Working for a software company seems to be a hot commodity these
days, out of the 50 companies chosen to be on the Glassdoor.com
Employees’ Choice Awards 15 of them were software companies. In
2008 more than 11,000 companies were reviewed by close to 75,000
employees. In order to review the companies the employees had to
complete a survey by ranking those companies on a scale of 1-5,
questions included:
- Opportunities for professional growth at company
- Opportunities for career advancement within company
- Your compensation compared with similar jobs elsewhere
- Your benefits package compared with similar employers
- Information and knowledge sharing within the company
- Communications from management about important issues and changes
- Company as a place you would recommend to others to work
- Company as a place you are proud to work
- Feedback you receive about your job performance
- Recognition and praise you receive when you do a good job
- Leadership abilities of Senior management
- Competence of Senior management
- Management support in permitting time off when you think it’s necessary
- Employer support in balancing between work life and personal life
- Fairness in how promotions are given and people are treated
- The level of respect shown by management toward employees
- Overall, how satisfied are you with the company as a place to work
In order to qualify for this list the following criteria had to be met:
- 25 Reviews from United States-based employees
- “Satisfied” ratings overall and across all categories
- A CEO with at least a 50% approval rating
So without further ado here are the Top Tech Companies to Work for in 2009:
1. Netflix
Number 3 on the overall list is Netflix. With an overall employee ranking of 4.4, employees describe Netflix as:
- “Netflix is a great place for star performers to shine”
- “Great place to work for risk-taking high performers.”
- “Netflix is a great place to work with an extraordinary group of people”
- “Teamwork is central to the culture.”
- “Not perfect, but definitely two-thumbs up!!”
- “Enter At Your Own Risk”
- “Like a good drama: A flashy young company in a nice setting, but with lots of tension under the surface”
- “Netflix hires the best and brightest but realize that you are hired for one job and vertical movement is unlikely.”
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