Citadel Employees Love Working for Their Company
The employees of Citadel love working for the company’s founder and CEO Ken Griffin, according to a Great Place to Work survey, which rated the Chicago-based hedge fund 10th on its list of large financial service companies.
The
survey includes 738 responses out of about 1,200 employees, who rated
Citadel highly on challenges, atmosphere, pride, rewards, communication,
and bosses.
In
a Crain’s Chicago Business article, Citadel founder and CEO Griffin
explained that he hated the workplace culture at one of his first jobs.
“It was a defining moment in my youth when I realised I wanted to be
part of a team that liked to collaborate and work together,” he told
Crain’s.
Employee
perks mentioned in the survey include free daily meals, private museum
tours, and fitness programs. Crain’s reported that Griffin delivers some
perks personally, such as renting a whole theatre for employees and
their families, or ordering special milkshakes from Wisconsin for the
office. The article also said Griffin sends gifts to employees who have
recently had babies, such as cashmere blankets and reading chairs.
One
employee, Susan Warmerdam, recalled when she was diagnosed with lung
cancer, Griffin offered her his private jet to use personally for ten
days. She ended up using it to take her family to Kauai once she had
recovered, two years later.
Source: Business Insider Australia
