Top 25 Highest Rated CEOs 2012

Sad that Intel Corp’s CEO Paul Otellini is %6 and missed top5 – he is good.  But not all his group VPs are good (few have chronies in key position, right position but ill-qualified people, and good gets shunted out or down-down and people operate in “FEAR”, she need to depart)

where is Jeff Bezos? Shouldn’t he be top 5??

MİCHAEL DELL must be there

Michael DELL from DELL Corp.

Where is AT&T’s CEO? …. Oh yeah, never mind

Where’s IBM’s CEO..??
 

All I see are the “big boys” – was there a size requirement here?  or a number of votes to be included in the list?  

lol  You’re funny.

Interesting……GS CEO 89%; who rate him that high?

No MITRE?  Ceo approval rating is 88%

AT&T. Top exes are probably at the bottom as they drive the company into a big black hole.

CEO of the US Air Force?  What?  How do I buy stock in that?

Where is Solyndra? I hear they are up and coming? BTW this survey is Bullshit!

coz no one cares about small caps

dude you already own it, though its worthless!

I would be very interested to know what were the specific traits on which they were rated (i.e. communication skills, vision for the company, transparency, fairness, etc.) Is that information available? I would be interesting to know what traits ranked highest.  

Jeff Bozos is a slave driver. No way he would ever make any list. Besides I believe Amazon
Is currently under investigation for its warehouse poor working conditions surrounding it fullfillment centers.

How can Patrick J. McGovern, CEO of International Data Group (IDG) NOT be included in this list.  He has a 100% approval rating!!!

Pat McGovernChairman and CEO100%Approve

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Just another reminder that there are too many men running the corporations that run this country. The stories I hear from my female friends working in the corporate world are astonishing. I don’t know whether to commend female CEOs or suggest they go into therapy.

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Gosh – too many men? Total male in the workforce is significantly higher than total female in the workforce. 

Plus this survey highlights 25 CEOs only. There are quite a number of women CEO in the world today.

Glassdoor is complete BS. Try and find a review of a company that is negative. How realisitic or valuable is a review if they are all screened and filtered so that all you see are positive comments. What a waste of time to even register.

Crap

IBM is oppressive and exploitive, employees know to work like dogs for measly bonuses, like $250/head.

 Go to LucasFilm if you want NEGATIVE.  The Dragon Lady running it is single-handedly destroying the company and her 39% will only get lower.

IDG has a grand total of 11 reviews . The survey requires 100+ as they clearly state .

 The survey is based on website user reviews, so you’d have to ask each person what they were thinking when clicked .

 agreed . 240 company ratings , 180 CEO ratings . Maybe the ratings didn’t come in the right time frame .

 you should try looking . the only thing I see are negative reviews of companies . look at EnerNOC , one of the more active GlassDoor forums .

Dan Hesse? Now I know this list is bullshit for sure!

This is rated by employees. Id give dan the nod being an employee. Turned the company around. Leader in customer sat, net positive growth again.

I wonder where Bob Iger falls on this list.  With in house changes this past year I can’t imagine him having an extraordinary rating, but it’s Disney. 

Look at Vantage Deluxe World Travel if you want to see negative.  I used to work there and I have seen some really mean comments….

That’s funny Bob McDonald of procter and gamble profits are up but so is the unemployed…

Wait a minute! You get $250! Where’s mine!! I just work like dog!

How is this list created I checkd the SAP CEOs who have a 90% approval rating but don’t make the list

Larry Ellison at Oracle has 81% and makes the list

Did you have to pay to get on here?

Shame there’s only one woman!

Indeed!

A few more people will certainly make this list like NVIDIA Jensen Huang. In all, this is one contentious topic!

 Indeed, Glasdoor looks more and more like a marketing tool for some big companies. I’ve been in some Fortune 50 companies that have high ratings and heard plenty of complains and seen people leaving.

