In taking a further look into the Top 100 Workplaces in the Philadelphia area, the soft perks made a big difference in employees' perception of the overall working environment.  It's not just the incentive and anniversary vacations, ziplining and go-karting outings, 
 on-site daycare services, and free ice cream -- a lot of what employees recognize are the lifestyle benefits - paid paternity leave, the option to telecommute, tuition reimbursement, and on-site daycare were cited as top perks.  

This weekend, the Philadelphia papers published their annual survey of top-rated area employers.  Rankings are broken down into large, mid-size, and small companies are results are based on employee responses to questions on a WorkplaceDynamics questionnaire.  

The top 3 large companies are all non-profits - KenCrest, SPIN, and Health Partners, Inc, as are 2 of the top 3 mid-size companies, but none of the top 10 small companies (non-profit Treatment Research Institute comes in at #11).  

This is an excellent list to mine if you're contemplating a career change or job transition.  Getting some insight into how companies treat their employees can help give you some ideas about the values you prioritize when evaluating your employer.