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Fortune’s 2023 100 Best Companies to Work For list is out

Megan Leonhardt

How the 100 Best Companies to Work For reflect the ever-changing working world

Over the 23 years we’ve been publishing this list with our partners at <a href="https://www.greatplacetowork.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Great Place to Work</a>, we’ve found three things to be true. Inclusion has become the gold standard for employee-centric companies. The bar rises every year. And no, workplace happiness is not a myth. Read on to see what defines a Best Company—and how yours could become one. (Plus: They've got 91,425 jobs open now!)

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Is it lonely at the top? Not for Hilton, which this year becomes the first non-tech company to head up our list two years in a row. And, says CEO Chris Nassetta—who took over in 2007 and has been on a mission to reinvent Hilton’s culture ever since—it helps to have 430,000 employees worldwide pushing the company forward. “It doesn’t matter that we’re No. 1. We’re not done,” Nassetta recently told Fortune. Hilton is constantly finding ways to “learn and will continue to change,” he says.nnOne of Nassetta’s chief aims has been to improve benefits across the company’s wide spectrum of employees, from housekeepers to HR managers. In the last year, Hilton extended its parental leave policy, guaranteeing 12 weeks of paid time off for new mothers, and four for fathers and adoptive parents. The company also partnered with the startup Milk Stork, enabling team members to easily ship or carry breast milk when traveling for work, for free. 2020 will also see the continued rollout of a new employee stock purchase program—at all levels of the company, regardless of position. And Hilton employees continue to enjoy a travel program that allows team members to become customers themselves at locations around the world at highly discounted rates.nn“We try to care for our people in the right way so they will care for our customers,” Nassetta says. “And as a result of doing good things for our people, we are doing very well.” Sure enough, through the first three quarters of 2019 (year-end results are expected later in February), Hilton generated $7 billion in total revenues, up from $6.6 billion during the same period the year before. The company opened 470 new hotels in 2019, for a total of more than 6,100 global properties.nnNassetta has often spoken of his desire to reorient the company’s North Star over his 13-year tenure. With Hilton expanding into new territory, and employees championing the company, it seems clear he has succeeded. Says the CEO: “There’s nothing I’m prouder of in my career than what we’ve done with this culture.” OK LGn&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-textstyleruns="{&quot;1&quot;:0}{&quot;1&quot;:266,&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;5&quot;:1}}{&quot;1&quot;:273}{&quot;1&quot;:400,&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;6&quot;:1}}{&quot;1&quot;:409}{&quot;1&quot;:942,&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;5&quot;:1}}{&quot;1&quot;:943}{&quot;1&quot;:2052,&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;5&quot;:1}}{&quot;1&quot;:2058}">Is it lonely at the top? Not for Hilton, which this year becomes the first non-tech company to head up our list two years in a row. And, says CEO Chris Nassetta—who took over in 2007 and has been on a mission to reinvent Hilton’s culture ever since—it helps to have 430,000 employees worldwide pushing the company forward. “It doesn’t matter that we’re No. 1. We’re not done,” Nassetta recently told Fortune. Hilton is constantly finding ways to “learn and will continue to change,” he says.

One of Nassetta’s chief aims has been to improve benefits across the company’s wide spectrum of employees, from housekeepers to HR managers. In the last year, Hilton extended its parental leave policy, guaranteeing 12 weeks of paid time off for new mothers, and four for fathers and adoptive parents. The company also partnered with the startup Milk Stork, enabling team members to easily ship or carry breast milk when traveling for work, for free. 2020 will also see the continued rollout of a new employee stock purchase program—at all levels of the company, regardless of position. And Hilton employees continue to enjoy a travel program that allows team members to become customers themselves at locations around the world at highly discounted rates.

“We try to care for our people in the right way so they will care for our customers,” Nassetta says. “And as a result of doing good things for our people, we are doing very well.” Sure enough, through the first three quarters of 2019 (year-end results are expected later in February), Hilton generated $7 billion in total revenues, up from $6.6 billion during the same period the year before. The company opened 470 new hotels in 2019, for a total of more than 6,100 global properties.

