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StarTribune survey says: Nerdery is a top workplace

We’re pretty pumped to have been named one of the Top Workplaces in the Twin Cities based on an employee-based survey project from the StarTribune. We ranked #6 on the small company list. Take a gander at The Nerdery page where you can see our strengths, a few pics, and some quotes from nerds who filled out the survey.

The StarTribune’s Top Workplaces list recognizes the most progressive companies in the metro based on employee opinions about company leadership, career opportunities, workplace flexibility, compensation and benefits. The analysis included responses from over 33,000 employees at Minnesota public, private and nonprofit organizations.

Pretty sweet, isn’t it?

If you want more information, you can read our press release.

Extra! Extra! Read all about us

photo by Dick Youngblood

First, there was yesterday’s piece in the StarTribune by Dick Youngblood. In the article Youngblood wrote about our growth, our work with ad agencies, how we focus on nerdery and not design, and, of course, our awesome sense of humor. He particularly liked our whiteboard walls:

The rest is a mélange of wit and whimsy, some of it delightfully sophomoric. There’s the “food pyramid,” for example, which includes cake, nachos, beer, coffee and, for unknown reasons, ramen noodles. Then there’s the note posted alongside an electric plug-in: “Insert fork here.”

And my favorite: “7 days since the last workplace injury.” Aside from a broken fingernail from typing too hard, no one can recall any injuries.

Today, if you head over to Twin Cities Business you’ll see Senior Editer Gene Rebeck has a piece, ” . . . praising the hardy men and women behind the scenes who wield the digital hammers and tape measures, working tirelessly to make our leisurely surfing a more satisfactory experience.”

Basically, it’s about The Nerdery & Ratchet (a firm similar to ours) and how we’re helping agencies make websites that look like they belong on the web and not an electronic brochure.. Head on over there and check it out.

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• Minnov8 Gang Podcast: Interviews from the Overnight Website Challenge
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• Overnight Website Challenge + Grails
• KARE 11: Needy meets nerdy as nonprofits get an economic boost