Marine Credit Union Earns Great Place to Work Certification™
Marine Credit Union is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Marine. This year, 81% of employees said it's a great place to work – 14 points higher than the average U.S. company.
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.
We purposefully acted on thoughtful and open feedback from our employees over the past two years.
"Great Place to Work Certification™ isn't something that comes easily – it takes ongoing dedication to the employee experience," said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, vice president of global recognition at Great Place to Work. "It's the only official recognition determined by employees' real-time reports of their company culture. Earning this designation means that Marine Credit Union is one of the best companies to work for in the country."
"At Marine, we believe in the three-stakeholder model: if we treat our employees better than anyone else can or will, our employees will take care of our members better than anyone else can or will, and in turn, our members will bring Marine Credit Union their hard-earned business," said President and CEO Darrick Weeks. "I could not be prouder of our team for putting our first stakeholder, our people, first. We celebrate them and thank them for making Marine great."
How we did it
We purposefully acted on thoughtful and open feedback from our people over the past two years. Coupled with initiatives and programs like those listed below, their feedback and active engagement in making the employee experience better, contributed to our high scores and designation.
Heart of MCU, employee story program
Transitioned our core values, using an inclusive approach that enlisted voices from a cross-functional team of employees, the Values Task Force
Listening Sessions, monthly virtual coffee chats and Town Halls to continuously listen to our people and build an internal community
Tell Me Something Good – internal kudos board to post employee and member stories
Annual employee appreciation event, which includes food, entertainment and prize giveaways
Career paths for each area of the credit union defined and published for all to access
Goal cascade launched to connect all employees work to the greater purpose of the organization to advance the lives of people in our communities
Streamlined goal setting using a visible transparent system for all employees to see and reach their business and personal development goals.
Launch of Employee Resource Groups such as the initiation of a young professional's group
Prioritized leadership development regular quarterly leadership development workshops
Implemented a new learning management system along with over 100 new custom learning modules for employees to have development at their fingertips
Time off for life events: Graduation (self and/or child), new home purchase, new child (adopted or biological), military service (self and/or family member)
Volunteerism: Up to 24 hours of paid time off for volunteering (16 for any cause, additional 8 for veterans-related causes)
Special Contributor – Peer-to-peer recognition program
Internal promotions & transitions – 60+ employees promoted or transitioned to other roles within the credit union so far in 2022
Launched a Belonging & Inclusion Journey to promote diversity, equity and community
Continued commitment to remote work options
Tuition reimbursement program
Special employee pricing on deposit accounts, mortgage and consumer loans
Continued commitment to the community through our MCU Foundation, which advances financial education through programs like Finding HOME and supports charitable giving in the communities we serve. Employees can request funds for charitable causes they, or our members, are passionate about.
According to Great Place to Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, and are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company's profits and have a fair chance at promotion.