Politics & Government
Employees, Residents 'Not Surprised' Township is Best Place to Work
Upper St. Clair Township employees say it's 'the people' that make their job so enjoyable.
Upper St. Clair employees and residents are not surprised the in the Pittsburgh region.
"I figured most people shared my sentiments," said Bonnie Antonelli, who works in the township's finance department.
Antonelli and a number of other employees said "the people" were one of the main reasons they enjoyed working for the township.
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"Everyone is so nice," Antonelli said.
A few miles south at the , employee Kathryn Troutman agreed.
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"It's the people I work with, the flexibility of my part-time job, the beautiful facility, being able to interact with the members of the community," said Troutman, who is also a resident of the township.
"As a taxpayer I'm glad to see my tax dollars going to something successful," she said.
Karen Huckenstein, a resident of Upper St. Clair and employee of the school district, also said it was no shock to her when the township received the honor.
"They do their job. They always to a good job with snow removal. It's a nice place to live," Huckenstein said.
Cathie Scudiero works with the public works department and fields complaint calls from residents on many days—and even she said the township is a great place to work.
"It's nice to go home at the end of the day and know you helped somebody," she said.
The township's new title was announced in the Post-Gazette on Thursday. The newspaper teamed up with Workplace Dynamics to field nominations and survey employees to whittle the list down to the top places to work in the Pittsburgh region.
"They were extensive questionnaires that a majority of township employees took the time to fill out," said George Kostelich, public works director. "And to actually be 16 is great. We think it's accurate."
A total of 85 places in the Pittsburgh area were chosen as the best. Upper St. Clair Township was ranked 16th out of the 25 mid-size best places to work.
"We're trying to hire now so we want people to see this award," Kostelich said. "Even though everyone tries to hire the best people, somehow we do."
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