SOLitud SOLitude Lake Management 2844 Crusader Cir. #450, Virginia Beach • 757-689-8890 11849 Tugboat Lane, Suite D, Newport News • 757-591-8780 SOLitudeLakeManagement.com SOLitude also has offices in Charlottesville, Fairfax and Richmond. Other locations include Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
Number of Employees 22 in Virginia What They Do SOLitude Lake Management provides products and services to improve and sustain lake and pondwater quality. Some of these services include aquatic pesticide applicators, fishery management, water quality testing and GPS lake mapping. They sell high quality lake/pond products that help preserve ecological systems and protect the environment. Company Culture SOLitude hires individuals who create a hardworking, fun-spirited vibe where employees have a true passion for what they do—for their clients, the environment and local communities. As an environmental company, they are passionate about providing sustainable solutions to their clients. Their community outreach program, The SOLution, encourages and rewards employees for volunteering in environmental cleanup events, educating youth on ecology, participating in sustainability and outdoor recreational activities and donating cash and goods to those in need. Formal Benefits Health insurance Life insurance Disability insurance Retirement plan with a company match Quarterly performance incentives Commissions Paid time off Employee assistance program Company vehicle Cell phone reimbursement Employee referral bonuses Discount programs with various retailers Generous profit sharing bonuses
SOL U (SOLitude University) professional development and teambuilding event SOL Savings bonus for employees who discover a way to help the company be more efficient and save money Expenses-paid holiday party weekend getaway for staff and their significant others, which includes fine hotel accommodations, dinners, parties, gifts and awards Milestone Anniversary Dinners with the CEO The SOLution program rewards staff for their volunteering efforts and provides matching donations to charities Paid time off to volunteer Happy hours and team socials Flexible work schedule Telecommuting options Why I Love My Job “SOLitude is the most wonderful company that I’ve ever worked for, with a unique culture and strong set of core values that is encompassed in all that we do.” —Tracy Fleming, Director of Marketing Hiring? Visit SOLitudeLakeManagement.com/ careers to learn about available positions. —RM
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OPPOSITE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The staff from Newport News and Virginia Beach offices gather at the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank once a month from October to April to assemble bags of food for a BackPack program, which provides children in underprivileged neighborhoods with nutritious food to take home on the weekends and holidays; The SOLution is a company-wide program to foster SOLitude Lake Management’s core values both inside and outside of the workplace through volunteerism, activism and fundraising. In 2016, collectively, their staff volunteered 2,288 hours and donated $42,550. BELOW: Every year during the month of Earth Day, SOLitude encourage team members to participate in volunteering activites to benefit the environment. On Earth Day in 2016, the staff in the Virginia Beach office conducted a trash cleanup on their lunch break around their offices at Crusader Circle.
Work Perks Celebration of life events at work (birthdays, newlywed gifts, new baby gifts) Company branded gear
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