For technology and entertainment buffs, working for this consumer electronics retailer might sound like a dream, thanks to the deep discounts it offers hourly employees on store products and company stock. But these positions really pay off when workers want to save outside the aisles: Annual tuition aid of up to $3,500 is available to employees who work full-time (at least 32 hours per week) while pursuing undergraduate studies, and those making their way through graduate school can earn up to $5,250. So popular is this perk that hourly workers comprise 90% of those who take advantage of it; what’s more, the majority of the company’s training and development budget is also devoted to them. Parents can connect with peers through the Families at Work Network, one of 163 in-house affinity groups, to gain insight on how to achieve work life balance. Full-time hourly employees looking to adopt can apply for $3,500 to cover costs and take one to six paid weeks off. Busy moms prize the on-site child-care center at headquarters, which accommodates more than 250 children and stays open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Elsewhere, parents rely on resource and referral.

Hourly workers 94%

CEO Brian Dunn

Executive VP, HR Carol Surface

Female hourly workers 31%

Work hours required for family health insurance 32

Job skills training during work hours for hourly workers Yes

Encourage breaks so nursing moms can breast-pump Yes

Average annual paid time off taken by hourly workers 17 days

Minimum job-guaranteed maternity leave offered to hourly workers 12 weeks

Minimum paid maternity leave offered to hourly workers 5 weeks at partial pay