Nassetta has often spoken of his desire to reorient the company’s North Star over his 13-year tenure. With Hilton expanding into new territory, and employees championing the company, it seems clear he has succeeded. Says the CEO: “There’s nothing I’m prouder of in my career than what we’ve done with this culture.”
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Hilton

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Celebrating its ninth consecutive year on the list, the cloud HR software company made headlines last May after going private in an $11 billion deal. At Ultimate, along with fully paid health care premiums and unlimited paid time off, employees laud the “culture of thanks,” with top execs surprising “UltiPeeps” with office gifts like fresh flowers. When it comes to travel, any employee can go on a learning development trip, and company-paid getaways to spots such as the Bahamas are open to a wide range of employees who meet goals, not just blockbuster salespeople. OK MC&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}">Celebrating its ninth consecutive year on the list, the cloud HR software company made headlines last May after going private in an $11 billion deal. At Ultimate, along with fully paid health care premiums and unlimited paid time off, employees laud the “culture of thanks,” with top execs surprising “UltiPeeps” with office gifts like fresh flowers. When it comes to travel, any employee can go on a learning development trip, and company-paid getaways to spots such as the Bahamas are open to a wide range of employees who meet goals, not just blockbuster salespeople.
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Ultimate Software

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The 104-year-old family-owned grocery opened a Brooklyn store (NYC’s first!) last fall and boasts a cult following even among employees. Top brass offer produce workers the chance to be farm-to-table ambassadors on the organic farms supplying their stores, and connect all employees to SVP of operations Bob Farr through a Q&amp;A platform titled “Ask Bob” (with more than 16,000 answered queries to date). Notes one employee: “When management says they care, it actually shows in their actions.” OK LG&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-textstyleruns="{&quot;1&quot;:0}{&quot;1&quot;:493,&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;5&quot;:1}}">The 104-year-old family-owned grocery opened a Brooklyn store (NYC’s first!) last fall and boasts a cult following even among employees. Top brass offer produce workers the chance to be farm-to-table ambassadors on the organic farms supplying their stores, and connect all employees to SVP of operations Bob Farr through a Q&amp;A platform titled “Ask Bob” (with more than 16,000 answered queries to date). Notes one employee: “When management says they care, it actually shows in their actions.” 
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Wegmans Food Markets

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Cisco’s innovations extend well beyond its popular networking gear. When employees add a baby to the family, the decision about how much paid time off they receive is based on whether they are the main or supporting parent caregiver, not their gender. And new grandparents get up to three days off to help out too. In addition to extended coverage of psychologists and counselors, [hotlink]Cisco[/hotlink] offers free depression and anxiety screening, meditation, and yoga classes at on-campus centers. “Cisco goes way out to take care of their employees,” one says. OK MC&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:15107,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12}">Cisco’s innovations extend well beyond its popular networking gear. When employees add a baby to the family, the decision about how much paid time off they receive is based on whether they are the main or supporting parent caregiver, not their gender. And new grandparents get up to three days off to help out too. In addition to extended coverage of psychologists and counselors, Cisco offers free depression and anxiety screening, meditation, and yoga classes at on-campus centers. “Cisco goes way out to take care of their employees,” one says. 

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Cisco

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;When it opened a new six-story headquarters last year, the leading enterprise cloud applications provider for finance and HR filled the building with employee-positive spaces like game rooms and groves of indoor trees. The company also offers a four-month paid Career Accelerator Program to attract military veterans to join Workday, and aims to close the opportunity divide through Opportunity Onramps, a program that offers training, internships, and job opportunities for nontraditional candidates from diverse backgrounds. OK LG&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:15107,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:2105118},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri, sans-serif&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}" data-sheets-textstyleruns="{&quot;1&quot;:0}{&quot;1&quot;:527,&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;5&quot;:1}}">When it opened a new six-story headquarters last year, the leading enterprise cloud applications provider for finance and HR filled the building with employee-positive spaces like game rooms and groves of indoor trees. The company also offers a four-month paid Career Accelerator Program to attract military veterans to join Workday, and aims to close the opportunity divide through Opportunity Onramps, a program that offers training, internships, and job opportunities for nontraditional candidates from diverse backgrounds.

