FORT MITCHELL, Kentucky — Drees Homes, an award-winning national home builder, is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the third year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Drees Homes. This year, 95% of employees said it’s a great place to work – 38 points higher than the average U.S. company.
Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.
"Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience," says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. She emphasizes that Certification is the sole official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Drees Homes stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees."
Drees Homes Vice President of Human Resources Pamela Rader shared, “Being recertified as a Great Place to Work for the third year in a row is an incredible honor for our company.” When reflecting on the results, she added, “This year, through our employee survey, we saw prominent themes come to life, and while it's no surprise that 'culture' and 'family' were there, I am especially pleased to see the word ‘Care’ show up as well. Our organization’s guiding CARE principles have had a positive impact not only on our customer experience but also on our employees. At Drees, we take pride in keeping the concept of CARE at the forefront of all we do and cannot thank our employee enough for bringing these principles to life each and every day.”
The company's exceptional workplace culture earned it a spot on several Fortune lists in 2024. The Drees team was thrilled to learn they were honored on Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Construction, Best Small and Medium Workplaces, and Best Workplaces for Millennials lists.
According to Great Place To Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, and are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits and have a fair chance at promotion.
Looking to grow your career at a company that puts its people first? Visit our careers page at dreeshomes.com/careers.
Family-owned and operated for over 95 years, Drees Homes has earned the title of "America's Best Builder" (twice) from Builder Magazine, "National Builder of the Year" from Professional Builder Magazine, as well as the "National Housing Quality Award" from the National Association of Home Builders. This is known as the prestigious “Triple Crown” of national homebuilding awards. Headquartered in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees operates in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Nashville, Raleigh, Washington D.C., Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. The company operates as Drees Custom Homes in Texas. For more information, visit dreeshomes.com.
Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.
As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List.
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