Appletree Answers recently entered the We Love Our Workplace Video contest hosted by Great Place to Work? Institute. Appletree Answers video was selected the winner out of more than 100 video entries.

Great Place To Work? Institute picked the top 10 video finalists and these video submissions were showcased at the 2012 Great Place to Work? Conference in Atlanta, GA, March 28-29. The competition was impressive with other top 10 video finalists including global and Fortune companies such as Conagra, Mattel, Mayo Clinic, SAS, and Wegmans.

As the winner, Appletree Answers will receive $ 5,000 to donate to a charity of their choice. Appletree Answers has chosen Make-A-Wish? Mid-Atlantic.

We are so honored that our video was selected the favorite amongst such a talented group of companies that also make their employees and workplace culture a priority, says John Ratliff, CEO and founder of Appletree Answers. We have won awards in the past based on Appletree Answers revenue or growth numbers, but this recognition is a true measure of success for our company.

Appletree Answers currently employs more than 600 individuals across 22 locations and has built the foundation of their company culture on an employee-focused mentality and loyalty to their core values. This focus shines through in Appletree Answers Dream On program, an internal program that mirrors Make-A-Wish charity but for Appletree Answer employees. To date, Appletree Answers has granted more than 100 Dream On submissions including a trip to Disney World for one Appletree family and a dream honeymoon vacation for another.

Weve created a culture where our employees come first, says Emily Ratliff, director of employee experience. Our employees recognize our sincere concern for creating a positive and rewarding work environment. This mentality is often hard to explain in words but we were able to express it through our video.

Click here to watch Appletree Answers We Love Our Workplace video.

About Great Place to Work?

Great Place to Work? is the only global consulting and training firm specialized in what makes workplaces exceptional. Built on 25 years of research, the Trust Index? Survey is taken by over 10 million employees across 40 countries every year. Leaders worldwide apply the Great Place to Work? Model to increase trust across their organizations and drive business results.

Great Place to Work? provides leadership coaching and culture consulting services to businesses, non-profits and government agencies in 45 countries on all six continents. In the United States, Great Place to Work? produces the annual FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For? list and Great Place to Work? Best Small & Medium Workplaces list published by Entrepreneur.com. http://www.greatplacetowork.com

About Appletree Answers

Appletree Answers is committed to providing an integrated communications center for inbound and outbound calls, emails, faxes and chats. Delivered through a state-of-the-art infrastructure, the company’s service gives business owners and employees a 24/7 messaging center. With dedicated teams and 22 offices around the United States and Puerto Rico, Appletree Answers delivers a powerful and compassionate customer service experience that is derived from a positive employee experience and culture. Based in Wilmington, Delaware, Appletree Answers is a consistent winner of business awards and recognition. Learn more at http://www.appletreeanswers.com.

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This year, especially as we mark the 20th anniversary of the L.A. riots, its nice to see so many people, from so many different worlds, coming together to help one another. It shows how far weve come, and how committed we are to build a wonderful future together., said David Levinson, Big Sundays founder and executive director. Levinson, author of “Everyone Helps, Everyone Wins, How Absolutely Anyone Can Pitch In. Help Out. and Give Back. to Make the World a Better Place,” is considered an expert in the field of volunteerism and is consulted widely by cities, nonprofits and other volunteer groups.

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It’s A Love / Hate Kinda Thing

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When it comes to Disney, I have something of a love / hate attitude towards them. Stitch is a favorite character of mine. I very rarely put stickers on my vehicles, but Stitch has his own window. I loved the movie and the TV show. Wall-E is another favorite. As a matter of fact, with the exception of Beauty and the Beast and a few others (The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Emporer’s New Groove are two more that I didn’t care for) there isn’t much that Disney puts out that I don’t care for.

I’m also happy to admit that I love Disney World. It really is one of the happiest places on Earth. The vacation we took with Savanah and Kathy’s parents was one of the best vacations I’ve had. Part of the enjoyment was Savanah’s reaction to it, but you can’t help being there and just feeling happy.

I’m a fan of Mickey, Goofy, Donald and the rest of the characters. I had as much fun meeting them as Savanah did. I wear my Disney t-shirts often and with pride.

The way Disney markets their stuff, however, has often left me with a bad taste in my mouth. From setting up trinket tables outside of Central Park after a free showing of Pocahontas or this policy of their’s of limiting the stock of their classics. Sure it is their right, but it doesn’t make it easy on the consumer who wants to buy a copy of The Jungle Book at a time when it isn’t available on DVD. It was irritating to have to pay extra on E-bay just to get a copy as a special birthday gift.

My latest beef with them is the availability of Bolt as a rental. The advertising campaign on TV was a bit obnoxious if you happen to have a seven year old who watches the Disney Channel. Prior to its release I think I saw a commercial advertising the movie every fifteen minutes. As irritating as the frequency of the commercials were, the part of the commercial that really bugged me was the standard line for DVD releases which states "Rent it or Buy it on [insert date of release]."

I was at Blockbuster this past Tuesday with a very eager and insistent seven year old who wanted nothing more than to watch this movie. She knew it was coming out and had been bugging me for days. I picked her up from school and our first stop was Blockbuster. You can’t imagine my shock when I arrived and they were out. Every copy of Bolt had been rented. The kicker was that they only got four copies available for rent. They had hundreds available for sale, but they were only provided with four to rent. Typically, when a movie is newly released there are more than enough copies available. Quantum of Solace and Twilight took up entire walls. For some reason Disney decided that they only wanted a limited number of discs available for rent in what I can only assume was an attempt to get the masses to buy the movie.

Again, it is well within their rights to do this, but personally I think it stinks and speaks volumes about the corporate mentality of the business side of Disney. At a time when unemployment is on the rise and people have less and less to spend, they go ahead and put parents in a difficult situation in an effort to boost sales of the movie and earn more money. I’d be happy to hear from them and hear what their philosophy on this move is, but the only thing that makes sense to me is an attempt to boost sales.

Luckily I found a coupon (Bolt Offer) that took off the cost of the film and Wal-Mart had it for a reasonable price so I was willing to buy it, as much as it irritated me to do so. At least Savanah is happy.