Culture, transparency decided Glassdoor’s ‘Best Places to Work’ winners

January 15, 2021 6:19 PM

In 2020, many employees considered themselves lucky to even have a job when so many people were laid off as a result of a global pandemic. But employers who maintained a positive corporate culture, and were open and honest with their workforce, received special recognition.

Employee gratitude is evident in Glassdoor’s 2021 “Best Places to Work awards. Each year, the career website compiles a list of top 100 companies based on anonymous employee reviews. Benefits and workplace culture have always been cited as deciding factors in these awards, but the COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to another sought-after employer virtue: transparency.

“A mission-driven culture, transparent leadership and career opportunities are always hallmarks of Best Places to Work winners,” said Christian Sutherland-Wong, Glassdoor’s CEO, in a release. “This year, we also see exceptional employers who have prioritized the health, safety and well-being of their employees.”

The following is a list of the winners who cinched the 51-100 spots on Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work” awards. To see which employers made the top 50, click here. Ratings are based on a five-point scale.

51. Bergstrom Automotive

Company Rating: 4.3

“Bergstrom Auto provides care to their employees that is unmatched especially during these unknown times with COVID.” — Bergstrom Automotive Administrative Assistant (Appleton, Wisconsin)

52. Universal Orlando Resort

Company Rating: 4.3

“Family oriented. Great work-life balance. Fun product and culture.” — Universal Orlando Resort Marketing Director (Orlando, Florida)

53. Walt Disney Company

Company Rating: 4.3

“Disney truly understands that how they treat their employees directly affects the guest experience, and they do everything they can to take care of you.” — Walt Disney Company Senior Guest Experience Manager (Anaheim, California)

54. Qualcomm

Company Rating: 4.3

“Supportive and encouraging workplace and good mentorship.” — Qualcomm Software Engineer (San Diego, California)

55. Power Home Remodeling

Company Rating: 4.3

“The company was there for the employees through COVID and looked out for everyone’s best interest.” — Power Home Remodeling Senior Customer Development Manager (Houston, Texas)

56. Costco Wholesale

Company Rating: 4.3

“Great pay and benefits. Flexible hours. Raises, sick time, and vacation time for part time employees.” — Costco Wholesale Sales Assistant (Reno, Nevada)

57. VMware

Company Rating: 4.3

“Interesting tech, smart people, culture that cares about employees and great pay and benefits.” — VMware Academy Solutions Engineer (Austin, Texas)

58. Carnival

Company Rating: 4.3

“Great benefits, great work culture (team dependent), engaging work environment, and dependable & caring teammates.” — Carnival Data Analyst (Miami, Florida)

59. PayPal

Company Rating: 4.3

“The management values diversity and ideas are accepted from across the workforce.” — PayPal Technical Account Manager (Omaha, Nebraska)

60. Workday

Company Rating: 4.3

“Incredible people all working together. Leadership is outstanding. Handling COVID-19 extremely well and supporting employees.” — Workday Account Executive (New York City)

61. Merck

Company Rating: 4.3

“Great benefits, decent pay, and a paid shutdown period providing additional time off each year.” — Merck Senior Specialist (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

62. Procter & Gamble

Company Rating: 4.3

“Competitive compensation, good corporate principles, and opportunities for advancement.” — Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Engineering Manager (Boston, Massachusetts)

63. Hyatt

Company Rating: 4.3

“Great opportunities for advancement, great culture and caring senior management.” — Hyatt Assistant Director of Food and Beverage (San Francisco, California)

64. Adobe

Company Rating: 4.3

“The compensation and benefits are excellent, but even more impressive is the flexibility with time. That is remarkable.” — Adobe Senior Finance Manager (Lehi, Utah)

65. Northwell Health

Company Rating: 4.3

“My manager and team are great. There are great benefits, 401k matching, health, dental/vision.” — Northwell Health Customer Service Representative (Lake Success, New York)

66. Restaurant Associates

Company Rating: 4.3

“Great team of people, a ton of support and resources wherever needed. Overall very structural and professional.” — Restaurant Associates Cafe Manager (New York City)

67. American Express

Company Rating: 4.3

“Lots of career growth options, and excellent benefits including paid leaves and parental leaves.” — American Express Senior Software Engineer (Phoenix, Arizona)

68. Acuity Insurance

Company Rating: 4.3

“Awesome benefits package and they now offer full-time remote positions.” — Acuity Insurance Commercial Underwriter (Sheboygan, Wisconsin)

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69. CHG Healthcare

Company Rating: 4.3

“The family atmosphere, the flexible work schedule, teamwork, and the benefits package (insurance, time off, investment).” — CHG Healthcare Travel Consultant (Salt Lake City, Utah)

70. Sammons Financial Group Companies

Company Rating: 4.3

“My favorite thing about working at Sammons is the culture. We are always focusing on continuing to make culture better.” — Sammons Financial Group Companies Data Analyst (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)

71. Slack

Company Rating: 4.3

“Leadership cares about the people and has been incredibly supportive of time off and life balance during COVID.” — Slack Senior Software Engineer (Denver, Colorado)

72. Equitable Advisors

Company Rating: 4.3

“Great environment, very supportive and structured as a team to have everyone succeed.” — Equitable Advisors Financial Advisor (New York City)

73. Travelers

Company Rating: 4.3

“They promote diversity, inclusion and equality. They provide competitive pay and benefits and promote work-life balance.” — Travelers Claims Adjuster (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

