Most often, we think of people staying at a company for an extended time because they want to grow with the company, want to foster their professional development, and develop an affection for the company and their coworkers. But what about health benefits, a real lifeline for many people? How many people declare allegiance to … Read full-story
All companies open for business in 2019 need to take stock of recent cultural changes in the weather. Lip service paid to diversity is not enough any more. Young people demand to live in a world where groups like LGBTQ employees are treated the same way as any U.S. employee, so the business world needs … Read full-story
Feeling seen and appreciated is a fundamental morale booster for any employee. Too often, apparently, workers go about their jobs feeling that their contributions are unrecognized and their value to their company is fleeting. We asked employees to answer the question, “Are you typically recognized for the impact and a accomplishments you make for your … Read full-story
“They are transparent, care deeply about the team as much as they do about the business, and have a bias for action that drives us all forward.” – review from Marketing Snyk is a 200-employee developer-first security firm with an open-source software approach. The cyber security start-up recently raised an extra $70 million and has … Read full-story
Work meetings are not necessarily meant to be enjoyable, but they should be concise affairs with clearly stated goals and clear communication. Too often, especially when departments begin to silo, redundant and ineffective meetings being to clutter an employee’s workday – and that means leans productivity. We asked employees to answer the question, “Are your … Read full-story
Negotiating salary can be a scary prospect, with many hopeful employees often feeling happy enough just to be close to getting the job. Our minds can play tricks on us: what if by trying to negotiate my salary, they conclude I’m too pushy and decide against hiring me? What if I’m not asking for enough, … Read full-story
Healthy workplace cultures don’t fall naturally into place very often. They need to be massaged, coerced, and encouraged. As is often said, “culture starts from the top down,” and workers across the country expect their bosses to maintain good cultures and goose flagging ones. But how do employees feel about those efforts at their actual … Read full-story
Its an uncommonly tumultuous time in America for politics, and never before has broadcasting political views been so fraught with the potential for causing personal and professional damage. All across the country, extended families are biting their tongues across the dinner table from each other – especially during the holidays.. But what about at work? Polite … Read full-story
Layoffs lurk like the boogeyman in the closet for every employee. When things are going well, we don’t expect layoffs are just around the bend. When things are going poorly, whispers of layoffs seem to bubble up everywhere. Being laid off is an impersonal way to have a job end, and it often has little … Read full-story
How do women feel about working with other women? How do men feel about ceding their decades-long position of power in the workplace to women in the name of fair play? And, for that matter, who would men rather work with? Men or women? It turns out most have a preference for working with women, … Read full-story
For a lucky few, a consistent paycheck is recognition enough for effort put in at the workplace. But for most of us, being otherwise recognized for our hard work is priceless. Having a boss or manager take a moment to thank a worker for their efforts is encouraging to the employee in question as well … Read full-story
Ethics are defined as “The rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group or culture.” The workplace certainly represents a particular group or culture, and each company has its own set of rules and values that comprise its ethical approach. Each employee is also expected to … Read full-story
Cryptocurrency is here, whether you were wishing for a new form of money or not. But the currency form’s somewhat ethereal, indefinable nature is miles away from the idea of socking away money in a mattress, and a substantial amount of skepticism exists around the subject – as would surely be the case with any … Read full-story
For many, the notion of a job in tech is both highly appealing and highly intimidating. It is appealing because that’s where the big money is, the best startups, and the brightest futures. And it’s intimidating because most who don’t consider themselves tech-savvy imagine themselves having to somehow learn to code in their car before … Read full-story
Sunday, August 4th is International Friendship Day, an occasion founded by Hallmark in 1919 in an effort to sell greeting cards. The idea was for people to take one day to honor their friends just as they would their fathers and mothers. Finding instant popularity in the U.S., the holiday was embraced by other countries, even … Read full-story
