What makes for the Best Place to Work

About this episode

Daniel Zhao discusses Glassdoor's rankings of the best places to work in 2026 and what factors contribute to job satisfaction.

I'm joined by Daniel Zhao, chief economist of Glassdoor, who talks me through their new rankings of the best places to work in 2026. It's an intriguing list, is a car wash really better than some of the most famous tech brands in the world? The ranking allows us to explore what we want in a job: culture, connection, progression and autonomy. Bad culture is 7 times more powerful driving quitting than salary: hear Charlie and Donald Sull talk about Glassdoor data Glassdoor: Top US places to work Glassdoor: Top UK places to work Full transcript on the website Sign up to the Make Work Better newsletter or check out the best ever episodes at the website . Eat Sleep Work Repeat is made and hosted by Bruce Daisley . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Bruce Daisley

Guest: Daniel Zhao

Topics covered

• best places to work
• work culture
• employee satisfaction
• job rankings

Keywords

• culture
• connection
• progression
• autonomy

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Glassdoor

Books & works: Make Work Better, Eat Sleep Work Repeat

Places: US, UK

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