74. Massachusetts General Hospital

Company Rating: 4.3

“Retirement plan, paid time off, tuition reimbursement and bonuses.” — Massachusetts General Hospital Medical Assistant (Boston, Massachusetts)

75. Health Catalyst

Company Rating: 4.3

“Benefits are very good and you can tell the company truly cares for their employees, as well as the employees' family.” — Health Catalyst RN Clinical Abstraction Specialist (Indianapolis, Indiana)

76. LongHorn Steakhouse

Company Rating: 4.3

“Management really helps you with where you want to go, and is constantly helping you succeed.” — LongHorn Steakhouse Server/Waiter (Freehold, New Jersey)

77. E. & J. Gallo Winery

Company Rating: 4.3

“Pay, growth opportunities, family owned, good benefits, and Gallo is very good about work life balance.” — E. & J. Gallo Winery Market Manager (Grand Rapids, Michigan)

78. Bristol Myers Squibb

Company Rating: 4.3

“The management is understanding of personal concerns and interests, especially with COVID.” — Bristol Myers Squibb Associate Scientist/Engineer (East Syracuse, New York)

79. Kwik Trip

Company Rating: 4.3

“Great work environment, plenty of things to do. Great benefits and profit sharing.” — Kwik Trip CO-Worker (Madison, Wisconsin)

80. Marriott International

Company Rating: 4.3

“You will feel like you have a family at work and a lot of opportunity to learn and grow.” — Marriott International Sales Leader (Washington, D.C.)

81. Manpower

Company Rating: 4.3

“Great values, vision, company inclusion and diversity oriented.” — Manpower Business Development Manager (Puerto Rico, Texas)

82. Northwestern Mutual

Company Rating: 4.3

“Flexible work environment, forward-thinking company, a place that really cares about their workers.” — Northwestern Mutual Content Strategist (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

83. T-Mobile

Company Rating: 4.3

“Great benefits. Amazing health and wellness program. Truly cares about your physical and mental health.” — T-Mobile Territory Manager (Wichita, Kansas)

84. BKD

Company Rating: 4.3

“Benefits, PTO, 5% 401(k) contribution, transparent communication from leadership, COVID-19 Adjustments.” — BKD Product Manager (Springfield, Illinois)

85. Slalom

Company Rating: 4.2

“Private company, transparent executive leadership, lots of opportunity, entrepreneurial, smart people, and a fun place to work.” — Slalom Principal Consultant (Palo Alto, California)

86. Discount Tire

Company Rating: 4.2

“You get treated very well and are given great employee benefits and discounts.” — Discount Tire Tire Technician (Rosenberg, Texas)

87. Eli Lilly and Company

Company Rating: 4.2

“Lilly has incredible benefits, a wonderful culture, and a great mission to work for.” — Eli Lilly and Company Associate Consultant (Indianapolis, Indiana)

88. Capital One

Company Rating: 4.2

“Transition to WFH because of COVID was a breeze since the company was well prepared for employees to work remotely, very good benefits, very capable colleagues.” — Capital One Assistant Vice President (New York City)

89. Raising Cane's

Company Rating: 4.2

“Good crew and work culture, profit share bonuses every quarter, Cane’s love.” — Raising Cane's Crew Member (Cincinnati, Ohio)

90. MD Anderson Cancer Center

Company Rating: 4.2

“Very good staffing and extremely manageable patient workload. Helpful supervisors and charge therapist.” — MD Anderson Cancer Center Registered Respiratory Therapist (Houston, Texas)

91. TCC Verizon Authorized Retailer

Company Rating: 4.2

“They put employees and family first, along with doing so many great things with the community.” — TCC Verizon Authorized Retailer Retail Sales Associate (Weirton, West Virginia)

92. Discover

Company Rating: 4.2

“Lots of great benefits, excellent culture and the people are amazing to work with!” — Discover Team Leader (New Albany, New York)

93. Blue Yonder

Company Rating: 4.2

“A company that takes care of their employees with amazing benefits and work life balance.” — Blue Yonder Global Business Development (Scottsdale, Arizona)

94. Box

Company Rating: 4.2

“An incredible place to work that fosters an environment of community and values self starters.” — Box Business Development Manager (San Francisco, California)

95. eXp Realty

Company Rating: 4.2

“They care, they want us to succeed, and the business model is aligned for our long-term benefit and success!” — Real Estate Broker Associate (San Antonio, Texas)

96. Equinix

Company Rating: 4.2

“Employees' health (mental, physical, and monetary) is put first.” — Equinix Financial Analyst II (Tampa, Florida)

97. CDW

Company Rating: 4.2

“Culture, pay potential, location, and perks. An overall good place to be.” — CDW Account Manager (Chicago, Illinois)

98. Novartis

Company Rating: 4.2

“Productive, transparent, competitive wages, and improving efforts at diversity.” — Novartis Senior Translational Medicine Expert (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

99. Trilogy Health Services

Company Rating: 4.2

“Supportive, positive environment. Campus is clean and comfortable. Everyone pulls together and is respectful.” — Trilogy Health Services Staff RN (Grand Rapids, Michigan)

100. QuikTrip

Company Rating: 4.2

“Flexible schedule, competitive pay, annual bonuses and good upper management.” —QuikTrip Clerk (Fort Worth, Texas)