Merritt Group Named A Washingtonian Magazine ‘Best Place To Work’ For The Fourth Consecutive Time

November 17, 2011 | Posted by: Ben Merritt

Reston, Va.- November 17, 2011- Merritt Group, Inc., a mid-sized communications firm that provides marketing communications for technology, healthcare and government organizations, announced that it was named one of Washingtonian Magazine’s “50 Great Places to Work” for the fourth time in a row.   

Washingtonian Magazine cited Merritt Group’s continued commitment to establishing a healthy work/life balance, exceptional benefits, and allotted community service paid time off as major contributors to its repeat recognition. Additionally, Merritt Group stood out for offering a strong performance management program, allowing employees at all levels the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally. Other recognition and morale building activities, such as monthly spot bonuses for above and beyond work, and frequent happy hour events, reinforced Merritt Group’s employee-centric atmosphere. 

“We are especially honored to be recognized for the fourth time running by Washingtonian Magazine, as a great place to work,” said Patty Groce, Vice President of Organizational Development at Merritt Group.  “It’s a real testament to the amazing group of people at Merritt Group and their dedication to this agency’s success. We hire smart, passionate, nice people who are excited about doing great work for our clients and who are fun to be around every day. This is what really sets us apart as a firm.”

Since 1999, Washingtonian Magazine has been announcing great work places in the Washington, D.C. area every other year. This year’s winners were chosen based on a number of different qualities: generous pay and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and recognition and respect given to employees, to name a few. Merritt Group was selected out of more than 200 companies and over 13,000 employees surveyed.

In addition to Washingtonian Magazine, Merritt Group has been continually recognized by PRWeek, PRNews, AMA, PRSA and other organizations for its service and workplace excellence.

About Merritt Group, Inc.
Since its founding in 1996, Merritt Group has helped companies drive awareness for their innovations. This includes a unique combination of market research, strategy, execution and measurement for established and emerging companies. Our expertise is focused in five practice areas - Enterprise Technology, Communications & Networking, Government IT, Security and Healthcare - each with a team dedicated to the issues, trends and influencers relevant to the industry segment. Merritt Group's offices are located in Reston, Virginia and San Francisco, California. For more information, please visit www.merrittgrp.com.