All Ontario – WE (WE Charity and ME to WE social enterprise)

January 20, 2019

Notoriously cash-strapped non-profit organizations don’t always provide the best work environments, but WE knows that its people are the charity/social enterprise’s most valuable asset, so it takes good care of them.WE has twice (2013 and 2016) landed on Waterstone’s list of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and was cited three times as one of Canada’s Top Employers For Young People.

Within its new state-of-the-art headquarters in downtown Toronto, WE employees get free access to perks like a fully-stocked gym (weights, elliptical, treadmills), quiet rooms for yoga or meditation, and a barista-staffed coffee shop.Staff can also travel, with all on-the-ground costs covered by the social enterprise ME to WE, to visit WE projects in India, Kenya, or Ecuador. They can rub elbows with celebrities like Selena Gomez or Magic Johnson at WE Day events, and if all that seems to stressful, they can take advantage of free, on-site physiotherapy at the office.

In addition to the in-office gym, all full-time staff also get free gym memberships (at Goodlife, Energie Cardio or 24-Hour Fitness, depending on where they work). Plus, there’s birthdays off and ‘free’ vacation days during the organization’s annual holiday shut, which don’t count against annual vacation time. Pretty good perks to support those trying to better the world.

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