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Workday

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;At the cloud-software giant, a staggering 52% of new hires come from referrals by current employees. It's a major point of emphasis, as workers get a cash bonus of $2,000 for every successful referral. (Last year employees collected $7 million!) Recruiters must review and contact these candidates within seven business days, and the company even has an app that lets employees see the status of the potential hires. In 2018, [hotlink]Salesforce[/hotlink] opened the Office of Ethical and Humane Use of Technology. Last year the office worked with employees and firearms and policy experts to help craft the policy that prohibits the use of Salesforce services to sell some firearms and related accessories to individuals. “We recognize this is a truly complex issue, and one about which people feel very strongly,” says Paula Goldman, chief ethical and humane use officer. “We may not always agree, but I'm proud to work at a company where all voices are heard with mutual respect and understanding.” OK MC&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}">At the cloud-software giant, a staggering 52% of new hires come from referrals by current employees. It's a major point of emphasis, as workers get a cash bonus of $2,000 for every successful referral. (Last year employees collected $7 million!) Recruiters must review and contact these candidates within seven business days, and the company even has an app that lets employees see the status of the potential hires. In 2018, Salesforce opened the Office of Ethical and Humane Use of Technology. 

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;At the cloud-software giant, a staggering 52% of new hires come from referrals by current employees. It's a major point of emphasis, as workers get a cash bonus of $2,000 for every successful referral. (Last year employees collected $7 million!) Recruiters must review and contact these candidates within seven business days, and the company even has an app that lets employees see the status of the potential hires. In 2018, [hotlink]Salesforce[/hotlink] opened the Office of Ethical and Humane Use of Technology. Last year the office worked with employees and firearms and policy experts to help craft the policy that prohibits the use of Salesforce services to sell some firearms and related accessories to individuals. “We recognize this is a truly complex issue, and one about which people feel very strongly,” says Paula Goldman, chief ethical and humane use officer. “We may not always agree, but I'm proud to work at a company where all voices are heard with mutual respect and understanding.” OK MC&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}">Last year the office worked with employees and firearms and policy experts to help craft the policy that prohibits the use of Salesforce services to sell some firearms and related accessories to individuals. “We recognize this is a truly complex issue, and one about which people feel very strongly,” says Paula Goldman, chief ethical and humane use officer. “We may not always agree, but I'm proud to work at a company where all voices are heard with mutual respect and understanding.”

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Salesforce

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;No financial services background? No problem! The investment adviser has what it calls the financial industry’s “most comprehensive training program,” which deploys a pay-it-forward culture that sees seasoned financials impart their knowledge and wisdom to new hires—even those with no experience in the field. That translates to job security in the long run; Edward Jones’s retention statistics show that when a new financial adviser receives at least $5 million in assets, there’s an 85% chance that adviser will still work for the company in five years. Compensation perks are nice, too: There’s an annual merit-based pay increase, three bonuses per year, a matched 401(k), and the chance to become a limited partner in the firm. OK LGn&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-textstyleruns="{&quot;1&quot;:0}{&quot;1&quot;:733,&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;5&quot;:1}}{&quot;1&quot;:738}">No financial services background? No problem! The investment adviser has what it calls the financial industry’s “most comprehensive training program,” which deploys a pay-it-forward culture that sees seasoned financials impart their knowledge and wisdom to new hires—even those with no experience in the field. That translates to job security in the long run; Edward Jones’s retention statistics show that when a new financial adviser receives at least $5 million in assets, there’s an 85% chance that adviser will still work for the company in five years. Compensation perks are nice, too: There’s an annual merit-based pay increase, three bonuses per year, a matched 401(k), and the chance to become a limited partner in the firm.


