Nowadays, we are bombarded with stories about difficult conditions for employees. We must be productive, while having to deal with pressing managers, clients, colleagues and unreasonable deadlines. Seems like finding a work environment where you are not under pressure most of the time is extremely difficult today.

My girlfriend ( who doesn't work in this field ) is dealing with such an environment and we can see the effect it is having on her health. One day, she told me: "Wouldn't it be nice to connect humane employers to employees you can't really handle productivity at all costs?"

Now, it got me thinking on how you would define a "humane" employer. The first thing that came to mind was Basecamp. The way the look at the world, treat their employees and customers... That looks like a place I would love to work at.

There seems to be a label called Great Place to Work. I didn't know about it, but after visiting their website, here is what seems to be a great place to work:

• Camaraderie ( relationship with other employees )
• Pride ( relationship to your job )
• Trust, Respect, Fairness, Credibility ( relationship with management )

For more info, you can visit this page

Now, I don't know if other labels such a this one exists, but let's assume you would be in charge of creating such a label. What would you look for? What would you like to measure to qualify a environment as a Great Place to Work?