text: Airbnb designs its culture around its mission as a travel company. They take the approach that staff should feel like guests, so the workplace is an extension of a home, with a library, a nerd cave, recreation areas, and more. Employees can work at any station in the building—either alone, or they can congregate with peers of their choosing.
  Communicating and entrenching the company mission into the culture is key, and Facebook has an extended six-week onboarding boot-camp for new staff to become completely acclimatized. Airbnb has meetings every other Tuesday, which are streamed round the world. Google, as a company with a mission to connect the world, prides itself on being highly interactive. Guidewire describes its culture as being meritocratic, which respects the power of smart, motivated people to find the best possible way to do their jobs. Most of these top companies stress a healthy work/life balance, are family orientated, and focus on being open and honest.
  Companies that embrace the fact that the balance of power has shifted dramatically from the top-down, command-and-control model to the need for collaborative, values-driven work are the ones where top talent want to work. Millennials, in particular, are looking for work that has impact and meaning, as well as a workplace that fosters personal growth. Facebook has ‘Hackamonth’, which embodies this self-directed internal movement by letting staff choose their next assignment and experiment with different areas of work.