Guest Columnist
Avery Howard
Californians Pick Patagonia Headquarters as the State’s Dream Office to Work From
The office may no longer be the center of working life in quite the way it once was, but when people do go in, the environment matters more than ever. A workplace is not just a desk and a meeting room; it shapes mood, energy, creativity, routine, and even how people feel about the job itself. A beautiful building, lively neighborhood, great views, walkable lunch spots, outdoor space, or simply a setting with a bit of character can turn the office from somewhere employees have to be into somewhere they might actually want to be.
resume.io surveyed 3,005 workers, asking them which company workplaces they would most like to work from if location were no object. Respondents were asked to base their choices strictly on the workplace itself, rather than salary, perks, company culture, or employer reputation.
The top nationally were as follows:
#1. Bloomberg Headquarters (New York, NY)
Bloomberg’s headquarters at 731 Lexington Avenue brings the classic New York power-office feeling, but with more theater than most Midtown towers. The building’s glassy form, dramatic atrium, city-block scale, and central courtyard give the workplace a sense of constant movement and visibility. Inside, the office has long been associated with newsroom-style openness and high-intensity information flow, a fitting physical home for a company built around markets, media, and speed.#2. PGA TOUR Global Home (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)
PGA TOUR’s Global Home in Ponte Vedra Beach feels unusually well matched to the work it houses. The headquarters is a glassy, light-filled building set within the Sawgrass landscape, with open work areas, a connecting atrium, fitness and yoga spaces, cafés, outdoor terraces, and even an indoor golf simulator. It gives employees the sense of working inside the world of golf rather than merely for it, polished, green, and quietly spectacular.#3. Servco Pacific Headquarters (Honolulu, HI)
Servco Pacific’s renovated headquarters gives Hawaii a strong local-business office option. The space blends modern work areas with murals, warm materials, wooden guitar installations, open collaboration zones, and design touches that nod to the company’s automotive, mobility, and musical-instrument roots. It feels less like a generic office refresh and more like a family business trying to carry 100-plus years of history into a brighter, more creative workplace.#4. Google St. John’s Terminal (New York, NY)
Google’s St. John’s Terminal gives New York a heavyweight office-envy contender without feeling like a generic tech campus dropped into Manhattan. The 1.3 million-square-foot workplace reuses a former rail terminal in Hudson Square, layering modern offices, shared team neighborhoods, collaborative spaces, outdoor areas, greenery, and sustainability features onto a piece of city infrastructure. It feels authentically New York: adaptive, dense, ambitious, and built around movement rather than sprawl.#5. TikTok USDS Joint Venture (Scottsdale, AZ)
TikTok’s U.S. Data Security office at the Scottsdale Galleria features a state-of-the-art, 56,000-square-foot workplace designed by Gensler. Built with a heavy emphasis on employee well-being and round-the-clock operational support, the polished tech environment seamlessly integrates wellness rooms, yoga spaces, and custom collaborative hubs. The result is a sleek, highly secure digital command center tucked inside one of Scottsdale's most famous commercial landmarks, proving that high-spec data security can exist within a deeply human, thoughtfully designed space.#6. Hilton Grand Vacations Offices Hawaii Operations Hub (Honolulu, HI)
Hilton Grand Vacations’ Honolulu offices have the kind of everyday visual perk that can make even ordinary meetings feel less ordinary. Spread across two floors near Waikiki, the workspace includes contemporary interiors, staff amenities, break areas, coffee stations, and 360-degree views from mountain to ocean. It is a reminder that in Hawaii, office envy does not always need a wild amenity list — sometimes the view does most of the work.#7. Patagonia Headquarters (Ventura, CA)
Patagonia’s Ventura headquarters has the kind of workplace appeal that feels almost too perfectly matched to the company. The office is rooted in the brand’s original coastal California story, with converted industrial buildings, outdoor culture baked into the workday, and the Pacific close enough that surfing is not just a marketing idea but part of the rhythm of the place. It is hard to imagine a more fitting headquarters for a company built around mountains, oceans, and letting people get outside.#8. Bridgestone Americas Headquarters (Nashville, TN)
Bridgestone Americas’ Nashville headquarters brings the skyline-office version of Tennessee office envy. The 30-story tower is filled with natural light, collaborative spaces, a cafeteria, fitness center, coffee and juice bar, and enough height to give the workplace a real sense of arrival. It suits the company neatly: a serious corporate base for a global mobility brand, but with enough modern amenity space to feel more dynamic than a standard downtown tower.#9. Hawaiian Airlines Corporate Headquarters (Honolulu, HI)
Hawaiian Airlines’ Honolulu headquarters carries a built-in sense of place that most offices would struggle to manufacture. The renovated corporate office was redesigned into a more open, interactive workspace, with training facilities for employees who come through for recurrent instruction. Even as the carrier integrates into the Alaska Air Group, the physical office remains anchored in Hawaii, belonging to a company whose identity is deeply tied to the islands, travel, and the emotional pull of arriving somewhere warmer.#10. Amazon Spheres (Seattle, WA)
Amazon’s Spheres give Washington one of the most instantly recognizable offices in America. The glass domes sit in the middle of the company’s Seattle headquarters and house a living conservatory of plants, meeting areas, workspaces, water features, and tucked-away places to think. It is office envy at its most literal: a workplace built to make employees feel as though they have stepped out of the city and into a botanical retreat without leaving downtown.2 other California offices were also voted among the most popular:
#12. Pixar Animation Studios (Emeryville)
Pixar’s Emeryville campus feels like a workplace designed to make creativity unavoidable. The studio is built around a central atrium that naturally pulls people together, with screening rooms, gardens, playful details, and the sense that the office itself is part of the storytelling machinery. It has the rare quality of feeling both highly polished and genuinely fun - the kind of place where going into work might still feel a little bit like stepping behind the curtain.#31. Lucasfilm HQ (San Francisco)
Lucasfilm’s home at the Letterman Digital Arts Center gives California another office with real cinematic pull. Set within the Presidio, the campus combines polished production space with landscaped grounds, courtyards, public art, and views that feel far removed from the usual office-park routine. It has the atmosphere of a creative retreat rather than a standard headquarters - calm, cinematic, and quietly grand, with just enough Star Wars mythology to make the workday feel less ordinary.“Remote and hybrid work have changed what employees expect from the office. If people are going to spend time commuting and working onsite, the experience has to offer something more than a desk and fluorescent lighting,” says Amanda Augustine, resident career expert for resume.io and a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
“Beautiful buildings, great views, walkable neighborhoods, and thoughtfully designed spaces can certainly make the office feel more inviting and give employees something to look forward to. But employers shouldn't assume attractive surroundings alone will entice people back. Many employees have grown accustomed to the flexibility and convenience of remote work, so organizations need to think more broadly about how they're creating value through the office experience.”
“The most successful workplaces support the kinds of experiences that are harder to replicate remotely. Mentoring programs, employee resource groups, networking opportunities, skills-development sessions, and even moments of fun and camaraderie can help employees build stronger relationships, support their well-being, and give employees a meaningful reason to come together.”