Glassdoor released its 17th annual Employees’ Choice Awards, revealing the best places to work in the U.S. and the U.K. Daniel Zhao, Lead Economist at Glassdoor, joined TheStreet to share the five companies that earned top honors and what they all have in common.
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Full Video Transcript Below:
CONWAY GITTENS: So Glassdoor is out with its annual best places to work list for 2025. who are the top five companies on that list?
DANIEL ZHAO: The top five companies on Glassdoor's best places to work list are Bain and Company, Crew Car Wash, In-N-Out Burger at number three, Nvidia number four, and then Eli Lilly at number five.
CONWAY GITTENS: So what are some of the surprises on this list?
DANIEL ZHAO: Well, I think, you know, for some folks, companies like in-n-out burger might be a little bit more surprising because you hear them and you're like, well, you know, I've never necessarily thought of them as the best place to work. But I think the themes there are, especially for companies in industries like retail or food services, some of these companies really stand out by treating their workers much better than their peers or competitors, right? So not only do they pay them well, they offer better benefits, but they also give people a path to career growth in a way that is really important right now. I think a lot of folks feel kind of stuck in their careers right now. And so one of the themes that we see this year is companies on the list are the ones that really emphasize career development and career growth.
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CONWAY GITTENS: How much does a flexible working environment factor into the companies that are at the top of the list?
DANIEL ZHAO: Well, I think flexible work and flexible culture are really important things for the companies on the list. Of course, that is different for each company, right? Because not every company can offer fully remote work for everybody. There are some companies that need to be in person, but there are ways that you can offer flexibility. So hybrid or remote work is the most obvious one. Flexible working hours can be another. But I think ultimately flexibility is something that employees talk about a lot. And really that comes back to trust, that comes back to employees feeling like their employers trust them to get their work done, and they don't necessarily need to rely on, like, these rules or rigid structures to force them to be in the office or be on the job at certain hours because their employers trust them.
