A few weeks ago, we shared 6 Ways to Win Halloween in the Office, including throwing a party, encouraging costumes, and providing spooky treats. Many employers rose to our challenge of entering the first ever Glassdoor Halloween Photo Contest, too.
Hundreds of companies used the Glassdoor app to post photos of their companies getting in the Halloween spirit. More than a thousand photos were entered featuring group costumes, sweet treats and spooky décor, but these companies went above and beyond in making Halloween a fun day for their employees. See who won this year’s Halloween Photo Contest, as well as some honorable mentions:
Winner, Best Individual Costume: PeopleNet
Why do we love this photo? Look at that detail! Note the bubbles, shower curtain and shaving cream -- and all in the office. Kudos, PeopleNet.
Runners-Up, Best Individual Costume
#1: Bodybuilding.com
Congrats to Bodybuilding.com, one of our runners-up for Best Individual Costume. This downright scary costume had us doing a double-take, it’s that spooky.
#2: Hulu
This Edward Scissorhands costume from Hulu’s Halloween celebration impressed us so much, it earned a runner-up spot on our Best Individual Costume list. Congrats, Hulu!
#3: Sportvision
This creepy marionette costume from Sportvision needs no caption. Congrats Kathy and the Sportvision team for snagging a spot on our runners-up list for Best Individual Costume.
Winner, Best Team Costume: Enterprise Rent-A-Car
How clever is Enterprise Rent-A-Car and this team photo? We love how creative this image is and how this team even included a crashed car as their Halloween prop.
Runners-Up, Best Team Costume
#1: Drawbridge
How funny is this team costume from the Business Development team at Drawbridge? They all dressed up as their favorite sauces and earned a spot on our runners-up list for Best Team Costume.
#2: N2 Publishing
Now that’s Halloween team spirit! The N2 Publishing team dressed up as Old McDonald’s farm and it’s got us in stitches.
#3: Daxko
Now this is a company we can get behind. Check out how hilarious the Daxko team’s “Most Interesting Man in the World” costumes are. Congrats on making our runners-up list for Best Team Costume, Daxko!
Winner, Best Pet Costume: Kotis Design
How cute is this little office pup? At Kotis Design, this cute pup was dressed up as Syd the punky pig.
Runners-Up, Best Pet Costume
#1: Elementum
That’s one tired pup! Elementum’s Halloween pic of a sleeping dog dressed as a cop next to a donut was too good not to make our runners-up list for Best Pet Costume.
#2: Kotis Design
Even though Kotis Design won the Best Pet Costume category, they did it again with this sleeping dog in a T-Rex costume. Being an office dog is tiring business!
#3: Petplan
What’s cuter than a dog in a Pink Lady costume? Nothing is. Petplan stole our hearts with this puppy picture.
Winner, Best Office Decorations: Venterra Realty
Venterra Realty killed it with this office decor shot. We’re creeped out just looking at it! Congratulations on the win, Venterra Realty.
Runners-Up, Best Office Decorations
#1: PeopleNet
It looks like Halloween at PeopleNet was such a success, we had to include them in the office decor category, too. This Alice in Wonderland hallway is a Halloween dream!
#2: Team Detroit
Now that is dedication to Halloween, Team Detroit! This Halloween hallway has us spooked.
#3: United Shore
It looks like United Shore had a happy Charlie Brown Halloween, indeed! Congrats on being named one of our runners-up for Best Office Decor.
We were so overwhelmed by the amount of entries, we wanted to highlight some of the submissions we received that didn’t fall into the four main categories. Here are four companies that made our Honorable Mentions list for everything from cool pumpkins to sweet treats.
#1: LCE, Best Pumpkin Design
Nothing is more impressive than a great pumpkin design, and LCE killed it. Congrats!
#2: Solstice Mobile, Most Kid-Friendly
What a spooky flying monkey! This family photo from Solstice Mobile’s Halloween bash was too cute to not include in our Honorable Mentions list.
#3: Powertek, Sweet Treats
How delicious do these sweet Halloween treats look? Powertek crushed it with their delectable Halloween food this year, which earned them a spot on our Honorable Mentions list.
#4: Pure Storage, Best Office Photo
Last but certainly not least, this entire office photo from Pure Storage was too impressive to not include. Congrats on snagging the last spot on our Honorable Mentions list, Pure Storage.
Thank you to all of the companies who participated in our Halloween Photo Contest! Didn’t win this time around? No worries! Be on the lookout for our next Glassdoor Photo Contest, coming soon.
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Halloween Photo Contest Details:
Photo Image Requirements: All images must be original, non-duplicative, and free of any use restrictions or similar third-party rights, including copyright and moral rights. You must own and have all rights to upload and post the images on Glassdoor. All images must fully comply with Glassdoor’s posted guidelines, terms and policies with respect to Content contribution. See online Terms of Use (https://www.glassdoor.com/about/terms.htm) and other posted guidelines, FAQs and policies for additional details. Your images may be subject to independent review or verification at Glassdoor’s discretion. Duplicate or substantially similar images may not be accepted or count towards the one (1) image minimum required for contest entry.
Prize: At the end of the contest period, Glassdoor in its sole discretion, will select one (1) winner from eligible entries in each of the four contest categories. Entrants understand and agree that the sole prize awarded will be the publication of the winning photos and a mention of your company on the Glassdoor Blog on November 1, 2015.