 …and I’m not implying that Glassdoor is filtering comments. Maybe it’s simply attracting fanboy employees, or maybe some companies spend time creating fake reviews.

The lack of women on this list (yeah Ms. Whitman!) is very disheartening.

As a Costco employee, I am amazed that our leadership is not represented on the list. With a > 87% employee retention rate, most with double-digit tenure, coupled with the policy to promote from within and an amazing percentage of insured employees, it seems quite an oversight. Additionally, the ability to grow the business to $97B (FY12 est.) in a challenged economy deserves to be lauded. Finally, the first 3 of our 6 company mandates are:

1. Take care of the member (customer)
2. Take care of the employee
3. Take care of our vendors

Jim Sinegal, our founder who retired at the end of last year, “it’s not pure altruism. It’s good business.”

Wow, PepsiCo left out again.  Of course many of her employees have not had a significant raise in years and she makes $17mm.

What about outside the US?? Do you think that the US is the world?

I’d be interested in seeing the BOTTOM 25 list.  LOL 

 IBM has continually cut employee’s salaries, pension, insurance and job security.  Their CEO sucks big time!  No more lifetime employment….only wait and see till they pull the plug….even after 30 years of service!

bonuses are extra… 1.00 extra is more than you earned… be happy that you have a job

Dr. James Truchard @ National Instruments = 97% approval rating based on 211 reviews….

Seriously???  Really?  SEriously???? 

A big chunk of those companies OUTSOURCE to other countries or have OFFICES in other countries which is LEADING to America’s hardships in the economy and the lack of jobs in this country.  I’m sick to death of people trying to “globalize” us.  If you don’t want to see the list because it’s American companies, don’t look.  If everyone in other countries would pay attention to themselves instead of criticizing America for what you think we should be doing, you wouldn’t CARE about OUR list.

Xerox also has a Dragon Lady at the helm if your looking for extensive lists of employees that despise their CEO.  

Ursula should be the poster child for corrupt CEOs that rape their company for personal gain. 

 This is true, they are slashing salaries to move people to “delivery centers” where the talent is limited.  Those of us that are able, get trained and get out.  It’s a sinking ship and they are sacrificing quality for profits. Very intelligent and experienced people have lost their jobs only to have someone in a center take it over for a lot less money.  I hope I get out soon.

the woman issue is and remains disappointing…  but no Microsoft? 

Jeff Immelt? Seriously?

What about John Chambers of Cisco.. He has to be one among top 5 

 BS of course, go see if UPS, Kroger or any big company with fulfillment centers is treating their employees better and giving them full health benefits (even for part time employee).
The life in those big distribution center is never rosy but Amazon has nothing to be ashamed of in that regard.

Microsoft CEO………..? You must be joking, he is the laughing stock of the industry and his employees know it. The question is when he is going to be replaced.

I recently received a rejection letter from Lowes that I was not qualified to hold a seasonal position. I laugh at this as I am a 22 year veteran with leadership over thousands and holding a Top Secret clearance. So, I e-mailed the CEO of Lowes to provide feedback and to lambaste their hiring practices and lack of support for our military veterans. I did nor receive a reply. This only shows one of the reasons he is not on this list. Good leaders do not stick their heads in the sand when confronted with issues, they lead their people out of them! PLEASE BOYCOTT LOWES IN SUPPORT OF OUR VETERANS!!!!

 wow….sounds like somebody needs a hug (or less caffine)

So it’s just a local US list … useless then … where is the real list ?

She’s at Augusta National!…..  even though they didn’t offer her a membership because she is a woman!

I think the only surprise was Meg Whitman.

Actually to Meg Whitman being on this list was a surprise. I do agree that it was surprising to see no women on the list. 

Women make the worst CEOs

There’s nothing stopping you from making a global one if you want to invest that kind of time and money into doing the research.

You are right. The fact that it is mainly the larger companies on the list shows they are just counting positive comments. Obviously the larger the company the more positive comments they are going to get. If they included negative comments it would be a completely different story. 

