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Best Places to Work 2009 in Dallas

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Northwestern Mutual – Milwaukee – “Milwaukee (WIS) Downtown - North Western Mutual…”

Northwestern Mutual – Milwaukee – “Home office at night”

Company Rating:

4.2

Employees are "Very Satisfied"

CEO Rating:

Edward J. Zore

98% Approve

A Northwestern Mutual Associate Financial Advisor said:

“Northwestern Mutual...like being a Nascar driver, you drive the machine, but have a great crew behind you!”

…Northwestern is a great company ethically and in terms of performance…a company respected among its peers for quality… – Full Review

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Whole Foods – Austin – “Headquarters of Whole Foods located in Austin, TX…”

Whole Foods – Fairfield – “Prepared Foods”

Company Rating:

4.2

Employees are "Very Satisfied"

CEO Rating:

John P. Mackey

85% Approve

A Whole Foods Associate Team Leader said:

“Excellent work environment, far above retail standards”

Excellent benefits; an excellent work environment where everyone is in it together and works for the success of the… – Full Review

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Novell – Waltham – “Office buildings at Novell headquarters in…”

Novell – Provo – “View out my office window in the early spring”

Company Rating:

3.7

Employees are "Satisfied"

CEO Rating:

Ron Hovsepian

65% Approve

A Novell Account Manager said:

“Good small Billion dollar company”

Good company that understands where it has been and has a plan to get to where it needs to be. Continuing to move to a… – Full Review

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Company Rating:

3.6

Employees are "Satisfied"

CEO Rating:

Rich Fairbank

68% Approve

A Capital One Senior Project Manager said:

“Capital One is a great place to work for people that love what they do!”

…Capital One offers a chance to work on really exciting and cutting edge projects, enabling quite a bit of professional… – Full Review

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Texas Instruments – Dallas – “Sign outside Gate 3 entrance of main…”

Company Rating:

3.6

Employees are "Satisfied"

CEO Rating:

Rich Templeton

64% Approve

A Texas Instruments Systems Administrator said:

“TI is a good company with good leadership and a bright future”

The future of the company looks strong. Our management is committed to growth. The company has a supportive and open… – Full Review

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Employee Ratings Scale: 4.01–5.0 = “Very Satisfied” 3.51–4.0 = “Satisfied”

Note: All ratings are as of December 15, 2008

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How the Top 50 Were Selected

The Top 50 were selected from more than 11,000 companies reviewed by the nearly 75,000 employees who completed a 20-question survey on Glassdoor in 2008. To be eligible for the list, a company must have had at least all of the following as of December 15, 2008: