You might not think, initially, that Dunkin’ Donuts (or just Dunkin’, as the company prefers these days) and Starbucks would be fighting for the same customers. Boston’s Dunkin’ Donuts was founded in 1950. The first Starbucks opened in 1971 at the Pike Place Market in Seattle. That famously ubiquituous coffee chain is known as the … Read full-story
Whole Foods and Publix, two well-known supermarket chains, do the Culture Showdown tango today. We’ll take a look at both companies’ work cultures from the inside out, depending on Comparably’s employee-submitted data to see which company has happier, more cared-for workers. A little preliminary info: High-toned Whole Foods has a much smaller number of stores in … Read full-story
With International Woman’s Day upon us today, Comparably thought the time was fitting to examine a few major issues concerning women in the workplace. Today we look at responses from both sexes to the question, “Do you think there are enough females in leadership positions at your company?” Even with much more discussion of our society’s … Read full-story
Today, it’s two well-known air and ground delivery firms for Comparably’s Culture Showdown: UPS vs. FedEx. But there are big differences here. UPS’ employees are unionized, most of FedEx’ workers are not. UPS uses their own employees for all work, while FedEx deals often with independent contractors. UPS uses just one network for all their deliveries, … Read full-story
Today for Comparably’s Culture Showdown, it’s two major California-based video game developers going head-to-head: Riot Games and Blizzard Entertainment. LA-based Riot is best known for League of Legends, the company’s flagship multiplayer online battle game. Blizzard, based in Irvine, has the hugely popular Warcraft franchise. Both have their major devotees outside of company doors, but how do the actual … Read full-story
The U.S.’s two most familiar office supply megastores go head-to-head for today’s Culture Showdown: Staples and Office Depot. Both stores are struggling with the culture’s move away from brick-and-mortar monoliths and adoption of online shopping. Comparably took a look at both companies’ internal culture scores, which were arrived at by compiling employee-submitted opinions and data. … Read full-story
Facebook. Amazon. Apple. Netflix. Google. Or as they’ve come to be known in the industry: FAANG. This acronym was coined for the five most popular, best-performing tech stocks currently listed on NASDAQ. At one point in 2018, the combined value of the five FAANG companies was $3.105 trillion – a number which has fallen since … Read full-story
For today’s Culture Showdown, it’s two legendary cult burger franchises with a healthy rivalry: California’s In-N-Out Burger and Texas’ Whataburger. Devotees of both chains would happily go to the mat for each chain’s artery-blasting delights, but how do employees of each company feel? Does Whataburger takes as good care of its employees as it does … Read full-story
Comparably takes to the skies for today’s Culture Showdown: Southwest Airlines vs. Delta Airlines. Both are well-rated for their company cultures, so we wanted to dig in a bit for specifics on how a company as large as an airline treats employees on the ground level. Are employees satisfed with Southwest? Does Delta have offer … Read full-story
The country’s most popular pizza delivery franchises are the subject of today’s Culture Showdown. Are employees happy working for Pizza Hut? Does Domino’s provide any kind of active company culture? Read on to see what Comparably’s employee-submitted data tells us about how happy workers are at both companies. OVERALL CULTURE Employees from Domino’s say they “enjoy … Read full-story
Promotions are a clear marker of career progress used by everyone. Just getting a raise, no matter how substantial, never sounds quite as impressive as when we can say we’ve got a new title with more responsibilities. But more employees responded to the question “How many times in the last five years have you been … Read full-story
Who feels like breakfast? It’s Denny’s vs. IHOP today for our culture showdown. Both restaurant chains are staples of the American morning, especially for those on the road. While we often think of serving for one of these franchises as an entry-level job for younger workers, the fact is that some employees of both companies have been … Read full-story
It’s a phrase we use a lot in our lives and in our professional career. Maybe we use it most honestly when we’re a few libations to the wind on a Saturday night, our toes hitting the beach. Maybe that’s when we feel best about saying, “What I’d REALLY love to do with my life … Read full-story
It’s Nike vs. Adidas! A battle of the athletic footwear giants for today’s Culture Showdown. Are employees happier working for Nike? How are benefits at Adidas? Which CEO really knows what they’re doing? Let’s see what Comparably’s anonymous employee-submitted data can tell us about how workers at both companies feel about their jobs. OVERALL CULTURE … Read full-story
Nothing echoes more ominously through the halls of your average large company than talk of layoffs. Anyone who has been through one of those black days and survived knows the feeling of survivor’s guilt and remembers the tears flowing freely from previously stalwart cohorts. And anyone who lost their job during a layoff knows how … Read full-story
