Corporate Culture at Herman Miller

At Herman Miller, we believe that our greatest assets are the gifts, talents, and abilities of our employee-owners. Our corporate culture develops and rewards those who acquire new skills and take charge of their careers. We foster a sense of community throughout our organization that respects a diversity of perspectives, opinions, talents, and backgrounds.

Creativity
Herman Miller has a long-standing reputation as a manufacturer focused on customer service, design, quality, and innovation. We cultivate a working environment that is conducive to the creative process. Our facilities are designed to be working showcases of our products and people in action. We work continuously to create new products and designs that redefine today's working environment.

Change initiative
You don't stay in business for more than 75 years without making a few changes. Whether altering a form, a procedure, an organizational structure, or creating an entirely new business environment, we strive to have the right tools and processes in place to achieve our goals. Change is essential to survival in today's marketplace, but true leadership demands vision, a sense of where the future can lead. Herman Miller, Inc. stands out as a progressive company of vision.

Telecommuting
Today, approximately eight million Americans work off-site through telecommuting arrangements with their employers, and that number is expected to increase by about 20 percent a year. Today's "virtual office" creates new ways for organizations, teams, and individuals to conduct business from almost anywhere. At Herman Miller, we consider telecommuting a viable option that can help reduce corporate operating costs and increase productivity, while enabling our employees to more successfully balance their professional and personal lives.

Flex schedules
Herman Miller, Inc., supports a variety of alternative working arrangements including flex time, compressed work week schedules, job sharing, leaves, and sabbaticals.

Employee ownership
At Herman Miller our employees choose to invest their skills and time in our company because they expect a return on their investment. The efforts of our "employee-owners" are directly tied to the success of the company. We make every effort to see that our financial compensation and benefits programs measure up to the dedication and motivation our employees bring to their jobs.

Growth potential
Growth in the company and in the individual is important. We believe in giving our employees the opportunity guide their careers and to work in a stimulating environment. It is our goal to continually grow the company to achieve greater strategic diversity within the furniture industry. Herman Miller is one of only a handful of Fortune 500 companies with its own Career Planning department.

Our Environment
Herman Miller has long been a leader for a clean and healthy environment. Our environmental ethic is at work every day, from careful product design through company-wide efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle. Throughout the world our customers, the media, and the communities in which we work have acknowledged our efforts as a steward for the environment.