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Trying to Escape a Toxic Job? These 29 Incredible Companies Are Hiring

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An inside look at Kroger’s Cincinnati, OH, office, as seen on The Muse.

If you’re stuck in a job that feels toxic, The Muse has you covered with the tools you need to make a change. Not only can you read articles about how to recognize the red flags and come up with an exit plan, but you’ll also find tons of job listings. In fact, you may just find your next role at one of these 29 companies hiring right now.

Do you see yourself working in tech? Finance? Education? Here, you’ll find businesses in all of these industries and more.

As you browse through this list of potential employers, you can learn more about what it would be like to be part of their team thanks to employee interviews and testimonials. For example, a labor relations analyst at Kroger talks about moving up within the company, where she started out bagging groceries. “Now, I’m in law school and Kroger works with me so I can pursue that career,” she says.

Read on to learn more about these amazing companies and see what jobs they have available.

1.
Goldman Sachs

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Working at Goldman Sachs

At Goldman Sachs, your skills and experiences will create a world of possibilities for our clients. From the latest IPO and market insights to investments in clean energy and infrastructure, each one of our teams contributes to innovations that drive progress around the world. Make things possible at Goldman Sachs Careers

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BlackLine

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Working at BlackLine

Companies go to BlackLine because their traditional manual accounting processes are not sustainable. BlackLine helps them make the move to modern accounting by unifying their data and processes, automating repetitive work, and driving accountability through visibility. Leading companies like SiriusXM, The Hershey Company, and Domino’s trust BlackLine to deliver accurate results in a chaotic world. When someone joins the team at BlackLine, they become part of a unique and diverse organization that works hard, plays hard, and supports personal and professional growth.

3.
The Auto Club Group

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Working at The Auto Club Group

Representing more than 13 million members, The Auto Club Group is one of the largest clubs in the national AAA association. ACG employs more than 10,000 people and covers a 14-state region consisting of Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin, portions of Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota, as well as the territory of Puerto Rico. Their vision is at the heart of all they do: They help AAA members enjoy life’s journey with peace of mind by providing innovative solutions, advocacy, and membership benefits wherever and whenever they need them. ACG exists to serve its members, providing motorists with valuable vehicle services, as well as a full array of insurance products and financial services.

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First Republic Bank

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Working at First Republic Bank

When you join First Republic, you join an entrepreneurial organization with a 30-plus-year history of strength and stability. Our colleagues are empowered to serve our clients in ways that exceed industry standards and build their careers.

5.
Portland Public Schools

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Working at Portland Public Schools

As Oregon’s biggest, most diverse urban district, Portland Public Schools is an integral part of the fabric of our city. We partner with local business and industry to offer real-world experience, internships, and career guidance for our students. Portland residents are passionate about their public schools, providing generous taxpayer support and a spirit of volunteerism. Portland boasts an international reputation as one of the best places in America to eat, drink, and work. It’s a welcoming city, bounded by forest, and roughly the same distance from the nearest ski slope as the closest ocean beach. From artisan coffee and farm-to-table cuisine, to a long-standing cycling community, burgeoning crafts scene, and an eclectic collection of charming, walkable neighborhoods, Portland has it all when it comes to creativity, culture and livability.

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Formation Bio

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Working at Formation Bio

Formation Bio is a tech-driven pharma company differentiated by radically more efficient drug development. Formation Bio has built a technology platform that optimizes all aspects of drug development, enabling more efficient trial design, faster trial completion, and higher quality trial data capture.

Formation Bio acquires clinical-stage drugs from pharma and biotech and develops them faster and more efficiently, unlocking greater value per program and accelerating access to new treatments for patients.

Join our culture of innovation where your work directly contributes to transforming patient care in areas such as rheumatology, dermatology, CNS, and cardiometabolic diseases. Our dynamic environment blends advanced technology with strategic drug development, speeding up the delivery of new treatments. Here, every role plays a part in our mission to bring new treatments to patients faster and more efficiently.

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Enlitic

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Working at Enlitic

At Enlitic, our mission is heartfelt and we know we can only achieve it by hiring the most compassionate and sensible employees.

We encourage curiosity, questions and continuous improvement. Enlitic is a different kind of company, delivering intelligence that Cares.

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Pinterest

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Working at Pinterest

We are a platform for creatives, by creatives. We believe the internet can be an inspiring place, but only if we deliberately design it that way. While we’ve already made huge strides, we know we have a long way to go. That’s where you come in.

A few reasons to join us: enjoy our company-wide dedicated days for creative exploration, take advantage of our unique approach to remote work (#Pinflex), and expect high levels of autonomy and ownership over shaping our products. Our core values represent what makes Pinterest so special: put Pinners first, act as one, aim for extraordinary, create belonging, and win or learn.