It’s PepsiCo vs. The Coca-Cola Company for today’s Culture Showdown. That’s right, one of the oldest mainstream company rivalries in American culture will be living out their decades-old battle again today using Comparably’s employee data. So what is it really like working for Coca-Cola? How is the company culture at Pepsi? Read on for some inside insights. … Read full-story
It’s the battle of the big box behemoths for today’s Culture Showdown: Target vs. Best Buy. Both companies are hanging on the best they can as the culture continues to shift its focus to online shopping, so the future for both is unclear. But while they’re still standing, let’s take a look via Comparably’s data at … Read full-story
In December of 2018, a surprising report came out from Restaurant Business claiming that McDonald’s chief competitor in the fast-food world was no longer Burger King or Wendy’s, but was in fact the Atlanta-based chicken sandwich chain Chick-fil-A. In fact, the only chain to generate more growth in 2018 than Chick-fil-A was McDonald’s. So in the … Read full-story
Even on Valentine’s Day, dating the boss carries with it a sometimes uneasy connotation. Maybe its due to supervisors or bosses dating lower-ranked employees, and giving them (or appearing to give them) preferential treatment. The #MeToo era certainly hasn’t helped the image of people in positions of power dating those who work for them, and … Read full-story
For today’s Culture Showdown, it’s two staples of brick-and-mortar retail: Nordstrom and Macy’s. What is the company culture like at Macy’s? How is the pay at Nordstrom? Let’s take a look at Comparably’s data to get a peek behind the curtain of both chains to see how workers on the inside feel about their jobs and … Read full-story
There’s no denying that love is in the air as mid-February approaches. We thought it made some sense to take a look at a few dating apps for today’s Culture Showdown, so we settled on eHarmony and Match.com. Both are venerable war horses in the world of online dating, predating most other popular apps by decades. … Read full-story
There’s nobody better suited to judge a particular company’s interview process than employees who have been through it. Not only have they been asked the questions new prospective hires will be asked, they’ve also now seen how the realities of the job sync up with the impressions they were given of their role during the … Read full-story
Two mega-titans of the automotive industry are pitted against each other for today’s Culture Showdown: Toyota and General Motors. How is Toyota’s company culture? How happy are employees at General Motors? Which company offers more substantial benefits? Let’s see what Comparably’s data tells us about how employees of both company feel. About Toyota’s company culture, one employee … Read full-story
With spring not too far off, our thoughts turn to romance. It’s all humans can do to resist hope of new love as the weather slowly begins to warm and flowers start to make their yearly plans. But what about in the office? Romance in the office has always seemed to carry with it a … Read full-story
For today’s Culture Showdown, it’s business travel management company TripActions versus bookings company TripAdvisor. Where are employees happier? Let’s see what Comparably’s data tells us about how workers at Trip Actions and TripAdvisor feel about their company cultures. OVERALL CULTURE A TripActions employees is excited about his company’s culture, citing “the energy at TripActions and … Read full-story
Are employees happier working for Sephora or Ulta Beauty? Is Ulta Beauty’s company culture more supportive? It’s the battle of the beauty store chains for today’s Culture Showdown. So let’s take a look behind the curtain at Comparably’s data and see how employees of each company feel about where they work. OVERALL CULTURE One Sephora employee … Read full-story
It’s a battle of the online real estate database companies for today’s Culture Showdown. Let’s see how Zillow and Redfin employees feel about their companies based on Comparably’s data. OVERALL CULTURE One Zillow employee writes: “Great company and culture, working on problems that are impactful for society.” Another adds that there is a “strong focus on work-life balance … Read full-story
Originally, psychologists Suzanne Imes and Rose Clance coined the term “imposter syndrome” to describe women with successful careers who chalked up their success to luck and concurrently discounted all their abiliites and achievements. But it wasn’t long before it was accepted that men suffered imposter syndrome just as often. The main fear those with this … Read full-story
DoorDash and Postmates are two private San Francisco-based delivery companies with an intense rivalry. However, that didn’t prevent the two companies from floating the idea of a merger in 2018. The merger, which never materialized, was meant to make the two companies a united front that could take on industry leaders GrubHub, UberEats, and Amazon. That’s an … Read full-story
What reasonable requests do employees have of their employers? Beyond a simple paycheck, most of us in the current culture look at our jobs as something that will enrich us in other ways, especially in terms of professional development. We want to end up with more skills than we started with. In fact, of all … Read full-story
