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The 50 Best Companies To Work For In 2013
With their hip cultures, innovative projects, and young talent pool, giant tech companies get a lot of hype as dream places to work.
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But smaller companies also understand how to attract talent and are stepping up their games with sweet perks, endless room for growth, and appealing mentorship opportunities.
Glassdoor.com recently put out its annual Employees’ Choice Award, which measures employee satisfaction and overall experience at the companies. The list, which is solely based on employee reviews and feedback, measures the top companies to work for in 2013.
For the second year in a row, Facebook held the number one spot on the list.
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"I am constantly inspired by the people that I work with everyday," Melody Quintana, Facebook's content strategist, told Glassdoor in a YouTube video. "And the caliber of talent all concentrated in one place brings this infectious energy."
Out of the 50 companies that made this year's list, ten companies have made the cut every year since Glassdoor first compiled the list in 2009. The companies that consistently rank as great places to work include Apple, Bain & Company, CareerBuilder, Chevron, General Mills, Google, McKinsey & Company, MITRE, National Instruments, and QUALCOMM.
There are 21 companies that are newcomers to Glassdoor's list, including In-N-Out Burger, Workday, JetBlue, MasterCard and IKEA.
CEO: Howard D. Schultz
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.6 / 5
What employees think:
“Employee benefit package is excellent and available to employees at all levels of the company. Same-sex benefits are available.” – Starbucks Shift Supervisor (Houston, TX)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Sandy Cutler
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.6 /5
What employees think:
“Ethics # 1, management takes care of the employees.” – Eaton Corporation Leadership Development Program (Cleveland, OH)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Phil Kent
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.8 / 5
What employees think:
“Flexible culture, always promoting innovation and collaboration. Benefits are great and schedule is pretty flexible. Paid Time Off increases as years go by and you get a good amount of days off.” – Turner Broadcasting Supervisor (Atlanta, GA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Charles W. Sorenson
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.8 / 5
What employees think:
“Flexible culture, always promoting innovation and collaboration. Benefits are great and schedule is pretty flexible. Paid Time Off increases as years go by and you get a good amount of days off.” – Turner Broadcasting Supervisor (Atlanta, GA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Craig Jelinek
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.7 / 5
What employees think:
“Great company to get into and work your way up. If you can work hard, grow and cross train as well as build connections with management you can earn great money and move up fairly quickly.” – Costco Wholesale Merchandiser (Bellingham, WA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Ray Conner
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.5 / 5
What employees think:
“Diversity, advancement and a business on the cutting edge of aviation!!!” – Boeing Commercial Airplanes Mechanical Tech/Systems Install (North Charleston, SC)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Andrew N. Liveris
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.4 / 5
What employees think:
“Friendly people, good benefits, safe working conditions, fairness, One of the best places I have ever been employed, and would hope to remain employed for a very long time.” – Dow Chemical Packager (Midland, MI)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Mikael Ohlsson
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.6 / 5
What employees think:
“Management goes with an open door policy and make themselves available to listen to Co-workers' concerns and requests, almost all the time. Work and Life balance is understood and respected here.” – IKEA Sales Co-worker (Covina, CA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Bill McDermott & Jim Hagemann Snabe
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.7 / 5
What employees think:
“The communication is a big factor that works for SAP. Teams can collaborate globally and get projects accomplished.” – SAP Sales Support Associate (Newton Square, PA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: John E. Schlifske
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.7 / 5
What employees think:
“Free lunch, great medical benefits, wonderful work environment, and great people to work with. This company provides everything you need to become successful as far as training, tuition reimbursement, and advancement opportunities.” – Northwestern Mutual Administrative Assistant (Milwaukee, WI)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: George A. Scangos
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.8 / 5
What employees think:
“Great direct management who genuinely care about you and the doctors and patients we serve.” – Biogen Idec Area Business Manager (Kansas City, MO)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Colin Kinsella
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.4 / 5
What employees think:
“Fun culture, great experience for young people looking to gain exposure to the industry.” – Digitas Senior Search Marketing Analyst (New York, NY)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Paul E. Jacobs
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.8 / 5
What employees think:
“LIVELY is the word. Your work is well respected. Open door policy helps you to network to everyone in the office. Family like atmosphere. Many new interesting events help you keep energized with work.” –Qualcomm Applications Engineer (San Diego, CA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: David T. Seaton
