The 25 global companies with the best workplace cultures, according to employees

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  • Career site Comparably just published a new ranking of global companies with the best cultures.
  • The ranking is based on ratings from employees in the US and internationally over a 12-month period.
  • The following are the top 25 companies, and the full list can be found on Comparably here.
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25. PepsiCo

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Global headquarters: Purchase, New York

Industry: Consumer packaged goods

Employee's quote about the company: "[PepsiCo] allows you to grow and gain a very diverse experience, working with amazing people."

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24. Adidas

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Global headquarters: Herzogenaurach, Germany

Industry: Fashion

Employee's quote about the company: "I love the work and being part of a successful global brand."

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23. DXC Technology

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Global headquarters: Tysons, Virginia

Industry: Information technology

Employee's quote about the company: "I love the diversity of management and teams, representing the difference in regions of the world."

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22. Meltwater

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Global headquarters: San Francisco, California

Industry: Computer software

Employee's quote about the company: "Meltwater has a unique blend of culture that permeates into every office worldwide."

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21. RingCentral

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Global headquarters: Belmont, California

Industry: SaaS/enterprise software

Employee's quote about the company: "Having a global work force really helps drive the culture of the company."

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20. Dynatrace

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Global headquarters: Waltham, Massachusetts 

Industry: Computer software

Employee's quote about the company: "We have collaboration, the will to help each other, a wide mosaic of skills that fit fantastically together, and great international teammates."

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18. Medallia

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Global headquarters: San Francisco, California

Industry: Customer service and employee SaaS software

Employee's quote about the company: "We are a global team, in multiple time zones, and we always help each other out to work as a team to accomplish our tasks and projects."

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17. IBM

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Global headquarters: Armonk, New York

Industry: Computer enterprise software

Employee's quote about the company: "I appreciate the inclusion of all types of people and the respect shown between others both laterally and vertically."

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16. TaskUs

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Global headquarters: Santa Monica, California

Industry: Customer service outsourcing

Employee's quote about the company: "Recognition is freely given on a regular basis up to the founder level. Tremendous teamwork in the face of the pandemic."

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15. Trimble

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Global headquarters: Sunnyvale, California

Industry: Web hosting/navigation software

Employee's quote about the company: "We are changing from the culture of old, and now looking at the world's social views and adjusting to moving forward."

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14. Apple

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Global headquarters: Cupertino, California

Industry: Consumer electronics

Employee's quote about the company: "Apple gives massive amounts of time and effort to spotlight all the different experiences and perspectives we have access to, and go out of their way to encourage us all in our creativity."

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13. Amazon

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Global headquarters: Seattle, Washington

Industry: Ecommerce and cloud computing

Employee's quote about the company: "Even though we work through different geographies, people are always ready to take time out to guide you. They are caring and careful."

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12. Zoom Video Communications

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Global headquarters: San Jose, California

Industry: Video conferencing software

Employee's quote about the company: "I love that we can work remote, yet make connections with our own awesome tools with any coworker anywhere in the world."

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11. Sage

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Global headquarters: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Industry: Computer software

Employee's quote about the company: "Sage cares. It is evident in everything they did and continue to do for colleagues around the world due to COVID-19."

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10. Concentrix

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Global headquarters: Fremont, California

Industry: Customer service outsourcing

Employee's quote about the company: "There is a true spirit of recognition across the global organization."

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9. Boston Consulting Group

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Global headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts 

Industry: Management consulting

Employee's quote about the company: "I feel so proud to work for a globally recognized leader in the business consulting field. BCG is a fantastic place to work."

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8. Elsevier

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Global headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Industry: Content publishing

Employee's quote about the company: "The most positive thing about the culture is that we are [global], and we are constantly learning from different cultures."

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7. Facebook

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Global headquarters: Menlo Park, California

Industry: Social media

Employee's quote about the company: "Everyone is quite open-minded to learn about each others' cultures."

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6. Chegg

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Global headquarters: Santa Clara, California

Industry: Higher education

Employee's quote about the company: "The cultural diversity and people coming in from different backgrounds with their own set of talents pave the way for us to learn from each other."

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5. HubSpot

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Global headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts 

Industry: CRM software

Employee's quote about the company: "Great vision and culture. Global teams have considered how we want to grow and how we'll get there — this is inspiring and exciting."

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4. Microsoft

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Global headquarters: Redmond, Washington

Industry: Computer software and electronics

Employee's quote about the company: "We have great diversity (including geographical diversity), strong work ethic, and crazy smart co-workers."

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3. Samsung

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Global headquarters: Seoul, South Korea

Industry: Consumer electronics

Employee's quote about the company: "Can't ask for a better place to work: positive vibes each day, amazing team, excellent client satisfaction."

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2. Adobe

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Global headquarters: San Jose, California

Industry: Enterprise software

Employee's quote about the company: "The team genuinely cares about their employees and seek to have a positive impact on the world."

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1. Google

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Global headquarters: Mountain View, California

Industry: Internet Cloud Computing

Employee's quote about the company: "The most positive thing about the culture and environment is that so many different types of people from different cultures are getting together to work on something and share their ideas."

Here is the full list of companies:

Best Global Company Culture 2021
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Method and data source

This new list from Comparably looks at top-rated companies with over 500 employees and offices outside the US that are highly-rated by employees globally. 

For this new global award, Comparably asked employees within and outside the US to rate their company on several topics. The questions, which were asked over a 12-month period starting at the end of March 2020, covered around 20 different key metrics, including compensation and work-life balance. 

Google, which has over 70 locations from its headquarters in California to offices in other countries like Germany and Thailand, ranked at the very top of this list. According to Comparably, Google has a 4.7 out of 5.0 rating for its company culture, and the majority of employee ratings on the site are positive. 

Employee quotes and industry categories mentioned above are from Comparably and provided to Insider. You can read the full list at Comparably here.

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