2022 Top Workplaces
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2022 Top Workplaces
Top Workplaces
These are the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces of 2022
The San Francisco Chronicle and Energage surveyed more than 21,000 Bay Area workers to find the top workplaces in the region, where employees feel empowered and appreciated.
Workplace Trends
Bay Area workers seek good pay and strong company culture
Amid the Great Resignation, local employees value their organizations’ environments as well as their paychecks.
Methodology
How the Top Workplaces in the Bay Area were determined
The Chronicle partnered with Energage to survey 21,575 Bay Area workers, collecting feedback from the people who know organizations best: the employees.
Large
Companies
With culture of giving back, Sereno employees make money and a difference
With a solid record of community engagement and support, Sereno has held onto its values amid growth.
At 23andMe, respect and authenticity is in the DNA
The direct-to-consumer DNA testing company enables consumers to test for ancestry and health risks through genetic information obtained from saliva samples.
By ‘seeing through clients’ eyes,’ Charles Schwab keeps workers happy too
Getting thousands of people on the same ideological page isn’t easy, but as the company has become a veritable supermarket of investment products, it relies on its fundamental building blocks.
Midsize
Companies
Amid pandemic confusion, Dudum Real Estate kept agents a step ahead
Strong leadership and a collaborative work environment make this East Bay real estate company stand out.
Diversity and support keep agents satisfied at Legacy Real Estate
As president of the company, Bill Aboumrad Jr. is leading with the high standards and expectations his father initiated.
At Pensando, workers feel like valued stakeholders
The company, which was recently acquired by AMD, develops edge computing, cloud computing, networking, storage and cloud security services.
Small
Companies
On a mission to develop therapy for Parkinson’s at Rune Labs
“In a place like Rune Labs, anything that doesn’t move the company forward towards our mission is a waste of time,” said Chase Babcock, director of operations for the Strive PD App.
A ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ at Expensify, where the office can be abroad
The whole company goes overseas for three weeks in a program called Off Shore, during which employees work from a beach in Vietnam or a villa in Tuscany.
Afresh employees fight food waste with kindness — and tech
San Francisco company Afresh is on a mission to “eliminate food waste and make fresh food accessible to all.” It says it is on track to prevent 34 million pounds of food waste by the end of 2022.