They say it’s not work if you love what you do. This probably holds true if you also love where you work. The majority of offices around the world are bland, boring isolated places in which having fun is definitely out of the question. Here are 12 companies who have taken a different approach and fuel their employees creativity and attitude with some of the most amazing offices I have ever seen. These are places I would love to show up to every morning and you would have a hard time getting me to leave at night. Wait, did I just say I would want to work more? These employers must be on to something here. These offices are absolutely amazing.
1. Dropbox
Located in San Francisco, California.
Dropbox employs over 1,000 people.
A lot of the floors are hardwood so their employees can skate from office to office.
Nobody at Dropbox has an office. The space is open and they also have a cafe which includes a world-renowned chef.
2. Airbnb
Located in San Francisco, California.
They have 3,000 employees.
Employees are allowed to work wherever they’d like.
The space is open with very few offices.
3. Facebook
Located in Palo Alto, California.
Facebook has over 25,000 employees.
The location is airy and spread out.
They offer locations where employees can relax and socialize as well.
4. Nokia
Nokia is located in Keilaniemi, Espoo, just outside Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
They employ over 100,000 people in over 120 countries.
They have bright colors throughout.
Offering wide open spaces to promote socializing and creativity.
5. Urban Outfitters
They are headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
They have a little under 20,000 full-time employees.
You can see they have large rooms that are open to help with the free-flowing design.
They can hold meetings while over looking Philadelphia.
They add a lot of greenery to keep the place feeling lively.
The building where they have their headquarters is beautiful.
6. Lego
Located in Billund, Denmark.
They have a little over 13,000 employees worldwide.
They offer games to help employees relax during a stressful work day.
Could you imagine working with awesome Legos all day long?
What an amazing and fun place to work.
7. Zynga
Located in San Francisco, California.
They have about 3000 employees although there have been layoffs recently.
They definitely want their headquarters to be a relaxing space to work.
It looks like a diner with video games.
8. Google
Located in Mountain View, California
They have a little over 90,000 full-time employees.
They offer a ton of food options that are both healthy and unique.
They make life easy for their employees,
They offer shuttles to their employees to help with the commute.
They constantly have people coming in to speak with employees, motivating them.
They like their employees to be fit and healthy.
They’re concerned about the environment, offering a lot of green improvements.
It’s number one on the Fortune‘s 100 Best Companies To Work For.
They have unlimited sick time.
They give new parents a $500 take out meal fund.
They offer on-side perks like oil changes, washers and dryers, and medical & dental services.
9. Selgas Cano Architecture Office
Located in the woods near Madrid, Spain.
They’re only 15 minutes from Madrid.
They want their employees to work under the trees.
10. White Mountain Office
Located in Sweden.
It was originally a nuclear bunker.
It’s located about 100 feet below bedrock.
They have simulated daylight, waterfalls, and greenhouses on site.
11. Palotta Teamworks
Located in Los Angeles, California.
They have approximately 400 full time employees in 16 offices.
They make things possible by fundraising.
12. Inventionland Design Factory
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
They have a little over 400 employees.
They turn idea inventions into marketable items.
By having their employees work in pirate ships, castles, and tree houses, they hope that creative energy continues to flow.
What a unique office!
How fun would it be to work at any of these places. They are designed to inspire, to fuel creativity and promote a happy attitude. They are obviously doing something right because these companies have an enormous net worth. I think that more companies should think along these lines and I’d be willing to bet they will get a better performance out of their employees.