If Glassdoor are going to limit their list to US companies they shouldn’t be sending their emails internationally and annoying every non-US citizen with stuff that’s totally irrelevant to us. 

Keep in mind that these rating were generated by responses from 280,000 people responding to questions posted on Glassdoor, that’s not going to yield vary accurate results from a statistician’s point of view–if you are a statistician and can share insights on this that would be great. For example, we don’t know if Glassdoor limited the results to U.S. companies, or if that’s an accurate representation of the people who responded.

Glassdoor does state that “The report [...] is based on current CEOs with at least 100 ratings from their own employees over the past year.”

The accuracy of polls is always a question in itself. This particular poll relies solely on the participants being members of Glassdoor, which significantly limits its accuracy… but then glassdoor might say that it’s accurate given the population of Glassdoor members.

Hmmm… Interesting that all but one are men.  Not complaining, just find it interesting.

Total agreement on IBM -    thats possiblly because that this list did not include international companies and IBM’s  us  presence  is shrinking   fast.  their  target growth is in low cost  ( read  overseas)  talent markets.  they have divested  form US  talent. Shame on you IBM.

Don’t feel bad – my sister is a perfectly normal, college educated high school teacher and got rejected from wal-mart after the personality test.

How did the CEO of the Army make the list? I can’t speak for the Air Force but if the Army can make the list – there’s hope for anyone …. Yep, pretty much Anyone.

 Perhaps you weren’t qualified for a seasonal position when you say things like “did nor receive a reply”.

 I think the reason you weren’t hired was you were over qualified…you applied for a “seasonal position” those kinds of jobs are usually reserved for illegal aliens.  I support my veterans with my gratitude, my heartfelt all consuming love, and undying allegiance but a 22 year veteran with more experience in his pinky just wont’ get hired for a day labor job.  You’re worth so much more…

 Hello?  people WALMART?  …an educated high school teacher again is applying for an illegal alien job…get real…I know we all need jobs…but you are worth so much more than what Walmart or Lowes can offer!  You know all the jobs that could get us by until we find a real job are being given to people who the only thing they have going for them is their personality…and that they can speak bilingual.  Where has Our America gone?

 isn’t it?

Glad to see men are still ruling the world … It is the 21st Century, and yet no chance for women to break that Glass Ceiling!! Highly Disappointing!! Well at least there is one woman!! You go Girl!!

Chriscal you’re a moron.

And I assume it’s because women still aren’t making it to the top of the big companies named here. I must say that the very best boss I ever had was a woman (as was the boss who was a nightmare from hell).

jajaja, TOMA Dyd y las 2 reputas que te parieron!!!, that’s the spirit, Robert!!

I was wondering the same thing. Same for US Army. What about the Navy and Marines? The corporatization (leading to privatization) of America. 

I think Camerastring has it right, though.

Interesting. I’ve always heard Oracle was a horrible place to work. Employees treated like s#!t. I guess that doesn’t count in these ratings. 

Funny….I dont see Brito’s name here? maybe if you run the WORST CEO’s according to Employees!

i feel you, for a different set of circumstances though, I have a MS in mech eng.  I have to say its almost poison in this job market, everyone and their dog just thinks, “works hard, overqualified, won’t stay” which would be right, if there was anywhere to go.  I’ve been hit with questions like “you’ve worked so hard for your degree, are you sure you want this job?” and statements where they laugh and say you have a masters degree by some pissant little art degree holders.  Anyway, I did find a couple employers that will hire overqualified people, skywest and fedex where i currently work, so far fedex has been pretty fair to me, and I’ll be up to apply internally for engineering positions this month… after a year or moving boxes.

Sir, that is referred to as a “typo”.  Look at the keyboard on your computer, “R” is directly next to “T”.  Way to go champ.

where are the women and minority CEOs?

there are no teaching jobs

hear hear

I’m shocked that only 1 of the top 25 is a woman.  While it is well known that women still face a glass ceiling for the top jobs, those that have made it to the top are pretty amazing people.  I’m curious to hear opinions as to why women are missing from this list. 

