Whether it's the management, sweet perks, or endless opportunities, some companies just know how to make their employees happy.
Job community site Glassdoor released its annual Employees' Choice Award, which measures employee satisfaction on a scale of one to five, as well as their overall experience at the companies.
Employees were asked to rate how satisfied they were with their company, CEO, career opportunities, compensation and benefits, culture and values, senior management, work-life balance, and whether they would recommend the company to a friend.
In the survey Twitter was elected the number one tech company to work for in 2014, displacing Facebook, which held the crown for three years straight (2011, 2012, and 2013). LinkedIn was second in tech (third overall), and Facebook was third in tech (fifth overall).
The surprising result was Apple didn't make it into the top 10. In addition, there were companies which we may have never heard of. Most of the best tech companies offer enterprise tech, not consumer tech.
Glassdoor's list, which is solely based on employee reviews and feedback, ranks the top 50 companies to work for in 2014. Here, we've highlighted the top 10.Here the Employee satisfaction rating is calculated out of "5".
1.Twitter
CEO: Dick Costolo
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.6
Business: A social media service where people can share their thoughts with the word in 140 characters or less.
Headquarters: San Francisco
What employees think: “It's the ideal balance of fun and very cool work. You got all the resources to be awesome. Food, tech giants, drinks, unbelievable perks!” —Twitter Software Engineer II (New York, NY)
2.LinkedIn
CEO: Jeff Weiner
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.6
Business: A social network for professionals.
Headquarters: Mountain View, CA
What employees think: “LinkedIn is a great company and has a strong brand, but what I love more is the environment I get to work in every day. Scooters, cube decorating competitions, fund raising events for charities, hilarious and brilliant coworkers, food, group fitness classes, etc.” —LinkedIn Manager (Chicago, IL)
3.Facebook
CEO: Mark Zuckerberg
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.5
Business: Social media network
Headquarters: Menlo Park, CA
What employees think: “Excellent benefits and employee perks — on site health care, chiropractor, acupuncture, gym and many others I haven't tried out yet. Another huge bonus for me is the support I have here as a woman in the tech community, it's pretty amazing.” —Facebook Program Manager (Menlo Park, CA)
4.Guidewire Software
CEO: Marcus Ryu
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.5
Business: Makes software for the property and life insurance industry
Headquarters: Foster City, CA
What employees think: “Smart people, good salary and benefits, fast-paced, lots of opportunity to see that something needs to be done and do it. Recognition for good work or good efforts.” —Guidewire Technical Writer (Foster City, CA)
5.Interactive Intelligence
CEO: Donald E. Brown
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.3
Headquarters: Indianapolis, IN
Business: Makes software for telephone communications at enterprises and for call centers.
What employees think: “Flexible environment, high-caliber personnel, competitive compensation, strong leadership, company has solid finances and is in high-growth mode. Interesting technology and challenging problems to solve.” —Interactive Intelligence Lead Software Engineer (Indianapolis, IN)
6.Google
CEO: Larry Page
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.1
Headquarters: Mountain View, CA
Business: World’s largest search engine and makes the Android operating system.
What employees think: “Lots of smart people, fantastic perks. I learned more here than I have anywhere else in my professional history. The older teams, such as infrastructure and apps have people that can teach you more in an hour than you learn many places in your entire tenure.” —Google Software Engineer (San Francisco, CA)
7.Qualcomm
CEO: Paul E. Jacobs
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.1
Headquarters: San Diego, CA
Business: It is known for its Snapdragon processors that power smartphones
What employees think: “Visionary leader, great technology portfolio and offers opportunities to work on many different projects, rewards performance well, wide access to learning and development opportunities, very good IT systems and support, family-oriented company, good benefits, just a great company to work for filled with smart, innovative, nice humble people.” —Qualcomm Senior Learning & Development Specialist (San Diego, CA)
8.Slalom Consulting
CEO: Brad Jackson
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.1
Headquarters: Seattle
Business: It is a tech consulting service that helps business in big software projects and cloud computing
What employees think: “Compelling projects that allow you to showcase and grow your skills. A senior leadership team that makes time and effort to get to know consultants both personally and professionally. A culture that provides a fun environment and leads to people that enjoy spending time together in and out of the office.” —Slalom Consulting Consultant (Atlanta, GA)
9.Riverbed Technology
CEO: Jerry M. Kennelly
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.1
Headquarters: San Francisco
What it does: Makes hardware and software that helps enterprise networks run faster
What employees think: “A work-life balance that's truly achievable and a workplace with no egos or politics. Our leaders are not only super smart/dynamic but also very down-to-earth, approachable, and fun to be around.” —Riverbed Technology Senior Director (San Francisco, CA)
10.Intuit
CEO: Brad Smith
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.1
Headquarters: Mountain View, CA
Business: Makes financial and tax preparation software for consumers and small businesses
What employees think: “Customer focused. Innovative. Respect and appreciation for work well done. People are very smart and nice to each other. Salary and bonus are excellent. Work life balance.” —Intuit Staff Software Engineer (Mountain View, CA)
Job community site Glassdoor released its annual Employees' Choice Award, which measures employee satisfaction on a scale of one to five, as well as their overall experience at the companies.