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.7 / 5
What employees think:
“As a global company, you have the opportunity to take your career in many directions and even to far-flung global locations, if you desire. Being a part of Fluor can open other doors as well.” – Fluor Employee (Aliso Viejo, CA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Jack Little
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.5 / 5
What employees think:
“Company core values are demonstrated everyday, not just words on the webpage. One reason I joined was the opportunity for professional growth. Not only do they have courses, but the management and employees are knowledgeable and are great examples and mentors.” – MathWorks Manager (Natick, MA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Ken Powell
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.1 / 5
What employees think:
“The perks are great! They are really good about work/life balance. Family time is respected and flexibility is encouraged.” – General Mills Employee (Minneapolis, MN)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Tim Cook
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.8 / 5
What employees think:
“Really great products to work on, exciting opportunities and smart interesting people to work with. There is a strong culture of focusing on the end-user experience and not irrationally obsessing with features/technology.” – Apple Software Engineer (Cupertino, CA)
“The work you do changes the world. Love it or hate it, people know about your work. That's more than most can dream for.” – Apple Software Engineer IV (Cupertino, CA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Jim Whitehurst
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.8 / 5
What employees think:
“You get to work with the brightest people in the IT industry. Pay is not bad and your get to work with fantastic open source software.” – Red Hat IT Consultant (Phoenix, AZ)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Mark S. Hoplamazian
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.6 / 5
What employees think:
“Hyatt is a great employer, great benefits = free nights at Hyatt's everywhere! If you want to move up fast this is a company to do it with.” – Hyatt Front Office Manager (Orange, CA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Paul S. Otellini
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.7 / 5
What employees think:
“Education and job support is very important at Intel, which is refreshing. People are always hard working and willing to support someone who has questions or new ideas.” – Intel Corporation Safety Engineer(Hillsboro, OR)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Bill Sullivan
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.6 / 5
What employees think:
“Excellent benefits, a pension plan (!), tremendous work/life balance, and generally very skilled and dedicated colleagues.” – Agilent Technologies Business Process Analyst (Wilmington, DE)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Ajay Banga
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.5 / 5
What employees think:
“Definite opportunities for career advancement (both lattice & ladder), attention to building diversity in workforce at all levels, global business experience opportunities.” – MasterCard Business Leader (O’Fallon, MO)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Dave Barger
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.5 / 5
What employees think:
“I've never seen a place with so many people who truly love what they are doing. Caring for employees is instilled all the way up to senior management and it is real.” – JetBlue Corporate Finance Employee (Forrest Hills, NY)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Alfred Grasso
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.9 / 5
What employees think:
“Very smart people, employees work together as opposed to competing against one another, valuable work, excellent work/life balance, great benefits.” – MITRE Lead Communications Engineer (McLean, VA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Barney Harford
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.9 / 5
What employees think:
“Fast paced environment full of A players. Employees get lots of opportunities to innovate. It's the best hybrid of technology company and startup with a strong culture of "doing the right thing.” – Orbitz Worldwide Enterprise Architect (Chicago, IL)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Brad Jackson
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.1 / 5
What employees think:
“Slalom leadership is a great example of how true leaders can find smart people, empower them, and get out of their way but support them when needed.” – Slalom Consulting Management Consultant (Seattle, WA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Dan Bane
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.8 / 5
What employees think
“GREAT benefits, including an employer-paid retirement and easy acquirement of time-off. Plenty of job stability.” – Trader Joe’s Mate (Sacramento, CA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Mark B. Templeton
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.8 / 5
What employees think
“The career opportunities are excellent. Citrix promotes from within the company this means that managers know and understand employees.” – Citrix Escalation Engineer (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Marc Benioff
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.7 / 5
What employees think
“Great compensation, energy and culture. Integrated philanthropy from day one of your job and most managers and teams encourage it throughout your career at the company. Always innovative and usually a safe space to take risks and be creative.” – Salesforce.com Employee (San Francisco, CA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Sally Jewell
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.9 / 5
What employees think
