TAMPA BAY’S 100 TOP WORKPLACES Businesses resilient despite challenges

Employers across Tampa Bay have faced unprecedented challenges over the last three years. From a global pandemic and working from home, to the Great Resignation, “quiet quitting,” supply chain issues and inflation. And now, they face growing fears of a recession. Despite these obstacles, many companies across the bay area have told us they are more resilient than ever.

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These employees work at highly rated nonprofits, government agencies, small businesses and large corporations. They were eager to share their experiences with us.

Workers expressed gratitude and loyalty to their employers, who made them feel valued and appreciated.

Top Workplaces 2023

JUSTINE GRIFFIN

Editor, Economy and Growth

The 2023 Top Workplaces may be the most inspiring one yet. Each year, the Tampa Bay Times surveys employers in the region to get an understanding of what it’s like to work in a variety of industries, and from a number of companies, to come up with our annual ranking.

We received a record number of nominations this year: nearly 100,000 local employees agreed to take part in rating their places of business. We surveyed 209 companies to come up with our Top 100. Eighteen companies made the list for the first time in 2023. Then there are eight employers who’ve made the list every year since we started.

The majority of companies who made the our rankings in 2022 and 2023 grew their workforce.

For the past 14 years, the Times has conducted a Top Workplaces survey. The Times

“Simply put, we are one,” wrote one employee about working at American Integrity Insurance Group in Tampa. “AIIC is a company that cares about its employees, genuinely. Its customers, its community.”

At KnowBe4, the security awareness training company in Clearwater, employees echoed the same sentiment: “I get to do what I am already good at,” several wrote in. “While also being challenged to improve and grow into new areas.”

Teamwork was a top trend among our survey results.

“Everyone works together to help each other succeed,” said one employee at PuzzleHR, a human resources firm in Tampa.

“Executive leadership — they are transparent, ethical and they truly care.”

Now, let us tell you about some of the Top 100 Tampa Bay Workplaces of 2023.

Contact Justine Griffin at jgriffin@tampabay. com or 727-893-8467. Follow @SunBizGriffin.