Pam Robinson, left, talks with Q Zhang while working at SmithGroup in their San Francisco office. The architectural, engineering and planning firm has a flexible schedule with employees coming into the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays with one additional day per week of their choosing. Photo Credit: Laura Morton
Architecture models are on display in the model shop at the San Francisco office of SmithGroup. Photo Credit: Laura Morton
Employees of SmithGroup work at the San Francisco office of the design firm. The company has employees work 8 ½ hours a day, in exchange for 15 Fridays off each year. Photo Credit: Laura Morton
A model of a staircase is on display in the model shop at the San Francisco office of SmithGroup. The company was No. 5 in midsize businesses for Top Workplaces. Photo Credit: Laura Morton
Liz Stoker works the front desk at the San Francisco office of SmithGroup. Behind the front desk is a decorated wall with drawings of projects done by the firm. Photo Credit: Laura Morton
Landscape architecture plans are written on a whiteboard at the San Francisco office of SmithGroup. The design firm has a flexible schedule with employees coming into the office three days a week. Photo Credit: Laura Morton
