Atomy ranked third in GPTW's best Asian workplaces list

Atomy employees pose during the company's in-house event. Courtesy of Atomy

Cosmetics maker Atomy said that it has been ranked third in the small and medium category of the 2025 Asia’s Best Workplaces 200 list — compiled by Great Place to Work (GPTW), a global authority on workplace culture.

GPTW measures five core categories for the list: trust, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie. It also takes into consideration factors such as communication; execution; ethics; support; engagement; care; equity; justice; closeness; goodwill; a sense of community; and pride at the personal, team, and company levels.

The company said in a press release that Atomy fosters an environment where employees can work freely and proactively — not only at its headquarters in Korea but also at its overseas branches in China and the Philippines — under its motto, "Cherish the Spirit."

“Employees are not instruments for the company’s growth. They are the purpose itself,” Atomy Chairman Park Han-gil said.

“Atomy firmly believes that employees’ growth is their work, and this, in turn, drives the company’s growth.”

For five consecutive years, GPTW has named Park one of Korea’s most respected CEOs.

The "Cherish the Spirit" motto is one of the key driving forces behind Park's founding of the company. At Atomy, employees are given authority without being burdened by excessive responsibility, encouraged to eliminate unnecessary tasks and empowered to work when they choose.

Believing that people become genuinely passionate and engaged when given the freedom to choose their work, Park fostered a culture where all employees can fully immerse themselves in their tasks.

Particularly exemplifying this culture is the adoption of bold policies such as simplified approval processes, salaries paid in advance on the first of every month, self-directed roles, flexible working, open seating arrangements and corporate cards issued to all employees.

Atomy said it provides 10 million won ($7,168) to employees following the birth of a child. Parental and child care leave are strongly encouraged, and over the past three years, the return rate after child care leave has been 100 percent.