6 Companies With Some Of The Best Corporate Cultures

A good company culture leads to a successful business, and this has been seen time and again by top and still growing names in the business world. Cultural fit is one of the secrets to your long-term success and enjoyment within a company.

What does this mean for you? As you go out there job searching and interviewing, don’t forget that company culture really does matter. And the best way to find the perfect job for you (and to be the perfect person for the job) is to align your work personality and preferences with a culture that fits with who you are.

The good news is, a lot of companies are realizing the importance of a good corporate culture, and are turning their focus toward creating a culture that really propels their company. Here are 6 companies with some of the best corporate cultures.

Great Little Box Company

Forbes named GLBC one of the “5 great companies that get corporate culture right”. The company values employee input and creativity, encouraging it through monetary rewards for jobs well done. They believe in people, and the potential for greatness in all of us. Have a great idea that might save the company some money? You  might just see some extra padding on your next paycheck at this company.

Chevron

The oil and gas giant isn’t just an industry leader for gas. It manages to stand at the forefront of good corporate culture too. Chevron’s culture is centered around safety and wellbeing, lending support to its teams, and encouraging team members to be there for each other too. The company’s care for employees is evident through its onsite health and fitness centers and health-club memberships, along with other self-care offerings like massages and personal training.

Warby Parker

The affordable glasses empire is super intentional about creating a friendly company culture that thrives on working together to make things happen. From tasking teams to come up with employee events to sending team members to mingle together over lunch, the company aims at (and succeeds in) creating a cohesive, vibrant environment--one employee at a time.

Zappos

Zappos defines a good company culture by example and bases its hiring decisions around it. Though it’s certainly a fun workplace with great benefits like raises based on skill tests or increased abilities, and regular team building activities, Zappos’ culture isn’t an afterthought. Culture drives its business, because happy employees mean happy customers. How do they ensure that their culture stays true to the company’s values? By incentivizing new employees who find they aren’t a great fit with $2000 if they quit within the first week of training. That’s how much they believe that their culture drives their company.

Hubspot

The customer-centric company has a “culture code” to guide and maintain its lovable company. This year, Hubspot was even named one of the best workplaces in America. With uber flexibility and real care for its employees, the inbound marketing company has been rated third (behind Google and Facebook) as the best tech company to work for.

Google

Scooters, slides, sleep pods, and all things amazing aside, Google has been at the forefront of awesome culture that overflows into perks and attracts some of the greatest minds. A world in itself replete with free meals, financial bonuses and incentives, employee adventures, gyms and regular presentations by top executives, it’s no wonder Google’s talented teams stay driven to succeed. The company has helped them capture a sense of work-life balance, even while on the job. And the dog-friendly workspaces certainly help improve what could be an otherwise stressful day in tech.

This list is by no means exhaustive, so don’t worry if you don’t make it into one of these big name companies. Regardless of where you interview, learn all you can about the corporate culture to make an informed decision that ensures that the company is the right fit for you. Your future, happy self will thank you.