Carol Bartz, the deposed Yahoo chief executive wasn’t much of a hit with her employees and are approval rating has been sliding by the quarter, if you believe the data from employee ratings service, Glassdoor. This quarter she holds a 33% approval rating. Ouch! Read More »
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Engineers aren’t just flocking to Facebook for an IPO payout; apparently it’s a great place to work. Glassdoor.com announced that Facebook is debuting at the top of its 50 best places to work, beating out last year’s No. 1 Southwest Airlines. Read More »
We’ve covered the war for talent among startups and larger tech firms in Silicon Valley, but after Google issued employees a $1,000 bonus and 10 percent raise, consultancy Glassdoor took a look at how well people at Google were paid in contrast with their peers. Read More »
Two nights ago I finished reading, Inside Steve’s Brain by Leander Kahney and last night started reading the updated version of The Little Kingdom: The Private Story of Apple Computer by uber VC, Michael Mortiz, who a long time ago was a fabulous writer/reporter. The… Read More »
It was only a matter of time until the economic downturn started chipping away at the confidence U.S. employees harbored towards their job safety earlier this year. As employers have continued to make cutbacks over the last six months, more Americans say they’re willing… Read More »
Glassdoor, a Sausalito, Calif.-based company that tracks employee satisfaction, is opening up a new section of its site devoted to job interview questions and details about the job interview experience. According to the rankings, Amazon has a more difficult process than Google. Glassdoor sent… Read More »
When I wanted to find out who were the technology sector’s top-ranked CEOs, I reached out to Glassdoor, a Sausalito, Calif.-based company that that tracks employee satisfaction. They obliged and sent us a list of the 10 top-ranked CEOs of publicly traded technology companies.… Read More »
In a twist on customer satisfaction surveys, Glassdoor, an online site that tracks employee satisfaction, has asked employees at mobile handset makers and carriers what they think of the executive they work for and the products and services their workplaces offer. The folks at Apple… Read More »
Americans, by nature, are an optimistic bunch. Even in tough times, there is something to be optimistic about. Where others see the glass half empty, we see it as half full. That is probably the only reasonable explanation for the findings of this survey conducted by… Read More »
