A new report from Blind, the anonymous workplace community for professionals, offers a revealing look into how employees across India feel about their workplaces—and the results are far from what you might expect. Drawing from anonymous feedback submitted by users accessing the platform from India over the past year, the report assessed more than 7,000 companies based on six key factors: job satisfaction, career development, work-life balance, pay and perks, workplace culture, and trust in leadership.
At the top of the list are Zoho, Target, and NVIDIA—companies that, according to employees, are doing a lot more right than just offering fat paychecks. On the flip side, Amazon and Paytm landed near the bottom, with workers flagging issues ranging from culture clashes to lack of faith in management.
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What’s interesting—and a little surprising—is that high salaries didn’t always translate to high praise. American Express, which ranks second overall, pays a relatively modest median salary of $32,250, putting it in the bottom third of the dataset in terms of compensation. Meanwhile, Coinbase, despite boasting a hefty median salary of $82,000, saw some of the worst ratings, hinting at deeper dissatisfaction among its staff.
Blind’s Communications Manager, Alex Han, summed it up: “It’s tempting to think money is everything, but time and again, we’ve seen that it’s the intangibles—culture, leadership, trust—that really move the needle on employee happiness. India is no exception.”
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In a landscape where companies compete aggressively for top talent, this report underscores an important shift: meaningful work, supportive culture, and credible leadership are increasingly valued over just high pay.