I’d be interested to read the research that leads to your conclusion.  Everything I read and experience points to just the opposite.

First off illegal aliens would not be hired by these companies.  Second, are you so out of touch that you don’t realize “over qualified” applicants are finding it difficult if not impossible to find work in more appropriate positions?  At least this person is attempting to work and not be supported by the Government.  Oh, and the guy that pointed out the typo…what a tool.

This is a flawed survey.  It is based on the number of employees that are responding on Glassdoor.  So large companies are going to be the only ones making the list.  A better method would be for Glassdoor to normalize the survey against the total number of employees in the responses. 

apple employes must be out of their minds to rate current ceo higher than jobs. employees are just like animals the most important thing for them is how their master is throwing bones at them. not everyone gives their CEOs credit for who they are and what they are capable of doing. this new guy at apple has yet to create anything phenomenal and is just enjoying the momentum that was generated by steve jobs. he must demonstrate his genius soon if he wants his company to stay in the race.

I liked Ebay a lot better when Meg Whitman was the CEO.  I can imagine that Hewlett-Packard likes her, too.  Good luck Ms. Whitman.

US has no value without china, India, japan, and Gulf. didn’t u read what each and every product of apple says ‘designed in California assembled in china’. that is the crux of story. people in USA have the ideas but no hands to execute them. that is why you will always hear wise Americans talk about globalization which is = survival

This is not an article about affirmative action. It’s about how employees rate their leaders. If there is a disproportionate number of white men ranked here, relative to all CEOs, then apparently the problem lies in performance or employee prejudice, not the survey.

You can unsubscribe.

B.Gates is a lesser A-hole than S.Ballmer

uhh… yeahhh

China, India, Japan, heck the rest of the planet, has no value without the USA.

The internet was invented by Americans.  You don’t like it, don’t use it.

Where is the list of the worst CEO’s?

do you even know what an illegal alien is? they can’t get jobs at places like Walmart or Lowes. And seriously how much more insulting can you get? People need jobs, badly. The application process for Walmart is actually very extensive surprisingly. Also, the people who are working at Walmart are not always uneducated or just bilingual, they just get lazy and figure Walmart will hire them. Most of them are just cashiers and are actually making a pretty good buck for it being Walmart. And before you go telling me that I am an illegal alien or I work at Walmart, I don’t. I have a very nice job in which I busted my butt to get to the top. I have a college degree from a state school and as most graduates know, it is pretty difficult to get a job that pays your worth.

I would not expect to receive a reply sent to the CEO of any major company.  It is not their job to explain why you were rejected.  Asking people to boycott Lowes simply because you weren’t hired there is ridiculous.  If you can prove discrimination in their hiring practices then take them to court.  Otherwise, just accept the fact that the position was filled by someone who apparently was a better fit for the company’s needs.  There is nothing personal about it.

You are an idiot.

That’s right! US is the center of the universe. F*** the foreigners hating. Btw, apple is the largest company in the world last time I checked… So what do you arrogant smart asses from Europe have to say about that?

Eric,
That is insulting. I have a BS as an art major and a Masters in Elementary Education. I could not find work as a teacher …you want to talk about prejudice..Try to get  a job in rural Tennessee..it is all in who you know.

I worked for a company for almost 10 yrs..and when the owner sold it, the new people slowly got rid of permanent full time people. They now have one or two full time people and the rest of the people are temporaries. 

There is a lot of prejudice against people with degrees..saying you need a better job…where are the jobs? I have been unemployed for two years. So now I have four problems, education, age (54) and being unemployed for more than a year. Congratulations on obtaining a job.

oops…I forgot the fourth reason..so before anyone says you cannot count..I started having seizures the last year or two that I worked. They only came two or three a year. During the time I have been unemployed, they now come every two months. If you are know driving laws in TN, you cannot drive for 6 months after a seizure. Therefore, I cannot drive! I live 35 miles from a town with job opportunities.

