Who needs company shares when you can have a Double-Double instead?
In-N-Out Burger is beating Silicon Valley’s tech behemoths when it comes to worker happiness, according to a new ranking.
In its 18th annual “Best Places to Work” list, Glassdoor ranked the Irvine, Calif. based fast-food staple No. 2 nationwide, leapfrogging every major tech company headquartered in the Golden State.
The burger chain scored 4.5 out of 5, making it the highest-rated employer in California and the top-ranked restaurant chain in the country.
The ranking highlights growing unease in the tech sector amid AI anxiety and rolling layoffs, while underscoring the stability of service-industry jobs at the cult-favorite chain.
Glassdoor found In-N-Out topped tech rivals in long-term satisfaction measures like career certainty, leadership trust, and workplace balance — areas where many white-collar employers have been cutting back, according to FOX11.
Employees also praised the leadership of CEO Lynsi Snyder, who boasts a 93% approval rating, with reviews frequently citing a people-first culture and clear paths to promotion, including store management jobs that can pay six figures.
That approach helped In-N-Out edge out Nvidia at No. 3, Google at No. 11 and Apple, which slid to No. 77.
Other major tech names also trailed the burger chain, with ServiceNow ranking No. 7, Adobe at No. 48, Intuit at No. 55 and Cisco Systems at No. 85.
