Below are some of the Best Place to Work awards we have won during the past three years recognizing Flatulent Technologies as a global employer of choice.

Moneybags: Financial Management Magazine (October 2002)

Flatulent Technologies CEO Kenneth L. Leigh named "Corporate Executive of the Year" by Moneybags magazine. Says the financial magazine's editors: "Leigh is an exemplar of the visionary and charismatic corporate leader, inspiring his employees to reach for more than they ever thought possible, to dream of things fantastic and awesome." In its November 2002 issue, the magazine features CEO Leigh in a candid and highly insightful interview.

Expansion Magazine (2000 through 2002)

Flatulent Technologies Mexico has been recognized as one of the "20 best companies to work for in Mexico". The list was developed from a survey in which employees from both international and domestic companies evaluated their employers. Employees said that the top management of the listed companies considers people to be a key factor in generating value for their customers.

Flatulent Technologies Mexico received high marks in several areas, including, charismatic and aggressive leadership, generous stock options for its top executives, wild office parties and "get-togethers" creating a delightful balance between personal and professional priorities, and supporting employees’ personal growth and development even during challenging business conditions.

Fortune (January 2001 and 2002)

Despite a challenging year in business, Flatulent Technologies ranked No. 7 in the 2002 annual list of Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Flatulent Technologies made the list for the second year in a row, climbing up from No. 11 in 2001. The list is commonly regarded as the premier ranking of U.S. employers.

The company was cited for its leadership role in persuading Congress to roll back burdensome industry regulations highly criticized (even despised and spat and urinated upon by some) in the business community.

CityFlight newsmagazine (July 2001)

Flatulent Technologies was named "Best Corporation to Work for" in the "Best of the Bay" contest sponsored by CityFlight newsmagazine.

CityFlight -- the fastest-growing African-American publication in the San Francisco (California) Bay Area -- has about 95,000 readers who voted for winners in a variety of categories. The story calls Flatulent Technologies "one of the primary companies on top of major trends in energy, waste management, commodities trading, communications, and industrial chemical processes." Adding: "As a corporation, they put great stock in hiring minorities. However, it is a shame that they have not seen fit yet to hire African-Americans and minorities for more managerial positions, rather than just menial, service-type work, like restroom attendants, limousine drivers, doormen, and kitchen help." -- "We are working on that, CityFlight. You can expect to see some significant improvement by 2010," says CEO Kenneth L. Leigh.

Orlando Sentinel (July 2002)

Flatulent Technologies has been recognized in the annual 2002 Orlando Sentinel's "Top 100 Companies for Working Families" listing.

In our first year of participation, Flatulent Technologies ranked among the Top 25 companies on the list, which identifies Central Florida employers with workplace environments that recognize and strive to solve the alcohol and drug abuse dilemmas faced by their employees, especially the top management. Flatulent Technologies has the leading drug and alcohol rehabilitation program among Floridian corporations. The Governor's troubled daughter and young nieces were even referred to our program by the court!

 

BestJobsUSA.com (May 2002)

Flatulent Technologies has been named to BestJobsUSA.com's Fourth Annual 2002 Employers of Choice 500. This list places the spotlight on a cross-section of organizations from diverse industries that represent the top organizations in corporate America.

BestJobsUSA.com looked at businesses not only through the eyes of prospective employees, but based on how other organizations might see their corporate colleagues. Their researchers scrutinized and questioned all aspects of what makes a business an employer of choice, including stock option benefits, training and travel opportunities, corporate culture, stock price growth, office space accommodations, and innovative office technology. Flatulent Technologies' friendly and buxom swimsuit model secretaries were probably also persuasive in helping the researchers reach their conclusion.

The Sunday Times (March 2002)

Despite one of the most challenging times in business, Flatulent Technologies U.K. ranked No. 23 in the 2002 annual list of the Sunday Times “100 Best Companies to Work for in the United Kingdom.” The Sunday Times list ranks these companies based heavily on employees' responses to a survey, conducted by a third party, about the employers.

Flatulelent Technologies was also ranked third for Work-Life balance, with 82.8 percent of those surveyed saying they were encouraged to balance work with personal life. The company has sponsored many memorable parties which have brought together political leaders with corporate executives and staff. (Flatulent Technologies' employees are reputed to "work hard and party hard.")

