The Hospitality Industry covers four main segments – Food and Beverages, Travel and Tourism, Recreation, and today’s focus, Lodging. Five companies heavily involved in the Lodging segment will compete for the little gold trophies today to determine which company offers the best company culture to its employees. We’ve changed things up a little bit today, … Read full-story
Fifteen months after the Weinstein Effect helped kick off the #TimesUp movement, where do we stand? It’s hard to imagine too many who haven’t been affected by the movement attempting to out sexual harassment, especially in the workplace, but how have we been affected? Everyone is certainly more careful what they say and do, surely, … Read full-story
Five petroleum companies – BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Marathon, and Shell – go head-to-head today as we look at Comparably’s employee-submitted reviews and grades to determine how workers at all five companies feel about their jobs. Does Big Petroleum bother to generate much of a company culture for their employees? Does Big Oil offer big paychecks … Read full-story
The internal cultures of five big brick-and-mortar department store chains – Dillard’s, JC Penney, Kohl’s, Macy’s, and Nordstrom – are the subject of today’s industry showdown. It’s no secret that for those in the retail world, the last ten-plus years have seen major upheaval from the online shopping marketplaces that have come to dominate the … Read full-story
One sure-fire way to let one of you employees know that you recognize their value to your company is to celebrate their birthday. Employee birthday celebrations can be extravagant or small-scale. You can take them out to a three-hour lunch or just gather everyone for fifteen minutes of cookies and birthday greetings. But supervisors and … Read full-story
The hardware store industry, like many other retail concerns, is facing serious winds of change. How much longer will this brick-and-mortar monoliths exist before they lose all their commercial ground to online shopping? After all, for many, a hammer is a hammer is a hammer (even if its a ball-peen hammer). Today we look behind … Read full-story
Today, we’ll peek behind the scenes at the Airline Industry, and at five companies – American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwestern, and United Airlines – to see how healthy and modern the cultures are at each company. Using Comparably’s wealth of employee-submitted reviews and grades, we’ll paint a picture of how it is to work in an industry that … Read full-story
The tech boom continues, and it’s no wonder: a recent study showed that, as of the end of February 2019, there were half a million open tech jobs listed in the U.S. Not only that, but new ones are generated at almost 400% the rate of non-tech jobs, and they pay around twice as well to … Read full-story
Today, five major companies from the Pharmaceutical Industry – Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer, and Roche – will be judged not on their latest market moves or drug trials, but by their employees feel about working for them. Using Comparably’s employee-submitted reviews and information, we’ve put together a virtual picture of what it’s … Read full-story
There’s a famous, unattributed quote that says, “Leaders instill in their people a hope for success and a belief in themselves. Positive leaders empower people to accomplish their goals.” Comparably’s Best Product Leaders 2019 prove that to be true. These are 25 of the most inspiring department leaders in the country. Each of them heads … Read full-story
There’s a famous, unattributed quote that says, “Leaders instill in their people a hope for success and a belief in themselves. Positive leaders empower people to accomplish their goals.” Comparably’s Best Engineering Leaders 2019 prove that to be true. These are 25 of the most inspiring department leaders in the country. Each of them heads … Read full-story
There’s a famous, unattributed quote that says, “Leaders instill in their people a hope for success and a belief in themselves. Positive leaders empower people to accomplish their goals.” Comparably’s Best Sales Leaders 2019 prove that to be true. These are 25 of the most inspiring department leaders in the country. Each of them heads … Read full-story
There’s a famous, unattributed quote that says, “Leaders instill in their people a hope for success and a belief in themselves. Positive leaders empower people to accomplish their goals.” Comparably’s Best Marketing Leaders 2019 prove that to be true. These are 25 of the most inspiring department leaders in the country. Each of them heads … Read full-story
Ever had to work with a difficult, angry, or grumpy boss for an extended period of time? Considering how much power a boss has over the workplace, there’s almost nothing that can derail one’s happiness and satisfaction at work like a boss who acts like he’s perpetually got a rock in his shoe. And we’re … Read full-story
Today Comparably looks at the company cultures of five major U.S. companies from the Insurance Industry: Allstate, Geico, Liberty Mutual, Nationwide, and Statefarm. We’ll be looking past market shares and product innovation to focus on how employees of each of the companies feel about working where they do, in order to offer some useful advice … Read full-story
Like many other industries, the Motion Picture Industry is going through intense changes in the cauldron of modern U.S. culture. From film to digital, from physical media to streaming, from a sixty-foot screen in a darkened theater to a 2-inch image on a cell phone, from movie stars to superheroes, from Humphrey Bogart to Lego Batman … Read full-story
