Cola offers its employees, according to its website . What Employees Say: “Lots of Opportunity for growth within. If willing to relocate, the opportunities are endless. Great pay and benefits. Globally recognized.” - Current Employee The Perks: In addition to health and dental insurance coverage for yourself, American Airlines offers insurance for your furry friends too. “You are free to visit any veterinarian worldwide, even specialists and emergency providers. You pay premiums through payroll deduction, credit card or check,” according to the company’s online benefits pamphlet . What Employees Say: “I enjoyed working for AA. The management team was awesome and always there if you needed help. Benefits package was great and being able to fly for free was a plus.” - Former Employee The Perks: In addition to tuition assistance, Publix Super Markets offers “free, hot lunches, served buffet style for corporate, manufacturing, and distribution associates who work at facilities that have a cafeteria,” according to its website . What Employees Say: “Benefits, good people, more hours if you do well, opportunity to advance.” - Current Employee The Perks: USAA offers several work-life balance perks, including a physical fitness and personal trainer as well as a work-life referral specialist for its employees, its website says. What Employees Say: “Collaborative and driven work environment with good work life balance and nice work accommodations. Benefits are good and annual bonus is exceptional. Diverse work force with a variety of opportunities for professional growth and advancement due to superior education and skills development benefits.” - Former Employee The Perks: “Associates can take 18 weeks for maternity leave, and eight weeks for paternity leave, adoption or foster care leave, and birth via a surrogate,” its website says. What Employees Say: “Consistently worked with smart and capable people. There’s a pretty good amount of openness and transparency in general and leadership tends to include their teams in decisions. Offer competitive pay, great benefits- cheap, high quality healthcare, 7.5 percent 401k match when you put in 6 percent, 15 percent discount on stock purchase up to 15 percent of your salary.” - Former Employee