- HubSpot, Bain & Company, Docusign, In-N-Out Burger, and Sammons Financial are at the top of Glassdoor ‘s 100 Best Places to Work for 2020.
- Google (#11) dropped 3 spots, Facebook (#23) dropped 16 spots, and Apple (#84) dropped 13 spots
- Only 3 companies have been in the top 100 of the Employees’ Choice Awards all 12 years of its existence: #2 Bain & Company (4.6), #11 Google (4.5), and #84 Apple (4.3)
Glassdoor, one of the largest employment and recruiting platforms in the world, named the winners of its 12th annual Employees ‘ Choice Awards–to celebrate the Best Places to Work in 2020 across the U.S. and eight other countries in 2020. The Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards, unlike other workplace awards, are focused on input from employees who voluntarily offer confidential reviews by conducting a company analysis of their career, work environment and employer over the past year.
The best places to work in 2020 according to the list comprises:
- HubSpot
Company Rating: 4.6
“HubSpot works hard to create a truly diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone can feel comfortable bringing their true selves to work.” — HubSpot Renewals Account Manager (Cambridge, MA)
- Bain & Company
Company Rating: 4.6
“The company truly pays attention to personal growth and development. The supportive atmosphere is unique.” — Bain & Company Partner (Palo Alto, CA)
- DocuSign
Company Rating: 4.6
“They treat their employees fairly, are dedicated to the success of their employees, have great work life balance, and very responsive management.” — DocuSign Sales (Seattle, WA)
- In-N-Out Burger
Company Rating: 4.6
“Very flexible scheduling and understanding supervisors. They put forth a significant effort to advance your skills as an employee and help you climb the ladder.” — In-N-Out Burger Store Associate (Orange, CA)
- Sammons Financial Group
Company Rating: 4.5
“Here at Sammons they encourage employee growth and development and have programs in place that help you aspire to be your best you possible.” — Sammons Financial Group Internal Wholesaler (Sioux Falls, SD)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Company Rating: 4.5
“They work with your schedule with their Alternative Work Schedule option. They have a work life balance program with lots to offer including health assessment.” — Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Graphic Designer (Livermore, CA)
- Intuitive Surgical
Company Rating: 4.5
“In addition to getting to engage in a dynamic work environment, I am also able to spend my evenings and weekends with my family on most days.” — Intuitive Surgical Senior Human Factors Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA)
- Ultimate Software
Company Rating: 4.5
“The unlimited PTO, amazing benefits and feeling like part of a big family are my favourite parts about Ultimate.” — Ultimate Software Social Media Business Analyst (Weston, FL)
- VIPKid
Company Rating: 4.5
“I’ve worked for VipKid for 2 years, and I love how flexible it is. As an independent contractor I am able to take time off as needed, and I make my own schedule.” — VIPKid Teacher (Dallas, TX)
- Southwest Airlines
Company Rating: 4.5
“Great flexibility, great benefits, fabulous co-hearts who work together to make our jobs fun and our customers happy!” — Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant (Oakland, CA)
Company Rating: 4.5
“Work/life balance, benefits, compensation, autonomy and the quality of your co-workers are unmatched.” — Google Program Manager (Mountain View, CA)
Company Rating: 4.5
“Super invested in employee development, great work/life balance, great benefits for working mothers and maternity/paternity leave.” — LinkedIn Workplace Manager (New York, NY)
Glassdoor ’s ranking is based on eight criteria including work/life balance, senior management, compensation and benefits. Organizations must have at least 1,000 employees in the qualifying period to be rated and receive at least 75 ratings across the eight categories.
Some interesting facts that come out of the Glassdoor ’s list are:
- HubSpot (4.6 ratings) vaulted into the top spot for the first time, up from #16 (4.4) in 2019
- Bain & Company dropped one spot to #2 (4.6) after taking #1 (4.6) in 2019
- Google (#11) dropped 3 spots, Facebook (#23) dropped 16 spots, and Apple (#84) dropped 13 spots
- 31 newcomers across diverse industries debut this year as a Best Place to Work, including SurveyMonkey (#33, 4.4), Dell Technologies (#67, 4.3), and Slack (#69, 4.3)
- Only 3 companies have been in the top 100 of the Employees’ Choice Awards all 12 years of its existence: #2 Bain & Company (4.6), #11 Google (4.5), and #84 Apple (4.3)
Which company according to you should feature in the top 10 places to work in 2020? Do tell us in the comments.
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