“Great communication with management, fabulous work-life balance, benefits for part-time, schedule flexibility, ability to make decisions on your own--no micro management.” – REI Sales Specialist (Greenville, SC)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Tom Linebarger
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.5 / 5
What employees think
“Friendly people with challenging projects. Company emphasizes on community services as well so you will get lots of chances to participate in relevant events. Good place to start your career.” – Cummins Senior Engineer (Columbus, IN)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Aneel Bhusri
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.9 / 5
What employees think
“Workday is a company full of smart and dedicated people that work their butts off. I love coming to work and being around professionals that are willing to help each other and listen to each other.” – Workday, Inc. Principal Consultant (Pleasanton, CA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Marvin E. Odum
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.5 / 5
What employees think
“The wealth of knowledge and project exposure is very good. They are an industry heavyweight and set standards for how the rest of the industry does business.” – Shell Oil US Geologist (Houston, TX)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Paul L. Sagan
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.9 / 5
What employees think
“People, Management, Technology, and Customers that you cannot beat combined with good pay for performance, work place flexibility, and driven culture for those who like to compete and win.” – Akamai Employee (Cambridge, MA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Gene Hall
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.5 / 5
What employees think
“The culture at Gartner is great. You work with the smartest people and have fun doing it. Good benefits and work/life balance.” – Gartner Senior Director (Stamford, CT)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: A. Lanham Napier
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.8 / 5
What employees think
“Engaging, employee-centric, tech paradise full of energy and taking customer-focused leading edge technology to new places.” – Rackspace Product Manager III (San Antonio, TX)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Jeff Weiner
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.0 / 5
What employees think:
“The growth has been crazy and things are fast and loose as we figure out new space and continue to execute. I love working with so many people that are also working their dream job. You can feel it when you come to work each day.” – LinkedIn Employee (Mountain View, CA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: John S. Watson
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.8 / 5
What employees think:
“Great benefits. Great work life balance. Lots of opportunity for advancement, training, and mobility. Excellent focus on safety.” – Chevron Geologist (Moon Township, PA)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Gary C. Kelly
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.2 / 5
What employees think:
“Wonderful benefits, freedom to fly about the country, flexible hours, great opportunities. We work hard, and play hard...and LUV every minute!” – Southwest Airlines Service Coordinator (Phoenix, AZ)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Matt Ferguson
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.9 / 5
What employees think:
“You are rewarded for hard work- Company trips are second to none, you get to take a plus one and they spoil the hell out of you.” – CareerBuilder Senior Account Executive (Chicago, IL)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Hans-Paul Bürkner
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.0 / 5
What employees think:
“It's obvious that managers, partners, staff, even office heads go out of their way to make life better for its employees. The atmosphere is fair and transparent, especially considering that it's a private company.” –Boston Consulting Group Associate (Chicago, IL)
“High- priority projects at top companies, great opportunities to make connections across industries, and the opportunity to work with some of the smartest people in the world” – Boston Consulting Group Employee (Washington, DC)
“Very few workplaces offer the types of challenges that you can get at BCG. BCG targets the best students from the top undergraduate and MBA programs. This makes BCG a much more enjoyable place to work because you know that you are working with the best.” – Boston Consulting Group Principal (Dallas, TX)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Lynsi Martinez
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.1 / 5
What employees think:
“In N Out takes pride in the employees and product. They provide a great first job as well as room for growth. They hold monthly meetings and showcase outstanding employees.” – In-N-Out Burger Employee (San Diego, CA)
“The people are wonderful. Everyone gets along great and it's always a good time when you're at work.” – In-N-Out Burger Level III Employee (Chandler, AZ)
“Great attitudes of all associates. Managers are just as hard working as employees. Great base pay for employees. Chance to move up in company.” – In-N-Out Burger Level III Employee (Frisco, TX)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: James J. Truchard
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.8 / 5
What employees think:
“They put their employees first. When other employers lay off in droves, NI hangs on, relying on cash they have consistently put away for the inevitable economic recession.” – National Instruments Digital Hardware Engineer (Austin, TX)
“NI provides great feedback to employees in a systematic way so you know that you are doing your job correctly or if you need to improve in any way. Parties and happy hours in the office are common place and it is very easy to become great friends with your coworkers here.” – National Instruments Software Engineer (Austin, TX)
