These are the 25 small and midsize companies where employees are happiest

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Industry: Pharmaceutical healthcare

Employee quote: "I love my job and I am doing exactly what I want in my career with the best team I could ever imagine working with."

Location: Alameda, California

Industry: Electronic manufacturing

Employee quote: "I've been able to grow because of mentorship from my colleagues and managers, and I'm humbled that leadership trusts me to do a good job."

Location: New York, New York

Industry: SaaS

Employee quote: "The product is very fun to sell. When you know the product is as amazing as we say it is, you can go into every meeting with visible confidence."

Location: Palo Alto, California

Industry: Enterprise applications

Employee quote: "The core software engineering problems we work to solve keep me happy and engaged."

Location: New York, New York

Industry: Network security

Employee quote: "I love my co-workers, the culture, and my day to day activity. I love to win, and working at BigID is all about winning!"

Location: Woodland Hills, California

Industry: Information technology and services

Employee quote: "When the team is working together effectively and I can tell that everyone is getting to utilize their best talents, I'm happy. I also really enjoy turning problems into solutions, which we get to do every day."

Location: Irvine, California

Industry: Banking

Employee quote: "I'm hopefully making a difference in someone's life. I would like to think that I'm being happiness to a family at the end of each transaction."

Location: New York, New York

Industry: Internet

Employee quote: "I enjoy that I have direct access to leadership, and that nearly all my work is seen by leadership. My work very clearly makes an impact and is taken seriously by the C-suite."

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Industry: Cybersecurity

Employee quote: "I get to work on challenging problems and have a lot of ownership and responsibility on my projects. It's a great balance of executing my role and continuously learning new things."

Location: San Francisco, California

Industry: Recruiting

Employee quote: "I like creating new things: projects, systems, processes to make the team's life a little easier."

Location: Oakland, California

Industry: Business travel

Employee quote: "I love our team and the ability to collaborate with so many talented people every day. This has been my dream job!"

Location: San Francisco, California

Industry: AI/enterprise software

Employee quote: "The pace suits me. I feel as though I am challenged, but not to the point where I am exhausted at the end of the day. I look forward to starting fresh every day."

Location: Lehi, Utah

Industry: Consumer goods

Employee quote: "I am trusted to do my job, and I enjoy the freedom that comes with being treated like an adult as opposed to the environment at my last company."

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Industry: Analytics software

Employee quote: "The people are top-notch. Beyond that, professional development, and the feeling that I'm going somewhere — not stagnating."

Location: New York, New York

Industry: HR software

Employee quote: "The work I am doing is something that can actually be utilized by our clients. I love feeling like my work means something and is going somewhere positive."

Location: Redondo Beach, California

Industry: Financial services

Employee quote: "I like to contribute to team (company) goals and have participation in overall success. I am happy at work when I feel like I've made a difference."

Location: San Francisco, California

Industry: Computer software

Employee quote: "It's just so much fun to work here. We have some really hard work to get done but everyone is willing, energetic, and supportive."

Location: Los Angeles, California

Industry: Food tech

Employee quote: "I get to help restaurants navigate these strange times and build something better with all of my awesome coworkers."

Location: San Francisco, California

Industry: Data analytics

Employee quote: "I love the 'wow' moments for customers like, 'OMG I didn't know you could do that!' or 'I've been trying to figure that out for weeks, this feature fixes this.'"

Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Industry: Information technology and services

Employee quote: "Whether it's finishing an awesome new tool, or success with a client, I'm happy when we succeed as a group."

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Industry: E-commerce/loyalty program

Employee quote: "The amount of creative freedom to explore ideas or anything else is unparalleled and I feel like my motivation and happiness are at an all-time high while developing skills I otherwise would not have much chance."

Location: Santa Monica, California

Industry: Pharmaceutical healthcare

Employee quote:"So glad I get to build a product that helps so many Americans save money in an industry that can bankrupt people just for being sick."

Location: Toronto, Canada

Industry: Computer software

Employee quote: "I love the ability to work with endless amounts of world-renowned brands, as well as companies who will shape the future of technology and customer experiences for millions of people."

Location: San Francisco, California

Industry: SaaS

Employee quote: "I feel everyone respects me here. They really listen to me and consider my ideas. I feel challenged in a good way. It's a place that inspires me to give my best, not a place that scares me or pushes me to become someone else."

Location: San Jose, California

Industry: E-commerce

Employee quote: "Flexibility with my schedule and being able to help people hear better and improve the quality of their lives make me really happy."