SPECIAL AWARDS: Midsize Top Workplaces

For several midsize AJC Top Workplaces, employees gave them standout scores when it came to specific survey statements.

Here are the ones that have received special recognition.

Adam Brookner, Real Floors Inc.

Leadership: Adam Brookner, Real Floors Inc.

Criteria: I have confidence in the leader of this company.

Comments: “They are kind and considerate. They are concerned about the people who work here as well as the customers. They take a personal interest in the lives of their employees.”

Direction: Supreme Lending Southeast Region

Criteria: I believe this company is going in the right direction.

Comments: “I like that we are constantly trying to grow. More importantly, we are trying to grow in all facets of our business, not just profit. We have a fantastic marketing team that is always getting involved with community events and helping spread our name.”

It's a lacrosse-like game. The object is to work a wiffle ball down a court using plastic scoops and score in the opposing team's goal, a nine-foot-high backboard with a hole in the middle. The game is played in special bumper cars known as whirlybugs. Yuting Cheng, center, battles fellow employees from Credigy, a financial services business, for the ball from her bumper car during a team building outing at Whirlyball Atlanta.

Managers: Credigy

Criteria: My manager helps me learn and grow.

My manager makes it easier to do my job well.

My manager cares about my concerns.

Comments: “My manager effectively balances oversight and support with the right amount of autonomy, which enables me to learn and grow.”

Insight Sourcing Group, a boutique company of 56 employees, specializes in optimizing procurement-related costs.

Communication: Insight Sourcing Group

Criteria: I feel well-informed about important decisions at this company.

Comments: “ISG does a great job keeping employees informed about the health of the firm, the sales pipeline and other items that help instill confidence in the business.”

Training: Edward Jones