Outside Magazine's Best Places To Work

Has the nine to five grind gotten you down? Check out Outside magazine's list of the best places to work in 2008.

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The magazine partnered up with the Outdoor Industry Association and the Best Companies Group (an independent research firm in Pennsylvania) to conduct a yearlong study of employee satisfaction, benefits, policies and practices.

Here are Outside magazine's picks for the top five best places to work, in three categories:

250+ Employees

1. New Belgium Brewing Company – Fort Collins, Colorado

2. Google – Mountain View, California

3. Johnson Outdoors Inc. – Racine, Wisconsin

4. Qualcomm – San Diego, California

5. REI – Kent, Washington

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50-249 Employees

1. Clif Bar & Co. – Berkeley, California

2. Superfeet Worldwide Inc. – Ferndale, Washington

3. SmartWool Corporation – Steamboat Springs, Colorado

4. Smith Optics – Ketchum, Idaho

5. Alaskan Brewing Company – Juneau, Alaska

15-49 Employees

1. Natural Habitat Adventures – Boulder, Colorado

2. Planet Dog – Portland, Maine

3. Paradigm Group - Nashville, Tennessee

4. Osprey Packs Inc. – Cortez, Colorado

5. Petzl America – Clearfield, Utah

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