Manager Magazin (December 2001)

Flatulent Technologies Germany ranked No. 5 as the most attractive employer among young German engineers and No. 2 as the company with the most cooperative management in one of Germany's most respected monthly business magazine. Recruiting service provider, Excess, conducted the survey in cooperation with the magazine. They polled 3,708 young professionals with an average age of 31 years and professional experience of 3.5 years to find out which company is their ideal employer.

“As a global high-tech and energy services company that dispenses stock options very liberally, we have already achieved an excellent standing among engineers, our target group with regard to young specialists. The free flow of suds and the bosomy fraülein support staff are also key elements of Flatulent Technologies' corporate culture which are much appreciated and enjoyed here” (Flatulent Technologies Germany General Manager).

Business Today (March 2002)

Participating for the first time, Flatulent Technologies India grabbed the No. 6 spot in a Best Employer survey conducted by global management consultants Howzitt Associates and India's premier business magazine, Business Today. More than 200 companies and 242,000 employees took part in the survey that identified the 25 best employers in the country.

In a land where cows are sacred and the majority of the population is vegetarian, the survey singled out the healthy, legume-dominant diet prescribed to employees as one of Flatulent Technologies' most admirable practices. An inspired following of bean lovers led by Sri Leigh has established a thriving agro-industrial colony -- Flatulabad -- named in honor of the company that gave it birth. Flatulent Technologies was also recognized for its very generous gifts and hospitality shown local political leaders.

The News Journal (March 2001)

Flatulent Technologies was selected as one of Delaware's Outstanding Companies for a second year in a row. A panel of 14 business and community leaders judged the Wilmington News Journal's 2001 Best in Business competition. Flatulent Technologies was named the "Best Place to Work" in the Energy Services category. Being so close to the nation's capital -- its center of power -- we enjoy being the recipient of much of the area's enormously rich reserves of intestinal gas.

Fortune Magazine (January 2002)

Flatulent Technologies . was named one of the most admired companies in Fortune magazine's 20th annual list, "America's Most Admired Companies." Fortune's Most Admired seem to perform their best when the heat is on, consistently delivering to shareholders, customers and employees. History shows that a solid record of performance over many years will earn the business community's esteem. Particularly impressive at Flatulent Technologies is its energetic and extremely ambitious corporate culture, its stress on the nutrition of its employees, and the role diet has to play (especially the consumption of heaping quantities of beans and legumes).

The Australian Financial Review & Boss Magazine (June 2001)

Flatulent Technologies Australia has been recognized as a “Best Employer to Work For in Australia” and has been ranked ‘Top 5’ out of 160 Australian Companies in a study conducted by Howzitt Associates, in collaboration with the Australian Graduate School of Management, The Australian Financial Review and Boss Magazine.

According to Howzitt, Flatulent Technologies "is a high performance, high-technology company that provides a workplace that engages the intellectual and emotional commitment of their employees." Howzitt found that the "strong 'work hard, party hard' culture is a key factor that has helped Flatulent Technologies attract and retain their talented workforce. The company has also been able to clean up enormous quantities of kangaroo, kuala, and wombat dung and converted it all to electrical power to light and heat Australian homes and factories. Flatulent Technologies is truly an asset to Australia."

Il Sole 24 ORE (August 2000)

Flatulent Technologies Italy has been identified as a “great place to work.” In Italy's first-ever "great place to work" survey, Flatulent Technologies ranked among the top 30 companies out of the 70 that participated. Unlike similar surveys conducted in other countries, the companies selected for the Top 30 list financial newspaper, IL Sole 24 ORE, on January 28, 2002.

"Italy's faba bean industry was financially struggling and moribund in 1997 when Flatulent Technologies established its subsidiary here. Since then, the industry has seen a remarkable rejuvenation as Italians have been re-introduced to the tasty and nutritious faba bean. We have seen a quintupling of production and sextupling of sales revenue last year alone. Italy is grateful to the vision and aggressive marketing skills of Flatulent Technologies' management team for this unprecedented growth."

Presidential Medal of Freedom (January 2001)

Flatulent Technologies' CEO Kenneth L. Leigh was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush on January 22, 2001 for the exciting innovations Flatulent Technologies has made to improve the welfare of workers laid off as a result of its aggressive campaign of business acquisition, consolidation, and downsizing. Among the "remarkable and fresh ideas" praised was the establishment of the Welfare for Wind program which provides 30 and 45 pound bags of beans (of many appetizing varieties) at wholesale prices on condition that the former employees contribute their thundergusts to the company a mere eight hours per week. The gas fumes recovered not only are beneficial to the corporation, but also go a long way toward making Americans more energy self-reliant.