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Thinking of getting a new job in 2016? Job-hunting site Glassdoor has the inside scoop on which companies to target.
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It scanned its massive database of employerlistings to find the 50 companies with the most satisfied workers, according to employees who submitted ratings and reviews on the site.
Reviewers rated their companies ona five-point scale: 1.0 = very dissatisfied, 3.0 = OK, 5.0 = very satisfied.
Scroll down to find out where the big names likeFacebook, Apple, and Nike ranked โ and to see which smaller, up-and-coming companies made the cut this year.
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No. 50: SolarCity
Score: 3.9
SolarCity is afull-service solar-power systems provider for homes, businesses, and governments.
"Clear, concise, transparent communication throughout the company is good. Everyone is really pumped and excited to be a part of the organization. Great company spirit and wonderful mission." โSolarCity employee
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No. 49: Concur
Score: 3.9
Concur offers business travel and expense-management cloud software.It is now a part of huge German software company SAP, since SAP bought it a year ago for $8.3 billion.
"The people and culture at Concur are phenomenal. They hire great people and it shows. They are great at rewarding the Sales Team and they always are providing fun incentives." โConcur regional sales executive
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No. 48: Total Quality Logistics
Score: 3.9
Total Quality Logistics arranges business-to-business freight shipments across North America.
"This company makes you realize there is no limit to your potential, you become successful and then learn that there truly is no ceiling to what you are capable of. It's fast paced, never a dull moment, and one of the most exciting places to come to work every single day." โTotal Quality logistics account executive
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No. 47: Nike
Score: 3.9
Nike is an athletic shoe, clothing, and equipment company.
"The pay is very competitive and is reviewed twice annually to ensure employees are receiving what they are worth. The benefits package is fantastic and starts immediately upon employment. The company is all about their employees and it is a tight knit community." โNike coach
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No. 46: Red Bull
Score: 3.9
Red Bull is a maker ofcaffeine-infused energy drinks.
"Awesome place to work with lots of cool perks like free shows, open schedule, and great pay. Fun atmosphere, very engaging." โRed Bull employee
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No. 45: REI
Score: 3.9
REI is a retail-store chainthat sells outdoor and adventure gear.
"Work-life balance, active, and outdoorsy culture, gear discounts. Company is growing and becoming more innovative and creative. Collaborative atmosphere and employees love the company." โREI employee
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No. 44: Gartner
Score: 3.9
Gartner is a global-market research firm that specializes in covering the technology industry.
"At Gartner you work with brilliant people and sit at the cutting edge of IT. People are supportive and collaborative. It's also known for integrity." โGartner director
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No. 43: Stryker
Score: 4.0
Strykermanufactures medical devices and equipment that specializes inorthopedic technology.
"Big organization that has kept the small company feel. Feels like working amongst long-time friends which builds a culture of employees invested in each other as well as the company's long term success." โStryker director
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No. 42: Southwest Airlines
Score: 4.0
Southwest Airlines is a major US airline that focuses onlow-cost fares.
"Opportunities for growth, change, location movement, department movement. The company provides job stability, generous benefits, and performance-based salary. The company supports the communities it services with air travel and not only promotes charitable giving and volunteer service, but makes it easy to do so as an employee." โSouthwest Airlines senior manager
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No. 41: GE Aviation
Score: 4.0
GE Aviation designs and manufactures aircraft engines, systems, and services for the commercial aircraft, military, marine, and business markets.
"Work-life balance is the best I have ever seen! Management is very understanding of any personal issues and work closely to help you as much as possible. The staff are incredibly friendly and greatly care about the things they and the company achieve." โGE Aviation fleet data specialist
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No. 40: Costco Wholesale
Score: 4.0
Costco Wholesale is a membership-based chain of retail stores that sells wholesale goods to the public and businesses.
"Great work environment and work-life balance. Very strong ethics and values are embedded in the culture. They mean it when they say 'We are a family.'" โCostco Wholesale business data analyst
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No. 39: Chevron
Score: 4.0
Chevron is an oil and energy company.
