Top 100 Companies

Cool. Forbes has released it's 2009 list of the Top 100 Companies To Work For. You can find the whole list here.

My wife's company is in the Top 15. Awesome. They've been in the Top 100 for six years in a row. Even in a rough 2008 year, they had a good year. No layoffs. Raises. They even paid bonuses with no public uproar. And they didn't need any TARP money whatsoever.

My company, on the other hand, even though it has one of the last defined-benefit pension plans on Earth, and even though they have some very progressive social policies and generous benefits, and even though I think it's the best company I have ever worked for, didn't make the Top 100.

Both of us are very lucky. We have good jobs and 2008 was our best year ever, even while the economy was crashing. My sympathies go out to all of those who are being or have been laid off during these tough times. Someday we will all recover from the Bush years.

Hey, don't forget to think about Social Security. You just might be eligible for some benefits and not realize it. The Social Security Administration is your friend. Keep in touch with them about your situation. Their website is here.