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“We don’t want to push religion on anybody,” Reid says. “But, if employees need to talk through personal or family issues, they sure can.”

On the physical fitness end, Vox provides 50 percent reimbursement for gym memberships and marathon entry fees (though Vox does have a workout room on its campus). Earlier this year, the printer began offering a lunchtime "boot camp," where an employee, who is a trained instructor, leads about 12 to 15 co-workers in cardio exercises and muscle-building workouts.

Two years ago, the company tapped its many different departments to create a safety team, which meets once a month and canvasses the plant for unsafe conditions. As of press time, Vox was approaching 650 days without an accident. Employees were rewarded with a steak dinner after going 365 days without an accident; year two calls for steak and seafood.

Vox Printing also defrays tuition, $200 per semester, for those employees taking night classes. And, arguably one of the biggest perks: Vox picks up 100 percent of its employees' health care, dental insurance and life insurance premiums.

The company also fetes its people with annual holiday and summer parties, according to Reid. Bonus checks are handed out in October to reward profitable years, which Vox has enjoyed for the past 10 years.

“We’ve rented out a rotating restaurant in Oklahoma City to watch the sun rise,” he says. “One time we rented boats on the Bricktown Canal and had a breakfast down there for everybody. We’ve even roasted a big pig in our picnic area. And, we have a water slide in the back that families can use.”

The 70-acre campus in Oklahoma City offers a baseball field, Frisbee golf course, and a creek for fishing and canoeing. When Mother Nature provides snow, there's downhill sledding behind the building.