"Competitive pay and benefits. Strong safety culture. Lots of intelligent people to work with and a lot of very experienced co-workers make this a great place to learn as well." โChevron electrician
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No. 38: Gensler
Score: 4.0
Gensler isanarchitecture and design firm that employs over 5,000 people.
"You can make your own way and take your career any direction you want. Gensler truly lives by the 'one firm firm' philosophy. The network between the offices is amazing. I have had the opportunity to work with some of the industry's top talent on incredible projects." โGensler design manager
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No. 37: Red Hat
Score: 4.0
Red Hat is a software maker best known for itscommercialversion of the Linux operating system and offering "open source" software, whichcan be modified and shared with anyone by anyone.
"Some of the smartest people in the biz. Folks have the highest respect for technical and field resources. A family-like culture." โRed Hat sales representative
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No. 36: Turner Construction
Score: 4.0
Turner Construction is a builder and construction-managementcompanythat specializes in commercial projects.
"Focused on their employees' growth and success. They offer many different resources and training opportunities. The company is also very focused on healthy work life balance." โTurner Construction field engineer
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No. 35: Workday
Score: 4.0
Workday offers human-resources software to businesses throughthe cloud.
"Great management which has a vision and direction for the company. Work-life balance is excellent; the company is very family focused. If you're a high contributor, near unlimited potential for opportunities and promotions." โWorkday technology management employee
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No. 34: Genentech
Score: 4.0
Genentech is a pharmaceuticals and biotechnology company.
"Inviting and social atmosphere every day. Everyone has a positive attitude because they know the work they are doing is helping real people. Great employee benefits and collaborative and flexible work environment." โGenentech communications employee
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No. 33: F5 Networks
Score: 4.0
F5 Networks manufacturers equipment for building and securing computer networks.
"Great company culture, people who care about each other and get great stuff done for customers. Great benefits and rewards. Company that cares about the local community." โF5 Networks project manager
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No. 32: Salesforce
Score: 4.0
Salesforce offers a business software as a cloud service that helps companies manage their sales, marketing, and application programming projects.
"Amazing corporate culture: work hard but have fun doing it. Unbelievable benefits that are constantly increasing. A meritocracy where employees are handsomely rewarded for hard work. Youโll never get bored!" โSalesforce commercial account executive
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No. 31: Akamai
Score: 4.0
Akamai offers a "content delivery network" that helps large websites and media sites run faster.
"This is the best place I've ever worked, bar none. People are dauntingly smart, friendly, and helpful, the work is challenging but interesting, the benefits are very good, and the pace โ while certainly subject to the occasional flurry of long hours โ is remarkably life- and family-friendly." โAkamai senior user-experience designer
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No. 30: Slalom Consulting
Score: 4.0
Slalom Consulting is a business consulting firm.
"Work-life balance is built into the culture. Very interesting work, huge growth opportunities. Incredibly supportive management, you can go to any of them, tell them exactly how you feel, and they will listen and make changes." โSlalom Consulting senior engineer
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No. 29: Wegmans Food Markets
Score: 4.0
Wegmans Food Markets is aregional supermarket chainwith stores in the mid-Atlantic and New England.
"A well-established company, many opportunities for advancement both locally and in other markets. Stability, flexible scheduling and employees that truly care about the well-being and success of every employee." โWegmans Food Markets employee
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No. 28: Paycom
Score: 4.0
Paycom is anonline payroll and human-resources software provider.
"Leaders are always encouraging us to provide constructive feedback. Catered lunches and on-site gym. Being surrounded by some of the most amazing professionals that inspire me daily." โPaycom talent-acquisition specialist
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No. 27: Vivint Solar
Score: 4.0
Vivint Solar makessolar-energy systems for thehome.
"I like how competitive their pay is, how well they treat their employees, how visionary and inspirational the leadership is, and how they rely on their employees for great solutions to problems. It's fun to come to work every day and see what challenges wait for me." โVivint Solar senior instructional designer
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No. 26: Twitter
Score: 4.0
Twitter is a social-media company where people tweet their thoughts to the world in 140 characters or less.
