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No employer is perfect but in the eyes of the staff some companies come much closer than others. The jobs site Glassdoor, compiled a list of the top 50 best places to work using anonymous feedback provided by those who completed reviews of their employers.
Companies that made the list typically valued their employees, had a unique culture that aligned with the company’s mission, offered clear direction, provided great perks and benefits and hired smart people. The No. 1 best place among large employers? Airbnb, the peer-to-peer accommodations site.
One employee who worked in Airbnb’s San Francisco offices reported”Amazing people, vibrant workplace, and an unbeatable culture that is real ….Also, pay, insurance, perks, food, parties, and growth opportunities are top notch.” Global consulting firm Bain & Co. came in second.
It got the highest marks of any large company for career opportunities, compensation and benefits, culture and values, and senior leadership. However it missed out on the No. 1 spot overall in part because it ranked much lower than other companies in employees’ assessment of work-life balance.
Coming in third was Guidewire, a software maker for property and casualty insurers. It got more acknowledgement than any other company for excellent work-life balance.
A staff engineer in the company’s Foster City, California, office said “[T]he trust put in employees means the flexibility on work hours is enormous. This is probably the number one reason why we are able to retain the top talent that we have.”
Rounding out the top 5 best places to work were the online marketer Hubspot and that little-known social media outfit Facebook. Just below them are professional networking site LinkedIn, the Boston Consulting Group and Google.
Among smaller companies (those with fewer than 1,000 employees) the digital marketing software and services provider Madwire took the top spot. The San Francisco-based health care provider Grand Rounds came in second.
Others in the top 5 were cybersecurity provider Cloudlock, educational software maker Instructure and mobile app development company WillowTree.
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