Buckeye proud , stop being a pessimist and go get a job instead of typing so freeking much on a computer. Maybe start by getting a job as an editor at highs school or something….Geeezzzz… Buckhead was the Debbie Downer of his family.

Hey Jim Senegal why not elect yourself next time….really!!!!!! The reason why Costco Employee is that he isn’t on the list is that Costco is upscaloe wWalmart.Plain and simple. Exploiting its employees.

PEPSI is a scum bag company to work for!!!

LOL @twitter-24716438:disqus  ”they can speak bilingual”

GO TEAM AMERICA!!

 SAP is a German company, just FYI.  There is an “SAP America” corporate entity, not sure how that would be factored in by Glass Door.

Typical crass american thinking…using your logic…I will own you.

English was invented in England. Don’t like what he is saying? Don’t read/write/use it.

 I just feel sorry for you……

If you are paying well they love you…
Mostly financial and technology companies on the list: companies for analytical disciplined minds.
The other side of those minds is that they do not question hierarchy… There are no riots in the US Air Force J

You are an idiot man! Have you seen what’s happened to the USA. Shitholes.

Can you see in this vv conversation, you get to know there are no jobs… People are crying / begging for jobs !! Wake up man there’s a bette world out there.

USA is shit!

How come Unilever never makes any kind of list like this?  Whether it’s top companies to work for or top CEO’s?

Fedex sucks! They should be a shame of what they do to the workers. I should write a book. The things Fedex gets a way with. Run and run fast!

good lord.  This is a pathetic state of the nation.  I’m so sorry for all of this with work/ work search.  I get it.  2 degrees from 2 of the best schools in the nation.  156,000. student loans.  my industry was hit very hard after 9/11…Recovery time it took after that lasted only 2 yrs. until economy tanked again, and was hit hard the past 2 + yrs.    Please vote for Romney!

Hey mark must have recieved more than 250. I guess being a cheap whore is a good job now a days.

While I agree that he most likely wasn’t hired because he was overqualified, illegal aliens DO NOT hold those jobs. Lowes is a major corporation and you MUST provide proof of citizenship or a green card/work permit to obtain employment within 72 hours of employment.

I feel your pain Phil, but the reality is, the CEO of Lowes most likely receives a gazillion pieces of mail daily. He probably has at least 2 admins who sorts and filters through the mail. I bet your letter never even made it to his desk. Your letter was most likely forwarded to HR and then HR chucked it. Why???? Because they cannot respond to the amount of unsolicited mail they receive regarding employment on a daily basis. If it were a small operation, perhaps you would have received a response. I’m not saying it’s right, but that’s how it works.

Actually, English is the direct descendent of Latin, Greek and German.  I learned that when I took those language courses.  I almost never have to look up a word in a dictionary and when there’s a new word, I can usually decipher it’s meaning as well.

Really the CEO has probably never heard of you because he is not in charge or affiated with the hiring of “seasonal positions”, therefore the fact that you want to say the entire company does not support our troop and veterans is absolutely ridiculous. 
Thank you for your sacrifice and good luck with the job search

i think NOKIA’s CEO Stephen Elop should have been on the list, coz… the way he has turned around by taking huge risks … the results are yet to be reviled so as to know if his decision were right or wrong… but the stand he took is commendable.>!!!! ..

Regards,
Brij

Voting for a particular presidential candidate is a short-sighted solution at best. Perhaps you should vote out the presidents of those top schools that you attended. 
From my experience multiple degree holders lack two things: adaptability and experience. When your target industry crashes, those with adaptable skill sets land on their feet. If you stay stuck in the mindset of “I worked hard for my degrees and deserve a positon in my chosen industry”, you will either fail or land a position that will not meet your unrealistic expectations. 

