The Baltimore Sun recently released its list of the city's top workplaces in the 2011 year. These are, according to the newspaper, the best places to work based on the feedback from employees. Is your employer one of the best in the city? On the other hand, are you looking for a job in Baltimore because you want to get away from the less-than-ideal employer you have right now? That is really the bottom line.

Top Companies

Who does the Baltimore Sun say are the best employers in the city? Coming in at the top of the list is one of the city's largest employers, FutureCare. It runs 12 skilled nursing centers in the area. The top medium sized business is Praxis Engineering Technologies. Most of its 200 plus employees are offsite and embedded with clients. It continues to grow and expand. In small businesses, BTS comes in at top. It is a smaller technology firm in the city and provides it employees with ample benefits.

The other top large companies on the list include Agora Inc, T Rowe Price Group Inc, Ascend One and McCormick and Company, Inc. The remaining medium companies on the list include Hyatt Regency Downtown, Corporate Office Properties Trust, Advertising.com and The Strata Group. Other small businesses to make the list include InfoTek Corporation, National Conference Services Inc, Frontline Solutions Corporation and The Squires Group.

How do you feel your company ranks against these? What would you say is the biggest factor affecting your job right now? What could your company do or provide to make it a great business to work for in 2012?