AUL Among North Bay’s ‘Best Places to Work’
NAPA, Calif. — AUL Corp. has been honored as one of the “Best Places to Work” for the fifth consecutive year by the North Bay Business Journal. The 13th annual competition recognizes companies that excel in quality, professionalism, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie, as reported firsthand by their employees. This year’s winners were selected from the more than 8,025 completed anonymous employee surveys and a ... Read More »
NAPA, Calif. — AUL Corp. has been honored as one of the “Best Places to Work” for the fifth consecutive year by the North Bay Business Journal.
The 13th annual competition recognizes companies that excel in quality, professionalism, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie, as reported firsthand by their employees. This year’s winners were selected from the more than 8,025 completed anonymous employee surveys and a review by the editorial staff of employee comments.
“It has always been our belief that if you nurture and empower your employees, they will drive a company’s success through dedication, hard work, and pride of ownership,” said AUL President and CEO Jimmy Atkinson. “By virtue of our amazing growth and our employees’ enthusiasm for their work and their fellow employees, this goal is being realized. We continually express our gratitude to our employees for making AUL the best it can be.”
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