Investment advisor has $120 billion in client assets and attributes success to CEO Paul Purcell’s one rule: there are “no a**holes here.” Over the years roughly two dozen people have been terminated for breaking that rule.
Company Info
| CEO/Top Executive | Paul E. Purcell |
| Rank last year | 9 |
| # of years on list | 12 |
| F500 Rank | - |
| Industry | Financial Services & Insurance |
| Year founded | 1,919 |
| Type of organization | Private |
| Revenue (2014 or most recent year) | $1.1 billion |
| Web address | www.rwbaird.com |
| Total US employees | 2,822 |
| Full-Time jobs added in last year | 121 |
| Number of work sites | - |
Perks
| Offers compressed work weeks | Yes |
| Offers fully-paid sabbaticals | No |
| Offers paid time off for volunteering | Yes |
| Onsite fitness center | No |
| Discounted gym memberships | No |
| Onsite medical care facility | Yes |
| Offers college tuition reimbursement to employees | Yes |
Diversity
| % Women | 40.22% |
| % Minorities | 7.34% |
| % African-American | 2.59% |
| % Asian | 2.66% |
| % Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander | 0.07% |
| % Caucasian or White | 92.45% |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 1.59% |
| % Native American/Alaska Native | 0.14% |
| % Two or more races | 0.28% |
| Same-Sex Benefits | Yes |
| Non-discrimination policy | Yes |
Paid Time Off
| Holidays | 9 |
| Vacation | - |
| Sick days | - |
| General PTO | 18 |
Compensation
| Most common job (hourly) | - |
| Avg. base pay (for hourly employee) | - |
| Avg. extra comp. (for hourly employee) | - |
| Most common job (salaried) | - |
| Avg. base pay (for salaried employee) | - |
| Avg. extra comp (for salaried employee) | - |
Hiring/Staffing
| FT voluntary turnover | 7.00% |
| # of job applicants | 45,200 |
| Avg. # of applicants per opening | 100 |
| # of jobs filled | 545 |
| Jobs filled internally | 51 |
| % of jobs filled by referral | 47.00% |
| # new graduates hired | 65 |
| # of job openings (as of Feb. 2015) | 98 |
