A full quarter of them were enterprise tech companies.
We've sifted through the list and to find the ten best—companies with great pay, awesome managers, cool coworkers, great advancement potential, and amazing perks, according to the employees who work there.
“Great technology, innovation, employees are encouraged to speak up. Red Hat has a dynamic global work force and hires the top talent no matter where they live in the world. Employees are not micro-managed and are empowered to utilize their skills and experience in their fields.” – Red Hat Branding Specialist (Raleigh, North Carolina)
No. 9: Intel
Boonsri Dickinson, Business Insider
Glassdoor rank: 31
CEO: Paul S. Otellini
Employee satisfaction rating: 3.7 / 5
What employees think:
“Good benefits & pay; Intel does amazing things and it's cool to be a part of; many coworkers are pretty incredible, smart people; since Intel is so big there is a huge variety of opportunities; people are generally very approachable (you can setup a meeting with anyone and talk to them no matter how high their position). In most jobs you can tell your manager what flexibility you need in order to have good work-life balance.” – Financial Analyst (Hillsboro, Ore.)
“Agilent makes world class products and it's great to be a part of that. You are not overworked and are encouraged to continue your development.” – Software Engineer (Santa Rosa, Calif.).
“Citrix has a throbbing startup culture, which is preserved even amidst a host of new acquisitions in the Silicon Valley. The company has an excellent forecast to dominate in Desktop, Server Virtualization and Enterprise Application delivery segments. It has decent employee benefits and offers tremendous growth potential as the company expands.” – Senior Software Development Engineer (Santa Clara, Calif.)
“Great compensation, lots of mobility [in] the company, great coaches among sales leadership. Market leading products and relentless pace of innovation that addresses problems customers didn't even know they had. Holiday parties are amazing with performers like Cyndi Lauper and the bare naked ladies. CEO just gave out 500 tickets to employees for game 2 of the SF Giants in the World Series. 5 weeks of vacation, paid paternity leave, time off for foundation work.” – Account Executive (San Francisco, Calif.)
“Great resources, great people, great culture, and free bagels! There are lots of things to do with Workday, both at and outside of work. We have fun, and we produce. That's the way it should be.” – Workday, Inc. Associate Software Engineer (Pleasanton, Calif.)
UPDATED: "1. Employees are empowered to act and interact freely across the company and at all levels to get the job done; 2. Akamai employees represent a company that has a proprietary, world-class product that is in high demand; 3. Employees are genuinely excited about Akamai's technology; 4. The company is fiscally conservative but invests in good benefits, equipment and training; 5. The culture welcomes unique ideas, innovation and opinions and places greater value on these than position or title." Current employee, (Reston, VA).
“Engaging, employee-centric, tech paradise full of energy and taking customer-focused leading edge technology to new places. One of the few places where your hard work goes noticed." – Rackspace Product Manager III (San Antonio, Texas)
“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, Texas)
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, Mass.).
