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Best Places to Work 2011

Employees' Choice Awards

Glassdoor is excited to announce our third annual Employees' Choice Awards, a list of the 50 Best Places to Work. The top 50 winners were selected by the people who know these companies best – their employees.

2011

Top 50 Winners

1

Facebook

4.6

Awesome job with great opportunities

"Facebook is amazing. Working here offers the best environment I have ever seen in a workplace. The job is all about cooperation, not competition. The Facebook culture, office design, and management styles all support…

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2

Southwest is an amazing place to work.

"The company was founded on the principle that in order to succeed you need to treat your…

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3

Fantastic place

Solid experience and opportunities to network with lots of smart people. Projects are…

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4

General Mills Team Leader II

"There is a high level of competency amongst the peer group, which I believe can be…

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5

Edelman

4.0

I'm a comeback kid

"I worked here 10 years ago and came back after leaving for five years. I came back…

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6

BCG is a great place to launch a career

"Working for The Boston Consulting Group is an outstanding value proposition for recent…

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7

SAS is a great place to work. It really is.

Great support of employees' needs for flexibility…

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8

Great support for those looking to define their own career.

"Very entrepreneurial. If you have ideas you want…

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9

Excellent place to work!

"Overstock.com pays higher than any call center I've come across. The benefits are…

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11

Great entry level sales job

"Careerbuilder gives you the foundation for a great career in sales, they have fantastic…

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12

MITRE

3.9

Better Transform or Out of Business

"Can amass good experience Direct contact with government customers (what we call…

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13

QuikTrip

3.9

Great Company!!!

Very forward thinking company that values it's employees. Company stands by it's core…

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NetApp

3.8

NetApp is Great! but....

"Company benefits, 401 match, Employee stock purchase plan, fun activities like ""Beer…

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16

Pretty great place to work!

"The best thing is the commitment TJ's has to promote a sense of community between the…

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17

Great place to work

"Always a challenge, constantly learning. Great Reputation on Wall Street (not main…

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18

Good place to grow quickly

"McKinsey's obsession with feedback ensures that employees are constantly developing and…

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19

Great place to work

Work with smart people. Good work environment. Good hours. Interesting work. Very steady…

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20

Apple

3.7

Apple is awesome for hard workers.

"Free product depending on your group. If you're truly driven by your work, then this is…

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21

A view of a Product Development Engineer at Analog Devices

"The job at ADI is pretty flexible in terms of…

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22

Great Company, Hard Work Required

"If you work here, you are your own boss. You have unlimited income potential and you can…

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23

Great place to learn and grow

"-lots of opportunities for learning (CPE classes, multi day workshops/trainings…

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24

BB&T

3.7

Best Bank in Town

"Above average benefits: eg, vacation time, 401k match. Commitment to doing it the right…

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25

Synopsys

3.7

Synopsys is the BEST place to work!!!

"Great culture, great leadership, ethics, technology and strong pay for performance…

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26

Chevron

3.7

Thoughts from less than 5 years experience

"Excellent training programs for new employees…

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27

Scottrade

3.7

love it

"great atmosphere caring management excellent benefits fair pay light work load CEO is…

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28

Review: A couple of pointers

One of the best places for those with families to work at

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29

Not for the faint of heart

"You are helping people, and they all need help. However, getting them to realize this is…

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30

Google

3.7

Awesome company with awesome managers

"People are smart, technology is innovative, food is the best. lots of other perks…

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31

My experience

Good collaboration within teams and generally people are willing to work together for a…

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32

Fluor

3.6

Fluor

Good company with excellent intalectual property sharing. Good opportunities for work on…

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33

A great place to work

Monsanto offers unlimited opportunity to develop your career through continuous learning…

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34

Publix

3.6

Be ready to work!

"If you work hard at Publix you will advance. However, you must perform at a high level…

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35

Deere, great traditions, great environment, great package,

"Deere is one of the oldest corporations in…

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36

Qualcomm

3.6

Lots of smart people to work with

"1. Talented staff all willing to work together. 2. Good benefits and flexible schedule…

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37

Probably best on the street

"Senior management is very technical. Some of them still quite hands on compensation is…

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38

Great place to work!

Very stable organization and great coworkers. Great company that really is focused on…

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39

Adobe

3.6

Still good place to work

"Pretty good salaries and excellent benefits, very nice environment with personal office…

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40

REI

3.6

Great Place to Work

"I have worked for REI for 11 years and have never once dreaded going to work. The people…

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41

Great product, great people who ask a lot of all employees

"Product is truly remarkable, and the drive to…

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42

Pretty Good

"The benefits are pretty good. There's a lot of flexibility when it comes to creating a…

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43

Great Place To Work

"good opportunity for advancement/promotion, support from middle management, fostering a…

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44

Genentech

3.6

Technical IT Specialist

"Great opportunity to learn. For self-starters, a great environment to be on your own to…

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46

Managing Director

"Great for some employees who are fortunate enough to have leaders that allow you to be…

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47

NIKE

3.5

Best Job i've had

"amazing benefits, great company, collaborative team environment, extremely smart…

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48

Good for now, but not sure about the potential growth.

I like the job so far. Possibily because I am…

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49

Cummins

3.5

Great place to develop a career!

"Truly global and diverse organization, where cross-functional experience is required and…

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50

capital one teller

the benefits such as health insurance and dental insurance are great. They were very…

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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 1, 2010
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