Work Environment

HCSS is a stable company with employee owners that care about the future of the company. This culture has afforded our company the ability to truly make HCSS a great place to work, where employees who enjoy their jobs take pride in taking care of our customers, treat customers like owners do, and treat their responsibilities like they’re running their own business.

Our culture of ownership, where employees want to share in helping HCSS succeed, has been supported by giving every employee a financial stake in the company. HCSS has been an employee-owned company since 1998; At that time, Mike Rydin, Founder and President/CEO of HCSS, sold 25 percent of the company to the employees via an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) with the idea of getting HCSS employees to think and act like owners. Mike Rydin is still the largest shareholder of HCSS.

Through these tools employees are rewarded financially for the positive impact they have on the company and are able to see how their work affects company performance. Having ownership in the company serves as a constant source of motivation for the employees to see that the company grows, and also means that all employees have a shared interest in working together for the benefit of HCSS and its customers. With profit-sharing employees know when they make a positive impact on the company's bottom-line, as well as an impact on their pocketbook. For the past 10 years, employees have received substantial profit sharing, both in cash and ESOP stock.

In 2008 HCSS received a national award for Employee Ownership. The Innovations in Employee Ownership Award is an annual award recognizing creative ideas that help make employee ownership stronger, and publicizing those ideas so others can learn from them.

So, what sets HCSS apart from other Employee Owned companies? HCSS has developed a strong culture of ownership supported by a three-tier approach to employee ownership with annual cash profit sharing, a Stock Appreciation Rights (SARS) program, and ESOP for every single employee in the company, regardless of position.

With a culture of ownership at HCSS, our employees are happy, motivated, engaged, and become long-term employees, performing at their absolute best for the company. We have an unbelievably low turnover rate, a stable workforce, and consistent management at the top. At HCSS, you will always know what to expect from us now and in the future.