Category: Heavy Handed Advice

If you aren’t happy at your job, you’re not alone.

Luckily, I LOVE what I do, but that’s not the case for so many.

Looking to make a switch?

According to Glassdoor, these were the 100 best places to work in 2022 — and a few of them sound GREAT!

To make the list, these places of employment had to be tops in six categories that included career opportunities, compensation, benefits, culture, diversity and a great work-life balance.

The 100 Best Places To Work

100. Zoom Video Communications
99. RE/MAX
98. Malouf Companies
97. Universal Studios
96. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

95. REI
94. Pfizer
93. Costco Wholesale
92. Intel Corporation
91. Procore Technologies

90. Scheels
89. Exact Sciences
88. Madewell
87. Qualcomm
86. Mayo Clinic

85. VMware
84. Vans
83. Medtronic
82. Mars
81. Cisco Systems

80. Wegmans Food Markets
79. NIH
78. Estée Lauder Companies
77. Randstad Sourceright
76. Workday

75. Johnson & Johnson
74. Roche
73. Capital One
72. SailPoint Technologies
71. Visa Inc.

70. Databricks
69. CDW
68. Forrester
67. Atlassian
66. Viasat

65. Coldwell Banker
64. AMD
63. Slalom
62. Robins & Morton
61. First Republic Bank

60. Qualtrics
59. Fidelity Investments
58. Momentum Solar
57. Texas Instruments
56. Apple

55. eBay
54. Zillow
53. Curriculum Associates
52. Boston Scientific
51. Keller Williams

50. Southern California Edison
49. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
48. Houston Methodist
47. Meta (formerly Facebook)
46. Merck

45. AppFolio
44. Silicon Valley Bank
43. Zendesk
42. SAP
41. Red Hat

40. Tanium
39. In-N-Out Burger
38. Zscaler
37. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
36. Block

35. Hilti North America
34. Booz Allen Hamilton
33. H E B
32. Trader Joe’s
31. Capital Group

30. Southwest Airlines
29. Intuitive (Intuitive Surgical)
28. Microsoft
27. DocuSign
26. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

25. Milwaukee Tool
24. Mountain America Credit Union
23. ServiceNow
22. MathWorks
21. Autodesk

20. Rivian
19. LinkedIn
18. Delta Air Lines
17. Akamai
16. Adobe

15. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
14. Twilio
13. Five9
12. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
11. Royal Caribbean Group

10. Salesforce
9. lululemon
8. Veterans United Home Loans
7. Google
6. Boston Consulting Group

5. Box
4. eXp Realty
3. Bain & Company
2. HubSpot
1. NVIDIA

What do you think? Were you surprised by any of them?

I was definitely surprised by a few!

If you want more information on any of these companies, you can hit up Glassdoor.

The holidays are a tough time for so many people.

While it’s a season of fun and good cheer for most, there are people that truly suffer loneliness, sadness, and loss during the holiday season.

Sometimes that loneliness and sadness stem from the fact that you’re physically apart from the ones you love.

This can leave you feeling isolated — even if you are surrounded by others. Just feeling the separation from those you love can bring on those horrible feelings of loneliness and sadness.

While it sucks, it is totally normal. And, more importantly, it is okay to feel your feelings. They are valid.

BUT, there are a few things that you can do to proactively help ease your feelings of sadness, loneliness, and loss.

5 Simple Steps To Manage Your Holiday Loneliness

1) Do something for others — Volunteering is an easy way to do this. It will keep you busy, and help you feel fulfilled and less isolated.

Some volunteering opportunities might include working at a soup kitchen, ringing the Christmas bell for the Salvation Army, visiting elderly individuals at an assisted living facility, or working in a hospital as a greeter.

You can even do something as simple as visiting a neighbor — maybe take them holiday cookies, or simply stop by for a chat.

2) Start a new hobby — The ideas here are limitless. But, getting your mind focused outwardly on something fun and time consuming will help you feel so much better when it comes to those holiday blues.

You could learn to sew or crochet, create a “dream destination” scrapbook of places you would love to visit, or even get a big book of crossword puzzles to work on.

Gather up all those old kids memories you have around the house, and start a memory book.

You could even paint rocks to hide around town as great pick-me-ups for people who find them.

Find something you like, and set your mind on something other than the loneliness and isolation you are feeling.

3) Journal your feelings — Sometimes just writing down how you are feeling — good or bad — can be helpful. Get colorful pens or colored pencils, and doodle your feelings.

Some people use their journals as a sort of a prayer journal of sorts.

Some use it as a thankful list — find all the things you have to be thankful for in life — no matter how small.

You can use it to write down the nitty gritty of how you are feeling.

It’s yours, for your eyes only. Write what makes you feel good.

4) Use your downtime to do things you like — Like to read a book? Do it. Want to take a hot bath and soak in the relaxation? Do it. Like to bake? Go for it — and maybe take some to a neighbor. Like to dance? Put on some tunes, and dance like no one is watching.

This time of year can get busy and hectic as all get out. That only feeds into the loneliness and isolated feelings. Doing something fun that you enjoy can really help you shift your mindset.

5) Play games — I’m not talking about video games. Break out those old board games you have around the house.

Invite over your neighbors, friends, people from work, maybe acquaintances from church — whoever you see on the regular — and have a good ol’ night of board games.

The bottom line here is not to sit and dwell on your loneliness and sadness. Focus your mind on other activities, and you will be surprised how quickly your mood perks up.