Dispatches
Ruff Wear and G5 Search Marketing , both of Bend, were named this week to Outside magazine’s third annual “Best Places to Work” list. Ruff Wear was ranked No. 41 out of 50 selected companies and G5 was No. 42. The full list and related story will be published in the May issue of Outside.
Ruff Wear makes high-performance dog gear, and G5 specializes in search engine optimization, a form of Internet advertising that can improve a client’s visibility online when a customer executes a generic search for the service or product the client provides.
The 50 companies strive to enhance their employees’ enjoyment of active endeavors, and environmental and social involvement.
“They’re successful businesses in a challenging economy precisely because they support a proper work-life balance,” Michael Roberts, executive editor of Outside, said in a news release.
Ruff Wear supports work-life balance with perks like company ski days, employee field days, community improvement activities, gym subsidies and commute options rewards.
G5 offers a wellness program that includes shortened work hours on Fridays during the summer, paid participation in various athletic events, flex time for powder ski days, rewards for green commuting, “wheel spins” for recreational park passes and company-supplemented gym memberships.