"The people that work here are amazing! Our environment thrives on reciprocation of employees teaching and learning from each other. I am empowered to make the decisions needed to help make an impact on the company." โTwitter recruiter
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No. 25: Apple
Score: 4.0
Apple is the company that makes iPhones, iPads, and Macintosh computers in addition to selling music and movies โ iTunes โ and offering other devices and software.
"Benefits, team is amazing, management is wonderful, constantly learning on a daily basis. You work with people who are as passionate about what they do as you are โ who are determined and destined for great things. Vacation, stocks, health benefits, etc. are wonderful!" โApple operations employee
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No. 24: QuikTrip
Score: 4.0
QuikTrip is a regionalchain of convenience stores in the Midwest and South.
"The company awards you for staying with them, the pay gets better throughout the long run and starts off great as well.The company promotes through performance and NOT seniority. IF you do a good job then you are rewarded for it, simple as that." โQuikTrip trainer
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No. 23: Protiviti
Score: 4.0
Protiviti is a global business-consulting and internal-audit firm that employs more than3,700 people.
"Opportunity to work in various industries. Flexible work schedule, good health benefits, average base salary, excellent bonus structure. The culture/people are great and 99% of people are easy to work with and will help you with your career." โProtiviti experience consultant
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No. 22: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Score: 4.0
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a nonprofit religious organization commonly known as the Mormon Church. It also employs over 1,000 people, from accountants to IT professionals.
"Working at the LDS Church has been the best experience I've had in my career. It is full of honest people doing great work. There is a sense of innovation and excitement to accomplish the work." โThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints project manager III
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No. 21: Delta Air Lines
Score: 4.0
Delta Air Lines is one of the the world's biggestglobal airlines, servingmore than 160 million travelers a year.
"Clear paths for advancement. You really see how your work contributes to the success of the company. Industry leading profit sharing program and great flight benefits." โDelta Air Lines Principal Engineer
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No. 20: Memorial Sloan Kettering
Score: 4.1
Memorial Sloan Kettering is a cancer-treatment center.
"Collaborating with world renowned professionals, excellent pay and benefits. Nurses are valued and respected." โMemorial Sloan Kettering clinical nurse III
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No. 19: Adobe
Score: 4.1
Adobeis a software maker best known for itsdesign and photo-editing software.
"Outstanding company benefitsโthe Employee Stock Purchase Plan is second to none. Extremely progressive company that values employees. I truly feel needed and wanted with freedom to make decisions and have support at all levels." โAdobe employee
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No. 18: Riot Games
Score: 4.1
Riot Games is avideo-game publisher that makes the popular "League of Legends."
"Riot treats all of its employees incredibly well, from top tier benefits across the board, to the state of the art campus, free gourmet lunch and dinner. I really can't imagine a better place to work in games (or in tech around the greater LA area)." โRiot Games senior staff
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No. 17: H-E-B
Score: 4.1
H-E-B is a grocery chain.
"Flexible Hours. Ability to move up just as fast and much as you want depending on your self-motivation. Ability to find where you belong, department wise." โH-E-B deli representative
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No. 16: Expedia
Score: 4.1
Expedia is an online travel site.
"The atmosphere is positive, energetic and entrepreneurial. The combination of travel and technology creates a fast-paced and exciting place to be. Join us!" โExpedia director
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No. 15: Power Home Remodeling Group
Score: 4.1
Power Home Remodeling Group is a home-remodeling company best known for replacement windows, siding, roofing, and entry doors.
"Rapidly growing company with highly driven leadership. Inter-office camaraderie is a huge part of company culture. Multiple opportunities for upward movement in all departments within the company." โPower Home Remodeling Group sales-support employee
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No. 14: Mindbody
Score: 4.2
Mindbody is a software firmforclass- and appointment-based businesses.
"It's a culture of happiness! I've never been in such a positive environment. Management encourages you not only professionally, but in personal aspects of life too." โMindbody technical-support employee
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No. 13: In-N-Out Burger
Score: 4.2
In-N-Out Burger is a chain of fast-food burger restaurants.
