1. Hilton
McLean, Virginia
Percentage of women: 53.3 percent
Percentage of minorities: 69.3 percent
PTO days: 35
Sick days: 26
Perks: Telecommuting, job sharing, subsidized childcare, compressed workweeks, fully-paid sabbaticals, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, onsite medical care facility, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers
"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," Fortune writes. "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."
If you work for one of these 10 companies, you probably have a good idea of what workplace happiness and job satisfaction feel like.
10. Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
San Francisco, California
Percentage of women: 47.1 percent
Percentage of minorities: 56.5 percent
PTO days: 17
Sick days: 6
Perks: Telecommuting, compressed workweeks, fully-paid sabbaticals, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"While most companies say diversity is a top priority, Kimpton's commitment goes above and beyond," Fortune writes. "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 Direct Employers 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 percent) are members of minority groups."
9. American Express
New York City
Percentage of women: No data
Percentage of minorities: No data
PTO days: 28
Sick days: --
Perks: Telecommuting, job sharing, subsidized childcare, compressed workweeks, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, onsite medical care facility, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"Don't leave home without it? Don't leave this job if you've got it," Fortune writes. "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."
8. Stryker
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Percentage of women: 34.9 percent
Percentage of minorities: 25.2 percent
PTO days: 26
Sick days: 8
Perks: Telecommuting, job sharing, subsidized childcare, compressed workweeks, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, onsite medical care facility, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"The medical technology company, which has been growing quickly thanks in part to several acquisitions, has made a big commitment to volunteerism and sustainability," Fortune writes. "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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7. Edward Jones
St. Louis, Missouri
Percentage of women: 61.5 percent
Percentage of minorities: 8.7 percent
PTO days: 20
Sick days: 8
Perks: Telecommuting, job sharing, compressed workweeks, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"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," Fortune writes. "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 percent 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."
6. Salesforce
San Francisco, California
Percentage of women: 34.7 percent
Percentage of minorities: 35.6 percent
PTO days: 28
Sick days: --
Perks: Telecommuting, subsidized childcare, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, onsite medical care facility, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"At the cloud-software giant, a staggering 52 percent of new hires come from referrals by current employees," Fortune writes. "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."
5. Workday
Pleasanton, California
Percentage of women: 41.6 percent
Percentage of minorities: 43.1 percent
PTO days: --
Sick days: Unlimited
Perks: Unlimited sick days, telecommuting, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers, student loan debt repayment
"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," Fortune writes. "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."
4. Cisco
San Jose, California
Percentage of women: 28.2 percent
Percentage of minorities: 46.1 percent
PTO days: 37
Sick days: 20
Perks: Telecommuting, job sharing, subsidized childcare, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, onsite medical care facility, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"Cisco's innovations extend well beyond its popular networking gear," Fortune writes. "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."
3. Wegmans Food Markets
Rochester, New York
Percentage of women: 53.9 percent
Percentage of minorities: 24.2 percent
PTO days: 17
Sick days: --
Perks: Telecommuting, compressed workweeks, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"The 104-year-old family-owned grocery opened a Brooklyn store (NYC's first!) last fall and boasts a cult following even among employees," Fortune writes. "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&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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2. Ultimate Software
Weston, Florida
Percentage of women: 49.5 percent
Percentage of minorities: 43.9 percent
PTO days: --
Sick days: Unlimited Perks: 100 percent health care coverage, unlimited sick days, telecommuting, subsidized childcare, compressed workweeks, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"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," Fortune writes. "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."
1. Hilton
McLean, Virginia
Percentage of women: 53.3 percent
Percentage of minorities: 69.3 percent
PTO days: 35
Sick days: 26
Perks: Telecommuting, job sharing, subsidized childcare, compressed workweeks, fully-paid sabbaticals, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, onsite medical care facility, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers
"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," Fortune writes. "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."
If you work for one of these 10 companies, you probably have a good idea of what workplace happiness and job satisfaction feel like.
10. Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
San Francisco, California
Percentage of women: 47.1 percent
Percentage of minorities: 56.5 percent
PTO days: 17
Sick days: 6
Perks: Telecommuting, compressed workweeks, fully-paid sabbaticals, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"While most companies say diversity is a top priority, Kimpton's commitment goes above and beyond," Fortune writes. "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 Direct Employers 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 percent) are members of minority groups."
9. American Express
New York City
Percentage of women: No data
Percentage of minorities: No data
PTO days: 28
Sick days: --
Perks: Telecommuting, job sharing, subsidized childcare, compressed workweeks, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, onsite medical care facility, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"Don't leave home without it? Don't leave this job if you've got it," Fortune writes. "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."
8. Stryker
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Percentage of women: 34.9 percent
Percentage of minorities: 25.2 percent
PTO days: 26
Sick days: 8
Perks: Telecommuting, job sharing, subsidized childcare, compressed workweeks, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, onsite medical care facility, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"The medical technology company, which has been growing quickly thanks in part to several acquisitions, has made a big commitment to volunteerism and sustainability," Fortune writes. "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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7. Edward Jones
St. Louis, Missouri
Percentage of women: 61.5 percent
Percentage of minorities: 8.7 percent
PTO days: 20
Sick days: 8
Perks: Telecommuting, job sharing, compressed workweeks, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"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," Fortune writes. "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 percent 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."
6. Salesforce
San Francisco, California
Percentage of women: 34.7 percent
Percentage of minorities: 35.6 percent
PTO days: 28
Sick days: --
Perks: Telecommuting, subsidized childcare, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, onsite medical care facility, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"At the cloud-software giant, a staggering 52 percent of new hires come from referrals by current employees," Fortune writes. "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."
5. Workday
Pleasanton, California
Percentage of women: 41.6 percent
Percentage of minorities: 43.1 percent
PTO days: --
Sick days: Unlimited
Perks: Unlimited sick days, telecommuting, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers, student loan debt repayment
"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," Fortune writes. "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."
4. Cisco
San Jose, California
Percentage of women: 28.2 percent
Percentage of minorities: 46.1 percent
PTO days: 37
Sick days: 20
Perks: Telecommuting, job sharing, subsidized childcare, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, onsite medical care facility, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"Cisco's innovations extend well beyond its popular networking gear," Fortune writes. "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."
3. Wegmans Food Markets
Rochester, New York
Percentage of women: 53.9 percent
Percentage of minorities: 24.2 percent
PTO days: 17
Sick days: --
Perks: Telecommuting, compressed workweeks, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"The 104-year-old family-owned grocery opened a Brooklyn store (NYC's first!) last fall and boasts a cult following even among employees," Fortune writes. "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&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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2. Ultimate Software
Weston, Florida
Percentage of women: 49.5 percent
Percentage of minorities: 43.9 percent
PTO days: --
Sick days: Unlimited Perks: 100 percent health care coverage, unlimited sick days, telecommuting, subsidized childcare, compressed workweeks, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers, college tuition reimbursement
"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," Fortune writes. "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."
1. Hilton
McLean, Virginia
Percentage of women: 53.3 percent
Percentage of minorities: 69.3 percent
PTO days: 35
Sick days: 26
Perks: Telecommuting, job sharing, subsidized childcare, compressed workweeks, fully-paid sabbaticals, onsite fitness/subsidized gym, onsite medical care facility, non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation, health insurance for part-timers, sick days for part-timers
"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," Fortune writes. "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."
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
