13 Great Companies for Millennials in the New York Area

For many – including many of its own citizens – New York City is the center of the Western world. Home to unique culture, Broadway, fine dining, sports, and world-class museums, for many NYC is the only place to be. 

Millennial employees of these thirteen NYC–area businesses rated their companies highly on Comparably, saying these workplaces offer the things they find most important from a job: flexibility, benefits that match their values, a social impact, and to feel like a valued contributor rather than a number at work.

For more than 125 years, the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies has been committed to caring for people around the world. They embrace research and science – bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people.

Mission: “Our credo stems from a belief that consumers, employees, and the community are all equally important.”

“The team genuinely cares about one another and encourages us to bring our best selves to work.”

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Millennial employees at Johnson & Johnson rated their company culture an A-.

Founded in Florence in 1921, Gucci represents world class luxury, Italian heritage and modern style.

Mission: “The company`s mission is to become the leader in luxury market at worldwide level.”

“What I like the best is that everybody works together 100% of the time”

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Millennial employees at Gucci rated their company culture an A+.

Torry Harris Business Solutions is an IT services and solutions provider. It specializes in the areas of Integration, Platform Services, Full life-cycle API Management and Digital Transformation.

Mission: “The technical focus, leadership and expertise within a worldwide niche are the core of the company.”

“The working environment is friendly and healthy. Tons of respect for one’s personal and professional life. The environment, people and culture is awesome.”

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Millennial employees at Torry Harris rated their company culture an A+.

Adhawk delivers digital advertising for SMBs and agencies, simplified.

Mission: “AdHawk uses machine learning and data science to keep a close eye on your ad accounts so no insights slip through the cracks. It’s like, the future, man.”

“AdHawk takes care of its employees through health, dental, and vision benefits. My quality of work life greatly improved once I started working at AdHawk.”

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Millennial employees at AdHawk rated their company culture an A+.

Merck is a global healthcare leader working to help the world be well. Through prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer care and animal health products, they work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions.

Mission: “To discover, develop and provide innovative products and services that save and improve lives around the world.”

“Easy to work with. Great team players. Everyone wants to see the other person succeed.”

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Millennial employees at Merck rated their company culture an A.

Datadog bridges the gap between Dev and Ops by integrating all quantitative IT Data in one place – in the cloud – and making it available across team boundaries along with social context, annotations and individual changes or status updates.

Mission: “We bring together data from servers, containers, databases, and third-party services to make your stack entirely observable.”

“The benefits and people of Datadog are truly unbeatable.”

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Millennial employees at Datadog rated their company culture an A+.

From designers creating the next generation of web and mobile experiences, to anyone managing their own online presence for the first time, Squarespace provides elegant solutions that set new standards for online publishing.

Mission: “Squarespace’s mission is to provide creative tools that power the future of the web.”

“Supportive team members with an exploratory attitude towards technologies, constantly asking questions to evolve ourselves and our tech stack.”

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Millennial employees at Squarespace rated their company culture an A+.

Merrill Lynch is a leading provider of comprehensive wealth management and investment services for individuals and businesses globally.

Mission: “Drawing from award-winning research, your advisor will work with our investment professionals to provide you with strategies based on your unique needs.”

There is a shared sense of community. Birthdays are openly celebrated amongst the office with catered food.”

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Millennial employees at Merrill Lynch rated their company culture an A.

Mastercard is a leading global payments & technology company that connects consumers, businesses, merchants, issuers & governments around the world.

Mission: “Every day, everywhere, we use our technology and expertise to make payments safe, simple and smart.”

“It is fast paced, but they really push work-life balance. They encourage you to do whatever you need to in order to succeed.”

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Millennial employees at MasterCard rated their company culture an A.

Assurant, Inc. is a global provider of risk management solutions, protecting where consumers live and the goods they buy. A Fortune 500 company, Assurant focuses on the housing and lifestyle markets, and is among the market leaders in mobile device protection and related services; extended service contracts; vehicle protection products; pre-funded funeral insurance; renters insurance; and lender-placed homeowners insurance.

Mission: “To help clients and customers protect what is important to them: their home, their personal property, and their ability to recover from natural, personal and financial catastrophes.”

“I appreciate the ability to add to stock options with a salary sacrifice program.”

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Millennial employees at Assurant rated their company culture an A-.

Rokt sits at the intersection of digital marketing and e-commerce, and connects brands with the right consumers when they are in a buying state of mind.

Mission: “At Rokt we help our clients and partners find new audiences, grow their revenue and create more meaningful relationships with existing customers. We deliver powerful and significant results.”

“The Tech Allowance gave me the opportunity to get a much needed new laptop. The Level Up program gives me the opportunity to take time and advantage of participating in personal/professional development courses of my choosing.”

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Millennial employees at Rokt rated their company culture an A-.

PVH is one of the most admired fashion and lifestyle companies in the world. They power brands that drive fashion forward. Their brand portfolio includes Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Van Heusen, Izod, and Speedo.

Mission: “Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, through PVH Cares, seeks, through funding and volunteerism, to improve the well-being of all communities where its associates, suppliers, and customers live and work.”

“It’s a positive environment with room for growth and learning.”

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Millennial employees at PVH rated their company culture an A+.

ITT is a diversified leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions for growing industrial end-markets in energy infrastructure, electronics, aerospace and transportation.

Mission: “Our mission is to create enduring products and services that underpin our modern way of life.”

“We work well together like a well-oiled machine.”

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Millennial employees at ITT rated their company culture an A-.