The dream job: 5th annual list of the best places to work in all the world

These are the dream workspots!

How do you best create a great culture at a global organization? Elevate pay levels? Increase training opportunities? Launch a wellness program? Those steps may help, but the thing that moves the needle most for employees at the world’s best workplaces is a strong sense of community.

That’s the main finding of a new report, Company as Community, that accompanies Great Place to Work®’s 5th annual list of the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces. In these companies, led by #1-ranked Google, we found that central to employees’ perception of a great culture were camaraderie factors — such as whether the workplace is fun, welcoming, and family-like.

Employees at the 25 World’s Best also value competent management, including leaders’ effectiveness at coordinating staff. And employees care deeply about what might be considered workplace basics: proper resources and equipment for the job, a physically safe environment, and the ability to take time off when necessary.

Companies the world over would do well to focus on these drivers of workplace greatness, as well as on the trusting relationships that are the foundation of a strong culture. That’s not just for the benefit of employees, but for the business benefits that come from a high-trust workplace. A growing mound of evidence from Great Place to Work and other experts shows that a great culture pays off, in areas ranging from higher revenues to lower turnover to better stock market performance to superb customer service.

As they work to make their cultures better, companies should consider the big picture, not just the needs of individual staffers. According to employees at the World’s Best, it takes a village to create a great global workplace.

Here’s the list of the TOP 25:

 

  • 1. Google

    Google56,040 employees
    www.google.com
    Industry: Information Technology
    Listed in: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Switzerland, United States

  • 2. SAS Institute

    SAS Institute13,741 employees
    www.sas.com
    Industry: Information Technology
    Listed in: Australia, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, United States

  • 3. W. L. Gore & Associates

    W.L. Gore & Associates10,000 employees
    www.gore.com
    Industry: Manufacturing & Production | Textiles and textile products
    Listed in: China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

  • 4. NetApp

    NetApp12,810 employees
    www.netapp.com
    Industry: Information Technology | Storage/Data Management
    Listed in: Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States

  • 5. Telefónica

    Telefónica123,700 employees
    www.telefonica.com
    Industry: Telecommunications
    Listed in: Argentina (2), Central America (One Operation), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru (3), Venezuela

  • 6. EMC

    EMC70,000 employees
    www.emc.com
    Industry: Information Technology | Storage/Data Management
    Listed in: Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

  • 7. Microsoft

    Microsoft128,000 employees
    www.microsoft.com
    Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
    Listed in: Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

  • 8. BBVA

    BBVA108,000 employees
    www.bbva.com
    Industry: Information Technology | Software
    Listed in: Argentina, Chile, Mexico (2), Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela

  • 9. Monsanto

    Monsanto22,400 employees
    www.monsanto.com
    Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals | Biotechnology
    Listed in: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, France, Guatemala , India, Italy, Mexico, Spain

  • 10. American Express

    American Express53,500 employees
    www.americanexpress.com
    Industry: Financial Services & Insurance | Banking/Credit Services
    Listed in: Argentina, India, Japan, Mexico, United States

  • 11. Marriott

    Marriott182,972 employees
    www.marriott.com
    Industry: Hospitality | Hotel/Resort
    Listed in: Brazil (2), India, Mexico (4), Peru, United Arab Emirates, United States

  • 12. Belcorp

    Belcorp10,185 employees
    www.belcorp.biz
    Industry: Retail
    Listed in: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru

  • 13. Scotiabank

    Scotiabank86,932 employees
    www.scotiabank.com
    Industry: Financial Services & Insurance | Banking/Credit Services
    Listed in: Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico (3), Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico

  • 14. Autodesk

    Autodesk8,823 employees
    www.autodesk.com
    Industry: Information Technology
    Listed in: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, United Kingdom, United States

  • 15. Cisco

    Cisco70,112 employees
    www.cisco.com
    Industry: Information Technology
    Listed in: Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

  • 16. Atento

    Atento150,000 employees
    www.atento.com
    Industry: Professional Services | Telephone Support/Sales Centers
    Listed in: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay

  • 17. Diageo

    Diageo28,000 employees
    www.diageo.com
    Industry: Manufacturing & Production | Beverages
    Listed in: Brazil, Canada, Central America & Caribbean, Chile, Ireland, Mexico

  • 18. Accor

    Accor142,896 employees
    www.accor.com
    Industry: Hospitality | Hotel/Resort
    Listed in: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, India, Mexico, Peru, United Kingdom

  • 19. Hyatt

    Hyatt97,000 employees
    www.hyatt.com
    Industry: Hospitality
    Listed in: China, Germany, India, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

  • 20. Mars

    Mars74,141 employees
    www.mars.com
    Industry: Manufacturing & Production | Food Products
    Listed in: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Central America & Caribbean, Chile, China, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy (2), Japan, Korea, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States

  • 21. Cadence

    Cadence6,405 employees
    www.cadence.com
    Industry: Information Technology | Software
    Listed in: Canada, India, Korea, United Kingdom, United States

  • 22. Hilti

    Hilti22,000 employees
    www.hilti.com
    Industry: Manufacturing & Production
    Listed in: Canada, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

  • 23. EY

    EY193,295 employees
    www.ey.com
    Industry: Professional Services
    Listed in: Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, United States

  • 24. H&M

    H&M132,000 employees
    www.hm.com
    Industry: Retail | Clothing
    Listed in: Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Turkey

  • 25. Novo Nordisk

    Novo Nordisk39,062 employees
    www.novonordisk.com
    Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceuticals
    Listed in: Finland, Greece, Mexico, Netherlands, United States

 

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