"Pay, hours, benefits, company associate appreciation, bonuses, incentives, the list goes on and on. Coolest president ever." โIn-N-Out Burger employee
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No. 12: World Wide Technology
Score: 4.3
World Wide Technology is a technology-consulting company.
"Flexible hours along with telecommute days. Family environment, fun and never bored โ always work to be done! Benefits are excellent!" โWorld Wide Technology employee
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No. 11. Eastman Chemical
Score: 4.3
Eastman Chemical isa global chemical company.
"Employees are encouraged to volunteer, and those opportunities are spent working side by side with management and company executives. A balanced work and home life are also stressed by management โ and they grant you the time to make that happen. They truly believe that happy, fulfilled people make the best employees." โEastman Chemical administrative assistant
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No. 10: Zillow
Score: 4.3
Zillow is an online real-estate site.
"The views are amazing, the free food/snacks/drinks are great, and the benefits are great. I'm surrounded by smart people, and am constantly learning. Little red-tape and no business politics allow for us to immediately benefit the company and have a huge impact." โZillow data scientist
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No. 9: Nestlรฉ Purina PetCare
Score: 4.3
Nestlรฉ Purina PetCare is a pet-food manufacturer.
"People-oriented company. Heavy investment in employees and endless opportunities. Strong work-life balance and a culture that stresses open communication." โNestlรฉ Purina PetCare audit manager
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No. 8: Google
Score: 4.3
Google is the world's largest internet search site that also offers email and office software and has its fingers in all sorts of tech projects, from self-driving cars to internet kites and balloons.
"Everyone works together to achieve big and have fun while doing it. The perks are unbelievable (food, massage, gyms, discounts, etc.) but the best part is being surrounded by such amazing talent. It's truly inspiring." โGoogle interaction designer
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No. 7: Boston Consulting Group
Score: 4.3
Boston Consulting Group is a global business and management-consulting company.
"The work is intellectually intense and challenging. Smart colleagues, great teams, excellent culture and some terrific clients." โ Boston Consulting Group project leader
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No. 6: LinkedIn
Score: 4.4
LinkedIn is a job-hunting site and social network for business professionals.
"Our culture is about transformation, integrity, collaboration, humor, and of course results. This culture drives everything we do and is supported by the company's core values that every employee knows and lives each day. Our values are grounded in our members who come first always." โLinkedIn senior manager
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No. 5: Facebook
Score: 4.4
Facebook is the world's largest social network.
"The culture is really amazing and in my opinion even better than the media portrays it. The perks are wonderful, but the professional experience is even better! I feel the energy everyday working here." โFacebook product specialist
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No. 4: HubSpot
Score: 4.4
HubSpot makes salesand marketing software.
"Leadership places a heavy emphasis on employee growth across all divisions, from tuition reimbursem*nt to offering opportunities to take on challenges outside your core responsibilities. Transparent culture from top to bottom. Management actually listens to employees, and makes quick changes to structure if/when needed." โHubSpot employee
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No. 3. Guidewire
Score: 4.5
Guidewire makes software for the insurance industry.
"Guidewire hits the sweet spot between 'startup culture' and 'big corporate culture.' There is the small company vibe, wherein you can talk to everyone and get things done. And there is enough room for flexibility in processes for individuals and teams to choose what works best for them, while having the support of the larger organization." โGuidewire employee
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No. 2: Bain & Co.
Score: 4.6
Bain & Co. is amanagement consulting firm.
"Incredibly supportive culture with an incredible focus on learning and mentoring. Highly intelligent, down-to-earth and fun people. Focused on making a real impact for our clients." โBain & Co. associate consultant
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No. 1: Airbnb
Score: 4.6
Airbnb is a travel-company phenomenon that helped invent a new market, matching those with spare rooms/condos/homes to rent with travelers wanting to rent them.
"The people that work here are some of the best I've met in my professional career. The culture is good. The founders are great people and I believe they have the best intentions for the company, the employees, and our community. There is a lot of opportunity to learn from different teams and possibly switch roles as departments grow and new team form." โAirbnb employee
Axel Springer, Insider Inc.'s parent company, is an investor in Airbnb.
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