Best tech companies to work for in 2014
Glassdoor has released its annual listing of best companies to work for – with big social networking companies like Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook cracking the nod as great places for employees.
Online jobs and career community, Glassdoor lists 50 great cmpanies to work for in 2014, based on anonymous employee nominations and ratings.
The ranking is determined by taking cumulative average ratings from more than 500,000 employees who took part in a survey run between November 2012 and November 2013.
The Glassdoor company review survey asked employees to rate their satisfaction with the company overall and key workplace factors, such as career opportunities, compensation and benefits, work/life balance, senior management, as well as culture and values.
Topping the list as best company to work for is consulting firm, Bain & Company, which scored a top 4.4 (out of 5) rating with Glassdoor, based off of 438 ratings.
Looking at companies in the tech space, the newly publicly-listed Twitter tops the chart, ahead of professional social network, LinkedIn and social networking giant, Facebook.
Twitter is a new entrant onto the list, while Facebook has slipped some way from the top position in 2013 to 5th overall in the 2014 rankings.
| # | Company | Ratings | Score |
| 1 | Bain & Co | 438 | 4.6 |
| 2 | 94 | 4.6 | |
| 3 | 668 | 4.6 | |
| 4 | Eastman Chemical | 393 | 4.5 |
| 5 | 560 | 4.5 | |
| 6 | Guidewire | 227 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Interactive Intelligence | 206 | 4.3 |
| 8 | 1,755 | 4.3 | |
| 9 | Orbitz Worldwide | 276 | 4.3 |
| 10 | Nestle Purina PetCare | 163 | 4.3 |
Other major tech companies which made the list include Qualcomm (13th); Riverbed Technoloogy (17th); biotech company, Genentech (25th); Intel (33rd); Apple (35th); NetApp (41st); Ebay (49th); and Salesforce.com (50th).
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