Top tech companies to work for
Fortune has listed its top 100 companies to work for in the US, with global search giant, Google, claiming the top spot.
It marks the fourth year in a row that Google ranks first on the list, and “not just for the 100,000 hours of subsidized massages it doled out in 2012.”
This year, Google added three wellness centers and a seven-acre sports complex, which includes a roller hockey rink; courts for basketball, and shuffle ball – and horseshoe pits, Fortune said.
Despite not adding any new employees since last year, Google currently employees 34,311 people in the US, with 700 positions open.
Pools at Google’s “Googleplex” HQ
Business analytics software company, SAS, ranked second thanks to its strong push for creative freedom amongst its employees.
SAS employs 6,373 people in the USA, and has 6,481 employees outside the US. According to Fortune, the company has 59,047 applicants looking fill the 328 available positions.
The top 10 best companies to work for also features NetApp (6th) and Ultimate Software (9th), while Qualcomm just missed the top, coming in at 11th.
Software giant, Microsoft only managed 75th place, behind microprocessor manufacturer, Intel Corp. in 68th.
Top tech companies to work for
| Rank | Overall | Company | Employees | Growth |
| 1 | 1 | Google, Inc. | 53,546 | N.A. |
| 2 | 2 | SAS | 6,373 | 5.6% |
| 3 | 6 | NetApp | 7,426 | 7.8% |
| 4 | 9 | Ultimate Software | 1,440 | 18.7% |
| 5 | 11 | Qualcomm | 15,693 | 17.5% |
| 6 | 24 | World Wide Technology, Inc | 1,816 | 23.2% |
| 7 | 31 | Zappos.com | 1,243 | -57.3% |
| 8 | 42 | Cisco | 35,336 | -11.2% |
| 9 | 54 | Autodesk, Inc. | 3,012 | 11.7% |
| 10 | 63 | Hitachi Data Systems | 2,216 | 14.4% |
| 11 | 68 | Intel Corporation | 48,350 | 9% |
| 12 | 75 | Microsoft Corporation | 55,455 | 2% |
| 13 | 79 | TEKsystems | 3,165 | 3.9% |
To determine the best companies to work for, Fortune partners with the Great Place to Work Institute to conduct an extensive employee survey in corporate America.
The survey was conducted across 259 firms, with response from more than 277,000 employees at the companies.
The full list can be found at Fortune
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