Austin-Based Semiconductor Company on Nationally Recognized List by
Great Place to Work® Institute for Fifth
Consecutive Year
Cirrus
Logic, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRUS), an Austin-based semiconductor company,
was named one of the top 10 employers in the United States on the 2015
annual Best Small and Medium Workplaces list by the Great
Place to Work® Institute. Cirrus Logic has been
recognized for the past five years and was ranked No. 8 on this year’s
annual list, which was published today in FORTUNE®
and distinguishes companies that have exceptional workplace cultures.
“Cirrus Logic’s unique corporate culture plays a key role in motivating,
inspiring, rewarding and retaining our world-class engineers, as well as
attracting innovative people who strengthen our workforce,” said Jo-Dee
Benson, vice president and chief culture officer, Cirrus Logic. “Cirrus
Logic continues to build strong core values based on integrity,
innovation, continuous improvement and job satisfaction, and we are
honored to be recognized as one of the top 10 companies to work for in
America.”
Cirrus Logic participated in a rigorous selection process, which
included an employee survey and an in-depth questionnaire about benefits
programs and company practices. Great Place to Work evaluates each
application using its unique methodology based on five dimensions of a
great workplace: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie.
In compiling the list, Great Place to Work has found that employees
believe they work for great organizations when they consistently trust
the people they work for, have pride in what they do and enjoy the
people they work with.
Cirrus Logic fosters a culture of continuous improvement, with regular
employee feedback directly contributing to new programs and services.
Noted for being a family-friendly company emphasizing the work/life
balance, Cirrus Logic also provides its employees with generous personal
time off, competitive salary and bonus programs, personal and
professional development training, and outstanding health and welfare
benefit programs.
The company also provides numerous on- and off-site benefits including
monthly “Cirrus Rocks!” concerts featuring local Austin musicians,
weekly happy hours, a company picnic at Schlitterbahn Waterpark, kids
holiday events, health and wellness classes and physical fitness
training. In addition, employees share time together while giving back
to the community through volunteer projects such as Habitat for Humanity
and cleaning up the neighboring Shoal Creek. Employees provide various
additional contributions to Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, the
PBS affiliate KLRU, Austin Trail Foundation, American Red Cross and the
Blood Center of Central Texas, just to name a few.
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
Cirrus Logic develops high-precision, analog and mixed-signal integrated
circuits for a broad range of innovative customers. Building on its
diverse analog and signal-processing patent portfolio, Cirrus Logic
delivers highly optimized products for a variety of audio, industrial
and energy-related applications. The company operates from headquarters
in Austin, Texas, with offices in the United States, United Kingdom,
Australia, Japan and Asia. More information about Cirrus Logic is
available at www.cirrus.com.
About Great Place to Work
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on high-trust,
high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment
tools, advisory services, and employer branding programs, including Best
Companies lists and workplace reviews, Great Place to Work® provides the
benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and
recognize outstanding workplace cultures.
In the United States, Great Place to Work® produces the annual Fortune
100 Best Companies to Work For® list and the Great Place to Work® Best
Small & Medium Workplaces list.
Follow Great Place to Work® online at www.greatplacetowork.com
and on Twitter at @GPTW_US.
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