Employees were asked to rate how satisfied they were with their company, CEO, career opportunities, compensation and benefits, culture and values, senior management, work-life balance, and whether they would recommend the company to a friend.
In the survey Twitter was elected the number one tech company to work for in 2014, displacing Facebook, which held the crown for three years straight (2011, 2012, and 2013). LinkedIn was second in tech (third overall), and Facebook was third in tech (fifth overall).
The surprising result was Apple didn't make it into the top 10. In addition, there were companies which we may have never heard of. Most of the best tech companies offer enterprise tech, not consumer tech.
Glassdoor's list, which is solely based on employee reviews and feedback, ranks the top 50 companies to work for in 2014. Here, we've highlighted the top 10.Here the Employee satisfaction rating is calculated out of "5".
1.Twitter
CEO: Dick Costolo
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.6
Business: A social media service where people can share their thoughts with the word in 140 characters or less.
Headquarters: San Francisco
What employees think: “It's the ideal balance of fun and very cool work. You got all the resources to be awesome. Food, tech giants, drinks, unbelievable perks!” —Twitter Software Engineer II (New York, NY)
2.LinkedIn
CEO: Jeff Weiner
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.6
Business: A social network for professionals.
Headquarters: Mountain View, CA
What employees think: “LinkedIn is a great company and has a strong brand, but what I love more is the environment I get to work in every day. Scooters, cube decorating competitions, fund raising events for charities, hilarious and brilliant coworkers, food, group fitness classes, etc.” —LinkedIn Manager (Chicago, IL)
3.Facebook
CEO: Mark Zuckerberg
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.5
Business: Social media network
Headquarters: Menlo Park, CA
What employees think: “Excellent benefits and employee perks — on site health care, chiropractor, acupuncture, gym and many others I haven't tried out yet. Another huge bonus for me is the support I have here as a woman in the tech community, it's pretty amazing.” —Facebook Program Manager (Menlo Park, CA)
4.Guidewire Software
CEO: Marcus Ryu
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.5
Business: Makes software for the property and life insurance industry
Headquarters: Foster City, CA
What employees think: “Smart people, good salary and benefits, fast-paced, lots of opportunity to see that something needs to be done and do it. Recognition for good work or good efforts.” —Guidewire Technical Writer (Foster City, CA)
5.Interactive Intelligence
CEO: Donald E. Brown
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.3
Headquarters: Indianapolis, IN
Business: Makes software for telephone communications at enterprises and for call centers.
What employees think: “Flexible environment, high-caliber personnel, competitive compensation, strong leadership, company has solid finances and is in high-growth mode. Interesting technology and challenging problems to solve.” —Interactive Intelligence Lead Software Engineer (Indianapolis, IN)
6.Google
CEO: Larry Page
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.1
Headquarters: Mountain View, CA
Business: World’s largest search engine and makes the Android operating system.
What employees think: “Lots of smart people, fantastic perks. I learned more here than I have anywhere else in my professional history. The older teams, such as infrastructure and apps have people that can teach you more in an hour than you learn many places in your entire tenure.” —Google Software Engineer (San Francisco, CA)
7.Qualcomm
CEO: Paul E. Jacobs
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.1
Headquarters: San Diego, CA
Business: It is known for its Snapdragon processors that power smartphones
What employees think: “Visionary leader, great technology portfolio and offers opportunities to work on many different projects, rewards performance well, wide access to learning and development opportunities, very good IT systems and support, family-oriented company, good benefits, just a great company to work for filled with smart, innovative, nice humble people.” —Qualcomm Senior Learning & Development Specialist (San Diego, CA)
8.Slalom Consulting
CEO: Brad Jackson
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.1
Headquarters: Seattle
Business: It is a tech consulting service that helps business in big software projects and cloud computing
What employees think: “Compelling projects that allow you to showcase and grow your skills. A senior leadership team that makes time and effort to get to know consultants both personally and professionally. A culture that provides a fun environment and leads to people that enjoy spending time together in and out of the office.” —Slalom Consulting Consultant (Atlanta, GA)
9.Riverbed Technology
CEO: Jerry M. Kennelly
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.1
Headquarters: San Francisco
What it does: Makes hardware and software that helps enterprise networks run faster
What employees think: “A work-life balance that's truly achievable and a workplace with no egos or politics. Our leaders are not only super smart/dynamic but also very down-to-earth, approachable, and fun to be around.” —Riverbed Technology Senior Director (San Francisco, CA)
10.Intuit
CEO: Brad Smith
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.1
Headquarters: Mountain View, CA
Business: Makes financial and tax preparation software for consumers and small businesses
What employees think: “Customer focused. Innovative. Respect and appreciation for work well done. People are very smart and nice to each other. Salary and bonus are excellent. Work life balance.” —Intuit Staff Software Engineer (Mountain View, CA)
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