So says the new issue of Fortune, which lists its “100 Best Companies to Work For” in the mag I just received on my desk. My quick scan shows that DFW doesn’t beat out a few other Texas companies — Methodist Hospital System in Houston (#10) and Whole Foods in Austin (16) — but we have a few on the list: Container Store of Coppell (20, go Val!), Shared Technologies also of Coppell (25), TDIndustries of Dallas (35), and Texas Instruments (100). My fave, of course, is Tulsa’s own QuickTrip (28), which served as my after-school parent in 7th and 8th grade, providing me many solid hours of Galaga playing and vanilla soft-serve snacking.
Google has 2 offices in Dallas!
Whataburger has, like, 40 offices in Dallas!
Daddy, I know you have tons of other kids, and that I am just the latest in a long run, but it seems to me that you have been spending more time with Frontburner than with me. Don’t you love me?
Kisses,
#4
I don’t mean to brag but I just drove Dallas to Oklahoma roundtrip today and towards the border there are several adult video stores that are prominent along the interstate. I found it interesting that Walmart, a proud proponent of morality, had one of it’s semis parked in the parking lot. I suppose he could have just parked it there to grab 40 winks. Or he could have grabbed Barely Legals 40 co-eds. I’ve heard that is excellent.
I will beat your ass at Galaga anytime, anywhere (that has a working Galaga machine).
You were an accident.
FYI DFW claims 5 of the 13 “Fortune Best Companies to Work For” headquartered in Texas–two in Coppell, two in Dallas and one in Fort Worth. Second-ranked Houston claims 4 with the remaining 4 evenly split between Austin and San Antonio. All of the other Texas entries are branches of named companies…
Container Store Coppell (HQ) 20 494
Shared Technologies Coppell (HQ) 25 217
TDIndustries Dallas (HQ) 35 971
Texas Instruments Dallas (HQ) 100 9,613
Alcon Laboratories Fort Worth (HQ) 60 3,192
Camden Property Trust Houston (HQ) 372
David Weekley Homes Houston (HQ) 572
EOG Resources Houston (HQ) 424
Methodist Hospital System Houston (HQ) 8,893
National Instruments Austin (HQ) 2,105
Whole Foods Market Austin (HQ) 1,617
Rackspace Managed Hosting San Antonio (HQ) 1,265
Valero Energy San Antonio (HQ) 1,836