Best Places to Work: Rainwater Holt & Sexton

Eating a snack at Rainwater, Holt & Sexton is more than just a way to satisfy hunger during the workday.  

It’s also a way to give back to the community.  

Proceeds from the office vending machine — stocked with healthy snacks that cost just 25 cents — are donated monthly to a charity, selected by employees. And the company matches the donation amount.  

In addition to the monthly giving, the firm hosts blood drives and pro bono clinics for will writing and participates annually in the ALS Walk and Race for the Cure.  

Encouraging community service involvement is just one way that Rainwater, Holt & Sexton, a three-time Best Places winner, promotes well-rounded employees. 

Employees who participate in the company book club are eligible for a $25 gift card for reading and participating in a questionnaire. Books typically center on topics that will help employees around the office or at home.  

Skills training on topics ranging from healthy living to purchasing a home or car, financial planning and self-defense is also offered.   

Members of the firm’s employee-driven FUNction Crew plan events that include a Mardi Gras lunch, Christmas party at the Capital Hotel, Thanksgiving dinner and cookouts on the office back deck.