“A youthful company with large growth and opportunities in a city that is good to start a career in. The vision of the company is unique and the upper management understands the need to invest in people (especially R&D).” – National Instruments Staff Systems Engineer (Austin, TX)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Richard W. Edelman
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.9 / 5
What employees think:
“Tons of people that are: smart, engaging, thoughtful, and hard working. You can literally carve a path for yourself doing what you want to do and you are set up for success.” – Edelman Employee (New York, NY)
“Excellent opportunities to grow and learn at this huge "mom and pop" consultancy. I love the intelligence, passion and commitment of the people I work with, and the challenging assignments keep me engaged.” –Edelman Vice President (New York, NY)
“Team oriented, open door environment with ability to have a high level of autonomy and responsibility, as long as you communicate and continue to fulfill what's expected of you.” – Edelman Senior Account Supervisor (Washington, DC)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Larry Page
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.0 / 5
What employees think:
“Lots of perks and great work life balance! Google really cares about their employees and their products and it shows. It's great to be a part of such amazing innovation, and having the opportunity to work with such great minds.” – Google Site Reliability Engineer (San Francisco, CA)
“Google is very generous to its employees. Everyday it provides healthy and free food, drinks and snacks. There are lots of recreation and events inside Google. Employee's satisfaction rate is also very high.” – Google Software Engineer (Mountain View, CA)
“The people, the culture, and the constant innovation - makes coming to work everyday a fun routine.” – Google Account Executive (Chicago, IL)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Ronald A. DePinho
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.7 / 5
What employees think:
“Great benefits, including tuition reimbursement and a nice gym on campus to work out in. MD Anderson also has a great mentoring program for developing your professional goals and making connections with employees in other departments.” – M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Research Assistant (Houston, TX)
“The quest for knowledge is appreciated here and majority of the people who work here really love what they do.” – M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Research Coordinator (Houston, TX)
“Forward thinking, progressive organization doing cutting edge research. Many opportunities for progress and growth. Well run.” – M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Employee (Houston, TX)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Bob Bechek
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.3 / 5
What employees think:
“Bain has built an incredibly special culture that is down to earth, collegial, supportive, intellectually stimulating, and just out right fun. I absolutely love coming to work here and truly miss the office and our people when I'm away.” – Bain Consultant (Boston, MA)
“Everyone works as a team, always willing to help out, never let a Bainie fail. We do exciting work and have great learning opportunities while having worklife balance.” – Bain Consulting Support Staff (Boston, MA)
“Fantastic place to learn the full set of what it means to run a business, balancing both innovation and pragmatism. You will not find a more thoughtful, intelligent group of people who truly view the client's business as their own, and work hard to solve the problem (while remaining humble).” – Bain Manager (Chicago, IL)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Jerry M. Kennelly
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.3 / 5
What employees think:
“The company is evolving and growing with a cohesive story while capturing market opportunities. Working with a bunch of smart people in an open and collaborative environment is thoroughly challenging, stimulating and enjoyable.” – Riverbed Technology Technical Staff Member (Cambridge, MA)
“Management maintains the agility and sense of community from when Riverbed was a start-up even as it grows into a billion dollar business.” – Riverbed Technology Senior QA Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA)
“Exciting place to work with a great culture. It's great to see so many smart people pulling in one direction to get the job done.” – Riverbed Technology Product Marketing Director (New York, NY)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Dominic Barton
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.0 / 5
What employees think:
“Interesting problems to solve, Great clients, Impact on the world, Surrounded by brilliant & caring people.” – McKinsey & Company Senior Associate (Washington, DC)
“Great people. Great work. Great clients-- Lots of hard work, but you feel like you're part of something special.” – McKinsey & Company Employee (New York, NY)
“Most of the folks at McKinsey are dedicated, knowledgeable and easy to work with. It's a relaxed feeling environment and people support you and want you to improve and advance.” – McKinsey & Company Business Analyst (New York, NY)
Source: Glassdoor
CEO: Mark Zuckerberg
Employee satisfaction rating: 4.6 / 5
What employees think:
“The company's leadership truly believes in Facebook's mission to make the world more open and connected. Teams are small and have a lot of autonomy, and it's amazing to see how much of a difference a single person can make at this place.” – Facebook Product Manager (Menlo Park, CA)
“Everyone there has an opportunity to make an impact. Company moves very fast and prides itself on running lean. This means autonomy and opportunity for almost every employee.” – Facebook Sales Director(Menlo Park, CA)
“This is the best place in the world to be. Environment is all about engineers. Benefits, management, direction, culture - all very very positive items about the company.” – Facebook Manager, IT (Menlo Park, CA)
Source: Glassdoor
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