All of September is Self-Improvement Month, and we thought it was a good time to visit some ways in which we could all improve ourselves at work. This goes for underachievers and superstars alike. We all have unlimited capacity for simply being better, knowing more, and being even more productive and understanding. Here are ten … Read full-story
As much as work is can be essential part of our lives, having a nice time while on the clock is not always part of the deal. Surprisingly, easily more than half of all respondents said they approved of the vibe at work. These aren’t overwhelming majorities, but they demonstrate that U.S. companies have gotten … Read full-story
A Vibrant and Visible Employer Brand is Your Best Tool for Engaging Top Candidates In the current war for talent, ignoring employer brand isn’t an option. Jobseekers report that the biggest frustration they experience in the job search is not knowing what it’s like to work with a particular company. The top talent you’re looking … Read full-story
Maybe “excitement” is a bit much to ask, but there are people all over who have jobs that are enthralling, involving, and that continue day-to-day with cliffhangers and ongoing challenges like an adventure serial from the 1940s. For these people, work is more adventure than drudgery. But how many employees can say that about their … Read full-story
The rewarding of an employee for a job well done is a happy moment for manager and worker alike. Here is the fruit of collaboration, with the employee going potentially above and beyond what was asked of them by their manager and truly shining. Experienced management knows that some workers will always go that extra … Read full-story
Human Resources departmental decisions can have a huge impact on the health and happiness of both the individual employee and the workforce as a whole. They handle hiring, delegate benefits to employees, and see that labor laws are upheld. We asked employees to answer the question, “Do you approve of the job HR leaders are … Read full-story
It’s a jobseekers market, and with more information available than ever before, talent is armed with the data they need to make an informed decision about where they want to work. It’s up to hiring managers to win their fealty by presenting the kind of workplace their candidates will think of as modern and nurturing. … Read full-story
Today Comparably compares the cultures of five companies in the Heavy Equipment Industry. This includes heavy metal tractor manufacturers and copying machines, as well. Looking at employee submitted data from the five companies – Baker Hughes, Caterpillar, Deere & Company, Parker Hannifin, and Xerox – to see whether these war horse companies have adapted to … Read full-story
Non-Durable goods, sometimes referred to as “Soft Goods,” are consumer items that are either consumes immediately (like a soda) or are expected to last three years of less (like a pair of sneakers.) This is indeed a broad category, but the benefit for a culture study is being able to compare the cultures of companies … Read full-story
Durable Goods are exactly what you would expect they are: consumer items that are meant to last a while. Big sales of durable goods are a sign of a healthy economy, which is why they’re also the subject of the Census Bureau’s monthly “Durable Goods Orders” report. For the purposes of a culture comparison, looking … Read full-story
Today we look at five contractors involved in the U.S. Defense Industry – Aecom, Booz Allen Hamilton, Bechtel, BAE Systems, and Leidos – to see how they were rated by their employees in terms of company culture. Comparably’s user-submitted ratings and reviews can paint a virtual picture for us of the story behind-the-scenes at all five … Read full-story
We’re still living in the age of the Big Box stores, but those behemoths are facing tough times, and sooner or later may be disappearing from the malls and intersections of America for a permanent home as online shopping destinations. We looked at five of the most popular big box stores in the industry – … Read full-story
Industries in flux make for great culture showdowns, and today Comparably looks at four companies in the News Media Industry – The Associated Press, CNN, Fox, and The New York Times. The ungainly transition from print to digital dominance is an old story at this point, but how has the tumult affected internal culture and … Read full-story
Today we look at four top companies from the U.S. Logistics Industry – DHL, FedEx, UPS, and XPO Logistics. We’ll look behind-the-scenes at how the employees of these companies feel about working for them: how they feel about they paychecks, their benefits, and the feeling of walking into work ever day. Using Comparably’s employee-submitted reviews … Read full-story
The U.S. is currently enjoying a very low unemployment rate, which means that job seekers have the upper hand once again. Since there is less desperation to the job hunt, these candidates can afford to be picky when it comes to the companies they’re looking at the benefits offered. More and more, people are expecting … Read full-story
