Job seekers in 2020 have a sea of unforeseen challenges ahead of them. Blind recently compiled the 15 Most Recommended Places To Work ranking, based on more than 8,000 employee responses for more than 50 companies on the jobs site. 

While it’s not surprising that major tech companies like Microsoft and Google rank high on the list, some smaller Silicon Valley firms like Atlassian and DocuSign also made the cut.  Some employers go above and beyond in terms of offering career opportunities, compensation and benefits, culture and values, effective leadership within senior management, and work-life balance. These companies are now recommended as the best place to work, by their own employees.

Employees at Square felt their employer excelled in these categories, securing them the No.1 spot. Employees say they work on exciting projects, with great people. They report genuinely believing in the mission and the economic empowerment Square provides. Square holds a company rating of 4.7 on Blind’s company review pages. While the rankings below are driven by the net promoter score, we also included the company rating that anonymous users on Blind leave on our company review pages.

Here are the top 15 Most Recommended Places to Work:

1. Square

Headquarters: San Francisco, CA

CEO: Jack Dorsey

Company rating: 4.6

Industry: Financial services Mobile Payment 

What people are saying: “Exciting projects, great people. genuinely believe in the mission and economic empowerment.” 

2. Atlassian

Headquarters: Sydney, Australia

CEO: Mike Cannon-Brookes, Scott Farquhar

Company rating: 4.7

Industry: Software 

What people are saying: “Great WLB, Comp/Benefits, Culture”

3. Netflix

Headquarters: Los Gatos, CA

CEO: Ted Sarandos

Company rating: 4.1

Industry: Tech & Entertainment, mass media

What people are saying: “Great compensation, smart company, smart people. Pretty straightforward business model. Relatively chill. Love it here.”

4. Docusign

Headquarters: San Francisco, CA

CEO: Dan Springer

Company rating: 4.8

Industry: Electronic Signature 

What people are saying: “Great work life balance”

5. NVIDIA

Headquarters: Santa Clara, CA

CEO: Jensen Huang

Company rating: 4.5

Industry: Semiconductors Artificial intelligence Video games Consumer electronics Computer hardware

What people are saying: “Management and overall company culture. really like how they are able to retain culture despite being massive”

6. Bloomberg 

Headquarters: New York, NY

CEO: Michael Bloomberg

Company rating: 4.1

Industry:  financial, software, data, and media

What people are saying: “free health coverage, solid 401K. travel perks are good. higher pay compared to competitors”

7. Google

Headquarters: Mountain View, CA

CEO: Sundar Pichai

Company rating: 4.4

Industry:  Internet Cloud computing Computer software Computer hardware Artificial intelligence Advertising

What people are saying: “Interesting technology to work with and quality infrastructure so engineers can focus on other technical problems.”

8. Microsoft

Headquarters: Redmond, WA

CEO:Satya Nadella

Company rating: 4.0

Industry:  Software

What people are saying: “Great work life balance”

9. Indeed.com

Headquarters: Austin, Texas 

CEO: Chris Hyams

Company rating: 3.9 

Industry:  Recruitment 

What people are saying: “A great place to learn and grow”

10. Facebook

Headquarters: Menlo Park, CA

CEO: Mark Zuckerberg

Company rating:4.3 

Industry:  Social media Advertising

What people are saying: “Good opportunities but very demanding”

11. SalesForce

Headquarters: San Francisco, CA

CEO: Marc Benioff

Company rating: 4.3 

Industry:  Software

What people are saying: “Great benefits, decent wlb for most teams, and a phenomenal culture. executives really live and breathe what they preach.”

12. Adobe

Headquarters: San Jose, CA

CEO: Shantanu Narayen

Company rating: 4.1

Industry:  Software

What people are saying: “Good pay, a lot of competent teammates, RSU refresher is nice when you get it”

13. Stripe

Headquarters: San Francisco, CA

CEO: Patrick Collison

Company rating: 4.2

Industry:  Financial services Payment processor

What people are saying: “Great compensation”

14. Apple

Headquarters: Cupertino, CA

CEO: Tim Cook

Company rating: 4.1

Industry:  Software

What people are saying: “money, technology, benefits are pretty competitive. WLB is good too”

15. Dropbox

Headquarters: San Francisco, CA

CEO: Drew Houston

Company rating: 4.3

Industry:  Cloud storage

What people are saying: ““great work life balance, good people, ok comp”

Scroll to the bottom of this post for an in-depth dive into the results.

Methodology 

At Blind, employees report high levels of pride in the work, being challenged and motivated, and comradery. Each company is scored on our analysis of anonymous employee responses to 1 simple question, a spectrum of: “I would recommend my company as a great place to work”. 

More than 8,000 employees in the US provided feedback to determine the winners of the 2020 US August ranking. These 15 companies were modeled after the Net Promoter Score (NPS), which has been used to measure customer experience and predict business growth. 

About 

“Ally to the employees, advisor to the company”

Blind is a platform for change, encouraging transparency in corporate culture and empowering employees to actively provide honest feedback about their workplace experiences anonymously. The daily dialogues and surveys on Blind provide unbiased, accurate insights on workplace matters.

Recently launched Blind Hub is a provider of workplace intelligence and insights, helping companies drive their culture and improve employer branding. 

Together with Blind Hub data analysis tool, Blind will release monthly rankings, focusing on different aspects that attract and retain employees.

To learn more about Blind Hub, please visit www.blindhub.net