GVEC earns national recognition

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today
Cindy Aguirre

(Seguin) — GVEC employees apparently love going to work.

GVEC, a cooperative that provides electricity, internet, HVAC, solar and battery storage plus electrician services is proud to announce that it has been named a winner of the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award for Best Places to Work 2024.

The co-op ranked  #10 out of 50 chosen for this award in the Small to Medium U.S. Business category.

Glassdoor is one of the largest job recruiting sites with thousands of small- to medium-sized companies utilizing their site.

GVEC officials say being honored as one of the Best Places to Work 2024 organizations reflects the employees of GVEC’s strong dedication to serving the members, communities and the cooperative.

Ashley Coburn, the chief people officer for GVEC, says what makes this award even more incredible is that the results are based on the employees themselves.

“The award is based on all employee ratings at GVEC. So, it’s our employees talking about us and there have even been some employees that have left the company and at times, we will get retirees or just people who have interviewed at the company. So, an award like this coming from such a range and a diverse group of people is absolutely such an honor that they are all getting on there and talking about GVEC as being ‘the’ place to work and the ‘best’ place to work and giving us such high reviews — that’s everything to us because that is our work. Our work is to promote our employees, to increasing engagement, to bring them to a kind of environment at work — they are at work so many hours of the day — bringing them a kind of an environment that they want to be at. So, to me, that’s the biggest honor,” said Coburn.

Again, this award is based on the reviews made by GVEC employees about their job, work environment and GVEC over the past year.

When employees submit reviews about their employer on Glassdoor, they are asked to share their opinions on some of the best reasons to work for their employer (pros), any downsides (cons) and are encouraged to provide advice to management. In addition, employees are asked to rate how satisfied they are with their employer overall, rate their CEO and key workplace attributes including career opportunities, compensation and benefits, culture and values, diversity and inclusion, senior management and work-life balance.

Employees are also asked whether they would recommend their employer to a friend and whether they believe their employer’s six-month business outlook is positive, negative or if they have no opinion.

Coburn says when employees are happy, there is no better award that they could receive.

“It’s not about the award as it is about the people and who works for us and being the kind of culture where people want to come and continue to give and serve the communities that GVEC serves. So, that’s what it is really all about,” said Coburn.

“The Best Places to Work award is a stark reminder of the power of Glassdoor, from arming professionals with career insights and real-time conversations about all things work and life, to providing employers with feedback to improve. Glassdoor has evolved to make sure that transparency isn’t a fad, but rather, a foundational component in the future of work,” said Christian Sutherland-Wong, Glassdoor chief executive officer.

According to GVEC, compensation, benefits, employee development, equipment and hospitable working conditions are some of the factors that drive the company to be a fair and attractive employer in the area.

GVEC with 390 employees currently serves over 120,000 consumers in surrounding areas. Its five customer service locations include Seguin, Cuero, Gonzales, La Vernia and Schertz.

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