What makes for an enjoyable, positive workplace experience? Having a good friend there with you, not wasting time being bored, or a nice view? These 10 companies in the Chicago area have great environments, according to anonymous employee ratings on Comparably.
Gallagher provides a full range of retail and wholesale property/casualty brokerage and alternative risk transfer services, as well as employee benefit brokerage, consulting and actuarial services. Gallagher also offers claims and information management, risk control consulting and appraisal services.
Mission: “Gallagher helps businesses grow, communities thrive and people prosper.”
“Best company culture & work environment!”
81% of Gallagher employees describe their work environment as positive.
Ulta Beauty is a chain of U.S. beauty stores. Each location also has an in-store salon. Ulta Beauty sells cosmetics and skin care brands, fragrances for men and women, and bath products. The company has 1,196 locations across the U.S.
Mission: “We’re on a quest to bring the fun side of beauty to all—constantly delighting our guests with All Things Beauty, All in One Place while offering rewarding careers for our passionate, beauty-loving associates. Every day we use the power of beauty to bring to life the possibilities that lie within each of us – inspiring every guest and enabling each associate to build a fulfilling career.”
“We talk, they listen. That is a common theme throughout the organization.”
Ulta Beauty employees rated their work environment an A.
Harp Interactive is a full-service digital marketing and advertising agency specializing in the strategic evolution of brands, websites, social media and more.
Mission: “Our approach is straight-forward — the elimination of guesswork by grounding our strategic and creative solutions on a foundation of thorough discovery and research, sound marketing and a clear understanding of your objectives.”
“I like that most of us go out to lunch together on Fridays. The office set-up is great because there are no traditional cubicle walls.”
100% of Harp Interactive employees described their work environment as positive.
Crowe is a public accounting, consulting and technology firm with offices around the world. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities. The firm and its subsidiaries also help clients make smart decisions that lead to lasting value with its tax, advisory, risk and performance services.
Mission: “To create a global network of firms embracing a common brand recognized by national and multinational organizations as essential to their need for audit, tax and advisory services.”
“We truly care about our colleagues and try to have fun and celebrate our successes together.”
Employees at Crowe rated their work environment among the top 5% of similar-sized companies in the U.S.
ParqEx’s marketplace enables non-commercial parking owners (e.g. residential, non-profit and business parking spots) to rent their underutilized parking spots to drivers on an hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis.
Mission: “To solve the urban parking challenge. We do this by bringing communities together.”
“Best company culture I’ve ever been a part of. It’s not about the standard ‘perks’ that startups point to – we all share a common goal.”
100% of ParqEx employees say they are bored at work 5% of the time or less.
ActiveCampaign is a Web based software company focused on improving the way businesses are run, combining all aspects of email marketing into a single and easy to use platform.
Mission: “Help growing businesses meaningfully connect and engage with their customers.”
“There is a strong desire to make the office, and the business overall, diverse and inclusive. Many points or view, walks of life and experiences are not only welcome, but celebrated.”
93% of ActiveCampaign employees describe their work environment as positive.
NexLP’s cognitive analytics platform uses the latest advances in Artificial Intelligence to turn unstructured data into actionable insight.
Mission: “Today, NexLP is continuing to expand its mission by using authentic artificial intelligence and advanced cognitive analytics to help a new wave of enterprise clients leverage their unstructured data.”
“Environment is very casual and promotes the comfort of employees while we work.”
NexLP employees rated their work environment an A-.
Paylocity is a leading provider of cloud-based payroll and human capital management (HCM) software solutions. Paylocity’s comprehensive product suite delivers a unified platform for professionals to make strategic decisions in the areas of benefits, core HR, payroll, talent, and workforce management, while cultivating a modern workplace and improving employee engagement.
Mission: “Our mission is to elevate the profession of payroll and human resources across the backroom and into the boardroom – where it belongs. We do this by providing clients with the same caliber software tools found in other critical areas of business.”
“Our team is very respectful and welcoming.”
Top5%Paylocity employees rated their work environment among the top 5% of similar-sized companies in the U.S.
MortgageHippo works with lenders to devise and implement their digital mortgage strategies using its borrower-centric digital lending platform.
Mission: “MortgageHippo is Your Digital Lending Platform, designed to exceed your customers’ expectations every step of the way.”
“I love being among great people every day, working on challenging and interesting technical problems, being able to bring my dogs to work.”
100% of MortgageHippo employees described their work environment as positive.