SAS Inc.: Working the Good Life
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ExcerptsBackground NoteSAS Institute Inc., one of the largest privately-owned software companies, was founded by Jim Goodnight (Goodnight). Toward the end of the 1960s, Goodnight discontinued his studies in applied mathematics in North Carolina State University to join the Apollo space program in Florida... Hire Hard, Manage Open, Fire Hard
Work Place as Club HouseExperts felt that SAS's employee-friendly working environment was best illustrated by the company's campus at its headquarters in Cary. The campus offered its employees a plethora of recreation facilities including cafés, open landscaped campus gardens, tennis courts, a 36,000-square-foot gym or fitness room, a natatorium and swimming pools, and open roof meditation rooms... Unusual PerksBesides the normal onsite recreational amenities, SAS became synonymous with the unusual perks that it provided employees. From its inception, it was known for offering complimentary goodies like free fresh fruits on Mondays, M&Ms on Wednesdays, and free breakfast items like pastries, crackers, juice, etc. on Fridays... Work/Life Balance, Health, & WellnessIn addition to a flexible work schedule, SAS offered its employees several work life programs that helped them take care of their personal and family related responsibilities. Though most companies had started including work family initiatives in their HR practices in recent years, SAS had introduced them during its initial days...
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