TORONTO – November 5, 2019 – Jobber, the leading provider of home service management software, announced that it has been named a 2019 Best Workplaces™ in Alberta. This latest honour is based on independent analysis and an employee survey conducted by Great Place to Work®, which earlier this year recognized the company as a Best Workplaces in Technology and Best Workplaces for Millennials. A leader in the Edmonton technology community, Jobber has created a people-first organization that is committed to helping small home services businesses grow with its technology.
“We’re proud of our roots and the impact we’ve had in helping to build recognition around Edmonton’s startup ecosystem,” says Sam Pillar, CEO and co-founder of Jobber. “The growth and success we have experienced is a testament to our people and how much they care about the work they do here. As we continue to scale, we remain committed to growing and evolving the incredible culture that got us here.”
Jobber’s award-winning SaaS platform helps home service businesses, such as landscapers, HVAC technicians, plumbers, electricians, painters, cleaners, and more, simplify daily operations and grow. To ensure every employee feels aligned with the company’s mission and empowered within their roles, the company has invested significantly in initiatives that provide clarity into career paths and offer opportunities for professional development at all levels.
“The Alberta workforce has a strong entrepreneurial mindset with untapped technology expertise,” says Sara Cooper, VP of People at Jobber. “We’re committed to building a global company in Edmonton, where the abundance of amazing talent aligns perfectly with our company’s mission and values.”
The Best Workplaces list is based on direct feedback from employees of the hundreds of organizations that were surveyed by Great Place to Work®. The data has a 90% confidence and a plus or minus 5% margin of error. To be eligible for this list, organizations must be Great Place to Work Certified™ in the past year and have at least 15 employees working in Alberta that participated in the employee survey. Great Place to Work® determines the best companies for the list based on the overall Trust Index score from employees.
About Great Place to Work®:
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Conducting the world’s largest workplace study, surveying over 8,000 organizations representing more than 10 million employees in more than 60 countries, GPTW provides tremendous understanding of effective business cultures and the increasingly complex marketplace. Through proprietary assessment tools and services, GPTW recognizes the world’s Best Workplaces™ in a series of national lists including those published by The Globe & Mail (Canada) and Fortune magazine (USA). GPTW provides the benchmarks and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplaces, and it supports clients as this accelerating pace of change compels organizations to continuously adapt, innovate and thrive.
About Jobber:
Jobber (@GetJobber) is an award-winning SaaS platform that helps small home services businesses organize their entire operations, from scheduling jobs and managing their crews, to invoicing customers and collecting payments. Unlike manual processes and single feature apps, Jobber’s platform streamlines and automates daily operations, replacing duplicate entry and repetitive tasks with tailored automation. Since launching in 2011, businesses using Jobber have serviced over 10 million people in more than 43 countries, delivering over $6 billion annually, and growing, in services to their customers. The company was recently recognized as the second fastest growing software company in Canada by Canadian Business’ Growth 500 and named a 2019 Best Workplaces in Technology™ by Great Place to Work®.
For more information, visit www.getjobber.com.