10 telltale signs youre working at a really awesome company

10 telltale signs youre working at a really awesome company10 telltale signs youre working at a really awesome companyWhen youve spent youre entire career in a single company or just started a new career, it can be hard to tell if youve landed in the right place. To give you a little perspective (backed by thousands of real employee opinions about workplaces on kununu), weve gathered 10 telltale signs that youre working at a really awesome company.1, You look forward to going to work.Dont get us wrong everybody dreads work sometimes. Like on Monday mornings and Friday afternoons. But if you generally look forward to the projects and people that await you and spend the weekend doing anything aside from dreading Monday, you might be working for a pretty sweet company.2. The time gets away from you.If you look at the clock expecting it to be mid-afternoon and find out its time to go home already, youve found work that captures your interest and attention. It takes an awesome employer to put you in the position that speaks to your needs and interests and then give you the autonomy you need to truly enjoy it.3. Your colleagues feel like family.If you can be yourself around your coworkers imperfections and all and you all pull your weight in the team, youve found a company who has mastered the challenging task of team-building.4. You know what your boss thinks of you.Managers everywhere tiptoe around feelings, leaving you wondering if youre really meeting expectations or falling below the bar. If your manager is clear with you, sharing recognition for a job well done and coaching and guidance when you fall short, youre lucky to have a good leader to work with and youre in the right place. You can always trust an honest manager whose focus is your own growth.5. Your health and wellness are top priority.An employee assistance program, affordable health insurance, and a wellness program are a few of the fruchtwein common ways that really awesome companies encourage th eir employees to take care of themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally.6. You get to do hard things (that help you grow).Challenge is one of the most integral components of engagement and satisfaction at work. Thats because doing challenging things is a key part of personal and professional growth. If youre consistently given meaningful challenges work and that means something different for everybody and also get positive support around you to accomplish those challenges, youre at a really great place to work.7. You get to make choices about how you work.Whether its a flexible work schedule, freedom to choose how you do your job or even work remotely if you need to, or valued input into company decisions, autonomy is a characteristic of a great place to work because its a sign of trust and transparency.8. Youre allowed to be a menschenwrdig.If youre allowed to express emotion in the workplace and have a bad day when you need one, your employer has decided that theyre okay with humans and not just robot-like workers and thats a really positive thing. Even better is whenever you do have your un-perfect moments, you also have support and resources at work to help you get out of your funk.9. Youre accountable for your actions.If you complain to your manager or human resources and they say, What have you done to solve this? or What steps can you take today to begin resolving this issue? you might work for a really awesome company. Accountability is the secret key to engagement, empowerment, and long-term satisfaction but very few companies know the secret, let alone do it well. Part of accountability is clear communication, which is also an important thing to have at work.10. You cant imagine wanting to leave and work anywhere else.Not to be mistaken for complacency, but if you feel like all is well with work and youre not feeling like youre missing anything and therefore wouldnt bother considering other job opportunities then its likely that the plac e youre at is pretty great.And there you have it, a solid list of positive markers of an awesome company to work for. To learn more about which employers might be your next awesome place to work and which leave a little something to be desired, do all the research you can before you pursue a company. You can also always use kununu as a resource in doing that kununu is a company review platform that gives you an inside look into companies before you work there so you can make better career choices.This article first appeared on Kununu.