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Who Thrives Where: Best companies to work for, compared by role, surrounded by the careers websites of Uber, Canva, Dropbox, Grab, Warburtons, General Motors, Criteo and Intuitive
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Who Thrives Where

The best company to work for is the one where you will thrive. These honest, sourced guides compare great employers for the same kind of role, show you what each one is really like, and help you decide who fits you.

How do these guides help you choose?

Every guide answers the questions candidates actually ask, such as "What is it like to work at Uber as a software engineer?", with a direct answer, real employee stories and an honest "what you need to know" section for each employer.

  • Compared by role. Like-for-like jobs, so you compare what matters to you.
  • Proof, not promises. Every claim links to the employer's own careers website, employee stories or videos.
  • Honest realities. Each employer gets a "what you need to know" section and a "who thrives here" summary.
  • Evergreen links. We link to team, culture, location and early-careers pages, never to single job adverts that expire.

Which guides can you read now?

Coming next in the series: graduate schemes and internships, apprenticeships for school leavers, and careers in data, AI and machine learning.

Where can you see more great employers?

Explore our top 10 EVP examples by sector: US tech, UK tech, US financial services, UK financial services, US credit unions, US healthcare, US manufacturing and automotive and US retail.

For employer brand leaders

Why we publish these guides

Happydance builds careers websites for the employers in these guides. We think candidates deserve honest comparisons, and that the best proof of a great employer brand is a real employee story in the right place. If you want to build that kind of proof, see the employee stories module or read our enterprise career site platform guide.

FAQ

What are the best companies to work for?

It depends on the job you want and how you like to work. These guides compare great employers for the same kind of role, so you can see which one fits you best, using each employer's own published stories as proof.

How do you choose the best company to work for?

Start with how you like to work (in the office, hybrid or remote), how you want to grow and what kind of impact you want. Then read one real employee story from each employer and see who sounds like you.

What is it like to work at Uber, Canva, Dropbox or Grab as a software engineer?

Uber is fast and visible at huge scale, Canva is ambitious and user focused, Dropbox is autonomous and Virtual First, and Grab offers high ownership across Southeast Asia. Our software engineers guide compares all four.

How are companies chosen for these guides?

We group employers that hire for the same kind of role and have strong published proof: employee stories, videos and clear information about how they work and hire.

Do companies pay to be included?

No. Happydance designs and builds careers websites for the employers featured, and nobody pays to appear. Each employer is invited to check the facts before publication.

How often are these guides updated?

We check every link monthly and refresh each guide at least once a quarter. Each guide shows the date it was last checked.

Disclosure: Happydance designs and builds careers websites for the employers featured in this series. Nobody pays to be included. Last checked: 9 November 2026.

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