While I have hired over-qualified applicants, I would never hire a “grossly over-qualified” one.  I learned this from years of hiring experience.  If you commanded thousands, I would never hire as a greeter or cashier.  I know it’s the job you think you can do, but you will likely not be successful — and hiring is not a test bed. 

My rhetorical questions:
What made you think that going 156K in debt would be anyone’s problem but your own?  Did anyone at those “best schools in the nation” guarantee you a job?  Did they teach you how to appropriately analyze the job market?  

I live in the real world and understand that we need jobs in order to earn money and thrive. My degree is in economics. I’ve worked in various capacities in banking, non-profits, & HR. I never got the job that I thought I wanted while earning multiple degrees from highly competitive schools. It’s called a career.  Sometimes you make lots of cash & love your gig, sometimes you don’t.  Hold yourselves accountable for your own success/failure.

Nobody has a pension these days unless you’re in a unionized job. No white collar employees have had pensions for 30 years. We’re all on 401(k)s now. So when you start babbling about pensions, I wonder if you really know what you’re talking about. 

Not to be a fanboy, but to my earlier post about my Costco CEO, Jim Sinegal, I have traveled with him and seen him personally call several members back to address their concerns. And, when other would be better suited to respond, would send the letter (email, etc.) to another executive to resolve.

Having been called upon to do so myself, I can tell you these “Jim letters” (as we call them) are given our fastest and highest attention. We value our members and their concerns. And in addressing them, no employee would ever be castigated for going above and beyond, no matter the cost. It’s our corporate culture.

That’s why, despite the opportunities presented to perhaps make a few more bucks or a greater title, I’ve remained for 23 years. There are no gray areas. Just a clear and distinct knowledge of what’s right and wrong.

Maybe they rejected you because they didn’t need a leader, they just need somebody to clean the bathrooms and put stuff on the shelf???  Maybe they didn’t hire you because you jump to conclusions?  I have a SCI clearance and got a job at Macy’s…  Maybe you can try to get part time work at the Macy’s?

I’ve never seen castigated in a sentence before… hmmm castigation…

Quite interesting
and different post.. Keep posting..Stay blessed!!
 

You’re  overqualified. They tell me all the time with my B.S. psychology degree as I was trying to get a job in retail because “I have no experience”

Looking at the current success rate of google n its revenues it generating mr.page certainly deserve much  higher spot 6thn that.. 

Paul Maritz is a great CEO!  Congrats!!!!

 One woman.

 Are you head of HR or Corporate Communications?

 No boycott, here.  I agree with the other poster that you may have been over-qualified. Nothing personal – you may be a excellent candidate – BUT – hiring someone simply because they’re a veteran is unacceptable. I’ve yet to work with a veteran or member of the reserves/nat’t guard who is an exceptional employee. In fact, as much as I hate to say it, most of them are the laziest people in the building. My last job, my employer went on a hiring spree for veterans and the ones on my team were ill equipped to do their jobs. The ones that were hired directly into management have the worst management skills I’ve ever encountered. In my current job, one of my teammates constantly reminds everyone he’s a veteran, meanwhile, he’s the laziest guy on the team – always standing around, surfing the internet, talking/texting his wife.
I wish you luck but don’t use your military history as a reason everyone should hire you.

hahahahahahahah

Accenture, Pricewaterhouse, Ernst&Young….no Deloitte.  Not surprising….

illegal aliens?..sorry, many people get hired for seasonal positions, Lowes may have looked at it all differently- like who will stay and who will not stay, or they chose someone who had less experience. I am not taking up for Lowes because I know companies can become very misleading when it comes to hiring.

Your a young Vet. Thank you for your support! My brothers are also Vets.

Sorry to hear that- please visit my website-http://jabwebofficelive.com and subscribe- hopefully you will find something soon. Let me know if I can help.
As I replied to another user-Lowes may have been seeking someone with less experience, or chose someone who they knew will stay or not…depending on their needs.