Outside Magazine Reveals The Best Places To Work 2015

Every year we wait patiently for Outside Magazine to reveal their annual list of the 100 Best Places To Work. The list is different every year and it’s an excellent reminder that where you work is as important as what you do.

When you’re searching for a job, it’s absolutely mandatory that you research your potential employer. Your employer directly impacts your life in more ways that you can imagine – pay, office life, co-workers, perks, benefits, culture. That’s why Outside Magazine’s list is so important – it highlights the best employers and tells you what makes them so awesome.

The 100 Best Places To Work was published on November 16, 2015. It features employers that are committed to the outdoor lifestyle. They have calculated a perfect combination of work, play, and fun loving culture. These businesses include breweries, advertising agencies, solar installers, tech startups, therapeutic wilderness programs, apparel companies, construction companies, and other niches.

These companies provide their happy employees with perks and benefits that will make anyone smile, including: table tennis tournaments, ski Fridays, brewery tours, flexible hours, slacklines in the office, 30 days of vacation, team rock climbing trips, weekly dinners, employee referral bonuses, deals on gear, midday whitewater paddles, solid health insurance plans, stellar views, dog friendly offices, remote work opportunities, 401k’s, extra cash for NOT driving to work, backpacking trips, book clubs, annual cruises, airfare allowances, volunteer opportunities, fresh produce deliveries, and the list goes on and on.

We know you’re itching to find out what companies made the list. Here are the top 50 of the 100 Best Places To Work In 2015:

1. GroundFloor Media – Denver, Colorado
2. Drake Cooper – Boise, Idaho
3. Ergodyne – Saint Paul, Minnesota
4. Spawn Ideas – Anchorage, Alaska
5. CauseLabs – Denver, Colorado
6. Young & Laramore – Indianapolis, Indiana
7. Nemo Design – Portland, Oregon
8. Stance – San Clemente, California
9. The Trade Desk – Ventura, California
10. TDA_Boulder – Boulder, Colorado
11. Pellucid Analytics – Boulder, Colorado
12. BrainStrom – Orem, Utah
13. Cloud Elements – Denver, Colorado
14. Realeflow – Parma Heights, Ohio
15. Zen Planner – Highlands Ranch, Colorado
16. TeamSnap – Boulder, Colorado
17. Zozi – San Francisco, California
18. AmeriCan Adventures – Santa Rosa, California
19. Ecology Project International – Missoula, Montana
20. Cloud 9 Living – Boulder, Colorado
21. FullContact – Denver, Colorado
22. The Honest Kitchen – San Diego, California
23. Bluetent – Aspen, Colorado
24. Peaksware – Boulder, Colorado
25. VictorOps – Boulder, Colorado
26. GeoEx – San Francisco, California
27. Foothold Technology – New York, New York
28. Southwest Michigan First – Kalamazoo, Michigan
29. Sterling-Rice Group – Boulder, Colorado
30. Carmichael Lynch – Minneapolis, Minnesota
31. Slice of Lime – Boulder, Colorado
32. ReWork – New York, New York
33. MERCURYcsc – Bozeman, Montana
34. Namaste Solar – Boulder, Colorado
35. New Belgium Brewing – Fort Collins, Colorado
36. Tendril – Boulder, Colorado
37. Adaptive Sports Center – Crested Butte, Colorado
38. Organic Valley – LaFarge, Wisconsin
39. Geocaching – Seattle, Washington
40. SolidFire – Boulder, Colorado
41. Montana Wilderness Association – Helena, Montana
42. ReadyTalk – Denver, Colorado
43. Cornerstone OnDemand – Santa Monica, California
44. The Frontier Project – Richmond, Virginia
45. Ontraport – Santa Barbara, California
46. Evoke at Entrata – Santa Clara, California
47. CCY Architects – Basalt, Colorado
48. Hawaii Forest & Trail – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
49. G Adventures – Toronto, Canada
50. Colle + McVoy – Minneapolis, Minnesota

Other companies that made the list include Aspen Skiing Company, SmartWool, Backroads, Superfeet Worldwide, The Mountaineers, IDX Broker, Deschutes Brewery, North Carolina Outward Bound School, Skullcandy, and many more. You can read a brief description about every single company on the list on Outside Online.

Outside worked with the Best Companies Group to create this list. The rankings are based on employee reviews of categories like corporate culture, policies and perks, role satisfaction, work environment, and overall employee engagement. Want to see who made the Outside’s Best Places To Work list in 2014?

Don’t get stuck in a job you hate. Choose an employer that will help you find happiness. This list of the 100 Best Places To Work is a great starting point for any job search. Are you ready to find your next job?