The company was also the fourth most laughter-filled workplace in the UK, and in fifth position for having the most caring colleagues. It improved its standing in the table from number 37 last year, and was the highest-ranked media company.
In the survey, nine out of 10 staff rated their working life as fun, and the same number believe that the company has sound principles. Other benefits, such as on-site Reiki massage and a beauty salon, were also mentioned.
Other media companies to make it into the Sunday Times' "100 Best Companies to Work for 2003" survey include Grey Global media-buying agency MediaCom, which came in at number 30. MediaCom scored particularly highly on the Leadership and Team sectors, coming 10th with 85% of employees revealing a strong faith in the head of the company as well as confidence in the senior management team as a whole.
The media agencies outstripped the advertising agencies as places to work. The highest ad agency was TBWA\ at number 58, followed by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO at number 80. Also in the list was COI Communications, the government's publicity agency, at number 65.
The list is compiled by surveying employees of companies, asking 65 questions about leadership, personal growth and other work issues. Companies' employment policies are also taken into account. The number one company in the Sunday Times list was Microsoft.
Carat said that it did not enter the survey purely to pat itself on the back.
Mark Craze, group chief executive of Carat, said: "Many new recruits started at Carat after seeing the list from last year. The survey is confirmation that we are heading in the right direction."
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