Great Rated! is excited to announce its 2015 People's Picks in manufacturing and production. These 15 companies stand out as the top workplaces in these sectors, based on anonymous surveys of their employees:

Large Companies:

1. Hilcorp
2. Stryker
3. Devon…

The well-worn picture of the American Dream typically involves a comfortable home, a decent car and enough in the bank to spring for a vacation every now and again. Less emphasized in this picture, but implied nonetheless, is that people who've worked hard to acquire these things will actually have time to enjoy them.

So it was a little disheartening to find in the…

As we prepared for an exciting new year at Great Rated!, my colleague Ed Frauenheim recently wrote this excellent article on our blog that I wanted to share with this community as well. – Kim Peters

The word of the year for 2014 was a hopeful one for workers.

Merriam-Webster recently announced…