Digerati Technologies, Inc. (“Digerati” or the “Company”), a provider of cloud services specializing in UCaaS (Unified Communications as a Service) solutions for the small to medium-sized business (“SMB”) market, announced that its newly acquired subsidiary, NextLevel Internet (“NextLevel”), has been a Great Place to Work-Certified™ for the third year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at NextLevel. This year, 97% of NextLevel’s employees said it is a great place to work–compared to the national average of 53%.
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“NextLevel’s amazing corporate culture and employee engagement is one of the many reasons Digerati wanted to include NextLevel in its portfolio of companies,” said Arthur L. Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Digerati. “With a shared vision and experienced leadership, we are excited about applying the cultural best-practices of NextLevel across our organization.”
“We are thrilled to again be recognized as a Great Place to Work-Certified organization. We consider employee experience a top priority every day,” said Derek Gietzen, President of NextLevel. “It is our people that create the culture, so we acknowledge that this is a result of their choices to value and care about the people that they work with.”
Patti Cuthill, Vice President of People & Culture at NextLevel added, “We truly value this award because it is the vote and voice of our people, and even more so for it being the third year in a row for this certification. It is a cause for celebration. We will continue to value employees and strive to build a great culture.”
“Great Place to Work Certification™ isn’t something that comes easily – it takes ongoing dedication to the employee experience,” commented Sarah Lewis-Kulin, Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place to Work. “It’s the only official recognition determined by employees’ real-time reports of their company culture. Earning this designation means that NextLevel is one of the best companies to work for in the country.”
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.
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