Witness an industry in transition: These five companies – AT&T, Comcast, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon – all major players in the Telecommunications Industry, used to traffic in delivering the sound of the human voice. Now, they are looking at a future where more and more people communicate with text messages and photos – even if … Read full-story
Equal Pay Day 2019 (April 2nd) is an important time to reflect on how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go when it comes to fair pay. A complex issue with much nuance, the gap between what men and women earn is significant: according to recent estimates, full-time female workers make … Read full-story
What are the best individual work departments in the U.S.? Comparably has published its annual Best Department Awards 2019, which breaks down the 25 best-rated departments as voted on by employees in four categories: Sales, Marketing, Engineering and Design. Comparably’s mission is to make work transparent and rewarding for employees and employers. These lists are meant … Read full-story
What are the best companies to work for today? Comparably has published its annual Best Places to Work 2019 by Region, which break down the fifteen best places to work in six major U.S. metros, as voted on by their own employees. Comparably’s mission is to make work transparent and rewarding for employees and employers. … Read full-story
Comparably’s “Best Departments – Marketing” are derived from sentiment ratings provided by Marketing employees nationwide who anonymously rated their work departments on Comparably.com between March 8, 2018 and March 8, 2019. Detailed methodology below list. Amazon (Seattle, WA) Apple (Cupertino, CA) Cherwell Software (Colorado Springs, CO) Costco (Issaquah, WA) Disruptive Advertising (Lindon, UT) Divvy (Lehi, UT) Drift (Boston, … Read full-story
Comparably’s Best Sales Departments are derived from sentiment ratings provided by employees in product departments nationwide who anonymously rated their department on Comparably.com between March 8, 2018 and March 8, 2019. Detailed methodology below lists. Top 25 companies in alphabetical order, not ranked. Aflac (Columbus, GA) APS Payroll (Shreveport, LA) Bamboo HR (Lindon, UT) Chick-fil-A … Read full-story
Comparably’s “Best Departments – Engineering” are derived from sentiment ratings provided by Engeineering employees nationwide who anonymously rated their work departments on Comparably.com between March 8, 2018 and March 8, 2019. Detailed methodology below lists. Top 25 Engineering Departments listed alphabetically. AgileCraft (Austin, TX) Amazon (Seattle, WA) AppZen (San Jose, CA) Axon (Scottsdale, AZ) Drift (Boston, MA) EdCast (Mountain View, CA) … Read full-story
Comparably’s “Best Departments – Product” are derived from sentiment ratings provided by Product employees nationwide who anonymously rated their department on Comparably.com between March 8, 2018 and March 8, 2019. detailed methodology below lists. Lists are top 25 ranked alphabetically. Adobe (San Jose, CA) AgileCraft (Austin, TX) Apple (Cupertino, CA) Avant (Chicago, IL) Dell (Round Rock, TX) Drift (Boston, MA) Dynatrace (Waltham, … Read full-story
Comparably’s Best Places to Work in Los Angeles are derived from sentiment ratings provided by employees in the Los Angeles region who anonymously rated their employers on Comparably.com between March 8, 2018 and March 8, 2019. Detailed methodology below lists. 1.) TaskUs (Santa Monica, CA) 2.) PeerStreet (Los Angeles, CA) 3.) Acorns (Irvine, CA 4.) Barry’s Bootcamp (Los Angeles, CA) 5.) Golden Hippo (Woodland Hills, … Read full-story
Comparably’s Best Places to Work in San Francisco/Bay Area are derived from sentiment ratings provided by employees in the San Francisco/Bay Area region who anonymously rated their employers on Comparably.com between March 8, 2018 and March 8, 2019. Detailed methodology below lists. 1.) Google (Mountain View, CA) 2.) Sitetracker (Palo Alto, CA) 3.) Salesforce (San Francisco, CA) 4.) Upgrade (San Francisco, CA) 5.) Nevro (Redwood … Read full-story
Comparably’s Best Places to Work in New York are derived from sentiment ratings provided by employees in the New York region who anonymously rated their employers on Comparably.com between March 8, 2018 and March 8, 2019. Detailed methodology below lists. 1.) UiPath (New York, NY) 2.) CultureIQ (New York, NY) 3.) Greenhouse Software (New York, NY) 4.) Overtime (Brooklyn, NY) 5.) WhiteSource (New York, NY) … Read full-story
Comparably’s Best Places to Work in Salt Lake City are derived from sentiment ratings provided by employees in the Salt Lake City region who anonymously rated their employers on Comparably.com between March 8, 2018 and March 8, 2019. Detailed methodology below lists. 1.) Workfront (Lehi, UT) 2.) Qualtrics (Provo, UT) 3.) Overstock.com (Midvale, UT) 4.) Divvy (Lehi, UT) 5.) Vivint Smart Home (Provo, UT) 6.) Disruptive … Read full-story
Comparably’s Best Places to Work in Seattle are derived from sentiment ratings provided by employees in the Seattle region who anonymously rated their employers on Comparably.com between March 8, 2018 and March 8, 2019. Detailed methodology below lists. 1.) Highspot (Seattle, WA) 2.) Edifecs (Bellevue, WA) 3.) T-Mobile (Bellevue, WA) 4.) Microsoft (Redmond, WA) 5.) Costco (Issaquah, WA) 6.) Akvelon (Bellevue, WA) 7.) Starbucks (Seattle, WA) 8.) Hiya (Seattle, WA) 9.) Karat (Seattle, … Read full-story
Comparably’s Best Places to Work in Boston are derived from sentiment ratings provided by employees in the Boston region who anonymously rated their employers on Comparably.com between March 8, 2018 and March 8, 2019. Detailed methodology below lists. 1.) HubSpot (Cambridge, MA) 2.) Drift (Boston, MA) 3.) LogMeIn (Boston, MA) 4.) Drizly (Boston, MA) 5.) Dynatrace (Waltham, MA) 6.) Celtra (Boston, MA) 7.) Notarize (Boston, MA) 8.) Jabra (Boston, MA) 9.) Acquia (Boston, … Read full-story
