Salesforce is bringing hundreds of high-wage tech jobs to Indianapolis. The company pledges 1% of its time, product, and equity to philanthropy, and gives employees 56 hours of volunteer time off yearly. CEO Mark Benioff says business should improve the state of the world.
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May 3, 2018.
56 hours of volunteer time off per year.
Giving back 1% of time, 1% of product, and 1% of equity to local communities.
Mark Benioff.
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Hundreds of new high wage jobs in the tech field are on the way to Indianapolis. Salesforce is expanding. The software company is also leaving its mark on the city's skyline.
For the past 18 years, Salesforce has been transforming the way businesses around the world connect with their customers and improve their customer relationships. We are the number one trusted customer success platform in the world.
The people at Salesforce are wonderful. Ohana is a big part of Salesforce culture. Ohana's family. There's a whole company cheering for my success.
Our CEO Mark Benioff has been quoted to say, the business of business is improving the state of the world.
All employees are given 56 hours of volunteer time off per year.
We give back 1% of our time, 1% of our product and 1% of our equity back to local communities.
Right now is a really great time to live in Indianapolis. Going out with friends, hitting up new restaurants, music.
Festivals are really big. The city of Indianapolis is wonderful for families.
Everything is local. Walking distance.
We have amazing sports teams.
It's sort of a hidden gem. Most people don't realize that Indianapolis is such a beautiful city.
I feel like people in Indianapolis are just friendly people.
Indianapolis is home.
Working at Salesforce has been like the added cherry on top.
It is a milestone that there is a major software company that is here.