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Edward Jones

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;No financial services background? No problem! The investment adviser has what it calls the financial industry’s “most comprehensive training program,” which deploys a pay-it-forward culture that sees seasoned financials impart their knowledge and wisdom to new hires—even those with no experience in the field. That translates to job security in the long run; Edward Jones’s retention statistics show that when a new financial adviser receives at least $5 million in assets, there’s an 85% chance that adviser will still work for the company in five years. Compensation perks are nice, too: There’s an annual merit-based pay increase, three bonuses per year, a matched 401(k), and the chance to become a limited partner in the firm. OK LGn&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-textstyleruns="{&quot;1&quot;:0}{&quot;1&quot;:733,&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;5&quot;:1}}{&quot;1&quot;:738}">The medical technology company, which has been growing quickly thanks in part to several acquisitions, has made a big commitment to volunteerism and sustainability. Selected employees can volunteer for 40 hours annually through Operation Smile. For every used, program-approved medical device hospitals have returned, the company has donated and planted a tree (20,000 and counting!). “We aren’t afraid to tackle big-ticket items and projects that are out of our comfort zone,” says one employee. “The culture here tends to be motivated by the unknown and complex.”


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Stryker

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;No financial services background? No problem! The investment adviser has what it calls the financial industry’s “most comprehensive training program,” which deploys a pay-it-forward culture that sees seasoned financials impart their knowledge and wisdom to new hires—even those with no experience in the field. That translates to job security in the long run; Edward Jones’s retention statistics show that when a new financial adviser receives at least $5 million in assets, there’s an 85% chance that adviser will still work for the company in five years. Compensation perks are nice, too: There’s an annual merit-based pay increase, three bonuses per year, a matched 401(k), and the chance to become a limited partner in the firm. OK LGn&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-textstyleruns="{&quot;1&quot;:0}{&quot;1&quot;:733,&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;5&quot;:1}}{&quot;1&quot;:738}">Don’t leave home without it? Don’t leave this job if you’ve got it. Employees at the global payments giant laud the company’s commitment to career development programs—one epitomized by American Express’s Colleague Value Proposition initiative, which prioritizes a flexible, family-friendly work environment and aims to help employees diversify their skills with an eye toward progressing their careers. 

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;No financial services background? No problem! The investment adviser has what it calls the financial industry’s “most comprehensive training program,” which deploys a pay-it-forward culture that sees seasoned financials impart their knowledge and wisdom to new hires—even those with no experience in the field. That translates to job security in the long run; Edward Jones’s retention statistics show that when a new financial adviser receives at least $5 million in assets, there’s an 85% chance that adviser will still work for the company in five years. Compensation perks are nice, too: There’s an annual merit-based pay increase, three bonuses per year, a matched 401(k), and the chance to become a limited partner in the firm. OK LGn&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-textstyleruns="{&quot;1&quot;:0}{&quot;1&quot;:733,&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;5&quot;:1}}{&quot;1&quot;:738}">The company also prides itself on a community-oriented culture exemplified by the [hotlink]American Express[/hotlink] Foundation, which was founded in 1954 and has donated nearly $900 million to thousands of charitable organizations around the world. The foundation runs programs like the annual Consulting Challenge, in which AmEx employees work pro bono on consulting projects with nonprofit organizations over a 10-week period.


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American Express

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;While most companies say diversity is a top priority, Kimpton's commitment goes above and beyond. The boutique hotel and restaurant group launched several inclusive hiring initiatives in 2019, working with nonprofits like Trans Can Work and the Mom Project, which helps mothers return to the workforce. Kimpton also partnered with the DirectEmployers Association, which posts the company’s open positions on more than 200 diversity, disability, and military-network job boards. More than half of Kimpton’s full- and part-time workers (56%) are members of minority groups. OK MC&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}">While most companies say diversity is a top priority, Kimpton's commitment goes above and beyond. The boutique hotel and restaurant group launched several inclusive hiring initiatives in 2019, working with organizations like Trans Can Work and the Mom Project, which helps mothers return to the workforce. Kimpton also partnered with the DirectEmployers Association, which posts the company’s open positions on more than 200 diversity, disability, and military-network job boards. More than half of Kimpton’s full- and part-time workers (56%) are members of minority groups.

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