Fall in love with your next job at careers.pinterest.com

9.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Working at Howard Hughes Medical Institute

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute—HHMI—is an independent philanthropy that drives science forward by supporting biomedical scientists, educators, students, and schools with the potential to make transformative impact. HHMI believes in the power of people, not projects, to make discoveries that benefit all. HHMI-supported scientists have made major advances in understanding basic biology, disease, and other key scientific areas. So far, 30 current or former HHMI scientists have won the Nobel prize.

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Hachette Book Group

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Working at Hachette Book Group

Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a leading U.S. trade publisher and a division of the third largest trade and educational book publisher in the world, Hachette Livre. HBG publishes great books for readers of all ages, more than 1,800 new books annually, in all formats—print, e-book, and audiobook—including many New York Times bestsellers. HBG is a dynamic place to work, a fast-paced and fun environment where new ideas in publishing are actively explored and encouraged. HBG is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Boston, MA; Lebanon, IN; Nashville, TN; Boulder, CO; Philadelphia, PA; Berkeley, CA; North Adams, MA; Chapel Hill, NC; and Portland, OR. HBG also owns Hachette Book Group Canada, Inc., a marketing and publicity company based in Toronto, ON.

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World 50 Group

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Working at World 50 Group

World 50 Group is the premier resource for senior executives from globally respected organizations to privately and candidly share ideas, solutions, and collaborative discovery. The World 50 Group community represents over 1,200 senior executives from 600 globally respected companies across six continents. Founded in 2004, World 50 Group accelerates the success of its members and their organizations. Membership provides unparalleled access to world-class gatherings and year-round peer-to-peer and team-to-team collaboration, delivering insights found nowhere else.

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Bombas

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Working at Bombas

Bombas is a comfort-focused apparel brand with a mission to help those in need. For every item purchased, a specially designed item is donated to a member of the homeless community. The company launched in 2013 after the founders learned that socks are the most requested clothing item at homeless shelters. With millions of pairs sold and donated, Bombas continues to innovate with new apparel while creating a positive impact. Inquisitive people who love to learn, understand the importance of giving, and embrace successes and failures are sure to find a place within the Bombas Hive. Bombas fosters a people-first approach—every decision is influenced by employees to ensure their personal and professional growth, fulfillment, and happiness.

13.
Stack Overflow

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Working at Stack Overflow

Launched in 2008, Stack Overflow is the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share knowledge, and build careers. Our website is a top 50 online destination and serves more than 100 million developers and technologists every month. Stack Overflow for Teams, a private knowledge management platform, is transforming how people work at companies like Microsoft, Zapier, and Intuit. Our company was named one of the Most Innovative Companies of 2019 by Fast Company, as well as one of Built In NYC’s 100 Best Places to Work in 2019. We maintain a remote-first culture, with some employees choosing to work in-office.

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Appfire

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Working at Appfire

Appfire is about people, first and foremost. At Appfire, our people — our family of 500+ Fireflies — can bring their whole selves to work and thrive. We live this out through seven core values: be human; make it, and make it matter; light the way; getting it right is better than being right; thrive on change and grow as a family; add to the awesome; and build the flame. Appfire leadership emphasizes an open and inclusive environment built on trust, transparency, and collaboration. We recognize that not all employees have the same roles, needs, or backgrounds. For this reason, we prioritize a character-forward approach to talent acquisition that favors curiosity and resilience over technical skills and education.

We are proud to be a fast-growing organization — crossing the $100 million mark in Annual Recurring Revenue in early 2022 — backed by strong financial sponsors and advisors.

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Success Academy Charter Schools

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Working at Success Academy Charter Schools

Working at Success Academy means joining a leading-edge organization where remarkable people are working boldly and urgently to overturn educational inequities. Our teachers bring their creativity, passion, and drive for excellence to help us build extraordinary K-12 public schools where children—and the adults who work there—are nurtured and empowered to reach their fullest potential.

At SA, you’ll receive training, career development, mentorship, and coaching from the moment you start, so you can quickly grow your skills and build a strong professional foundation. You’ll work closely with a team of smart, committed colleagues and be supported at every step with a fully resourced classroom, an innovative curriculum, and cutting-edge technology. Start here and gain valuable and transferable job skills, while building a network of lifelong friends and contacts.

Here at The Muse, we partner with a lot of great companies to bring you insider looks at their offices and awesome job listings. These employers pay us to be featured on the site, but these Muse-worthy brands made this list not just because they want to be included, but because their culture, policies, and employee feedback showed us that they deserve to be.

Think your company should be on a list like this? Learn more and get in touch!