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This $1.5 billion tech company you've never heard of has insane perks including massage therapists, a pool, and woodside yoga

Oct 21, 2017, 21:17 IST

SAS CEO Jim Goodnight has said it's his job to keep his employees happy enough to want to come to work every day. "As such, employees feel respected and challenged, while empowered to take risks and innovate," Heath told Business Insider.

Heath said the perks are all about providing employees with a great space to work. "We trust and respect our employees and focus on the work they're doing — how they go about that is less of an issue," she said. "This builds trust and respect for both managers and employees."

Wine, hams, and casserole are also on the menu during the holiday season.

... and try out the sushi options, too.

Employees can also hit up the salad bar ...

One cafeteria, the Marketplace, features tons of options, including fresh fish, stir fry, and pizza. The food is subsidized, and employees can pick up free beverages in the café lines. Snacks found on every floor in every building are also free.

The various cafés offer different options, including grab-and-go meals, coffee bars, takeout breakfasts, and full-service dining.

When it comes to food, there are also plenty of options. Every day, employees dig into an average 1,422 breakfasts and 3,900 lunches throughout the campus's eight cafés, coffee shops, and other food service locations.

If SAS employees want to meet up, the three coffee shops on campus can make for a cozy meeting space.

They can also take a gander at the colorful mineral collection owned by SAS CEO's Jim Goodnight. The collection features minerals from Afghanistan to Zaire, a dinosaur egg, and arrowheads dating back thousands of years.

SAS employees can tap into their creativity by reading through some of the 10,000 books in the campus' library, which it shares with local colleges.

SAS boasts an art collection of 4,600 works, including 25 outdoor sculptures. "Creativity is especially important to SAS because software is a product of the mind," Heath said. "We respect that creativity doesn't come on demand, and we also understand there are times when people need to be out of the office."

"We are a collaborative culture," Heath added. "Our buildings are designed with collaboration areas so that employees can step outside of their office and collaborate with teammates to solve problems and innovate."

Or they can swing by the headquarters' tricked-out digital studio to access top executives.

Workers can also get manicures, hair cuts, and sessions with seven licensed massage therapists on the campus.

Employees who are parents can access the campus' daycare, as well as subsidies for off-site childcare.

In additional to trying out surfboard yoga, employees can take a centering break and visit the meditation garden for a group or solo session.

... or cool down by swimming a few laps in the company pool.

There's even a space where you can knock out a few intense rounds of racquetball with your colleagues. For the post-workout wind down, employees can hit the steam rooms located in the campus' locker rooms ...

... not to mention a 9-hole disc golf course.

If employees are in the mood for a quick pick-up game, the headquarters also features a volleyball court, a basketball court, a softball diamond, tennis courts, a soccer field, and a track ...

Folks can work up a sweat in the 73,000-square-foot fitness center. There are 23 group fitness classes every week. Heath said around 73% of employees use the facilities and participate in the classes two-to-three times a week. They also have the option to receive one-on-one fitness counseling.

The campus is dotted with perks and amenities, especially when it comes to employee fitness.

It's also clean, in terms of the energy it uses. Most of the campus is powered by eight solar installations, which generate an annual total of nearly 4 million kilowatt-hours.

Buildings take up about 300 acres of the property, while 600 acres are dedicated to bodies of water, woodlands, and open, grassy spaces. The whole area is criss-crossed with trails for employees to walk, jog, and bike on.

"Putting people first and respecting the knowledge they have has always been a priority for the company," Heath said. "We believe creating a great work environment that people want to come to each day is critical for employees and for the business."

SAS is the largest employer in Cary, North Carolina. There, its headquarters inhabits a sprawling and lush 900-acre campus. The space tends to draw on the company's collegiate roots.

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