Facebook Drops From 1st to 7th for Best Place to Work

Think having a job at Facebook is #goals? The grass might not be greener in Menlo Park.

Employee satisfaction at Facebook has taken a big hit in the last year, according to new research from Glassdoor. The job and recruiting site just released its annual Employees' Choice Awards, ranking the best places to work in 2019 among companies with at least 1,000 employees, based on voluntary and anonymous feedback from those workers.

Facebook made the top 10, but dropped six places on the list. Ranked No. 1 last year, the social network is now the seventh best place to work, according to Glassdoor.

Facebook's descent isn't all that surprising. A number of executives have exited the company in recent months, including Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger who resigned in September amid reports of "growing tensions" with CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Meanwhile, one ex-staffer recently lamented that Facebook is failing to stop discrimination against black employees and black users.

Meanwhile, 29 tech companies made Glassdoor's list of the top 100 places to work, more than any other industry.

Management consulting firm Bain & Company reclaimed the top spot after taking No. 1 two years ago. Silicon Valley-based Zoom Video Communications graced the list for the first time in a strong position: No. 2. Rounding out the top 10 were, In-N-Out Burger (No. 3), construction project management software company Procore Technologies (No. 4), Boston Consulting Group (No. 5), LinkedIn (No. 6), Facebook (No. 7), Google (No. 8), lululemon (No. 9), and Southwest Airlines (No. 10).

Other tech companies to made the top 100 were: Salesforce (No. 11), HubSpot (No. 16), DocuSign (No. 17), Ultimate Software (No. 18), Paylocity (No. 20), Fast Enterprises (No. 26), SAP (No. 27), Adobe (No. 30), Compass (No. 32), Microsoft (No. 34), Nvidia (No. 36), Intuit (No. 38), TaskUs (No. 40), Cengage (No. 41), Kronos Incorporated (No. 44), VMware (No. 51), AppDynamics (No. 58), Paycom (No. 62), Cisco Systems (No. 69), Apple (No. 71), NetApp (No. 82), HP Inc. (No. 87), Expedia Group (No. 92), and World Wide Technology (No. 99).

The list is based on feedback from employees who submitted a review of their company on Glassdoor between Oct. 23, 2017 and Oct. 21, 2018. To be eligible for Glassdoor's 100 Best Places to Work list, companies needed at least 75 ratings from US-based employees and at least 1,000 employees working for them total.

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Angela Moscaritolo

Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics

My Experience

I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories. I have been with PCMag for more than 10 years, and in that time have written more than 6,000 articles and reviews for the site. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade.

Prior to joining PCMag, I was a reporter for SC Magazine, focusing on hackers and computer security. I earned a BS in journalism from West Virginia University, and started my career writing for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

The Technology I Use

My little Florida beach bungalow is brimming with smart home tech. I have a smart speaker or display in every room, allowing me to control other connected devices by voice. The Nest Hub on my bedside table lets me set wake-up alarms, control my smart light bulbs, and set the temperature on my smart thermostat. I use the Amazon Echo Show 8 on my kitchen counter to browse recipes, reorder protein powder, check the weather, and watch the news while I do dishes.

Because I suffer from allergies, air purifiers are essential. My favorite model is the Dyson Purifier Cool TP07, which doubles as a fan and continuously sends indoor pollution data to its companion mobile app.

My pitbull Bradley sheds, so a good robot vacuum is a must. I currently use a premium Ecovacs Deebot that can both vacuum and mop, empty its own dustbin, and wash its own mop cloth.

For fitness, I like to mix up my routine with cycling, indoor rowing, running, and strength training in addition to yoga. I take classes on the Tonal 2 smart strength training machine, I row indoors on an Aviron machine, and track my beach runs with an Apple Watch while listening to music on my Apple AirPods Pro. On the weekends, I love riding e-bikes like the rugged, beach-friendly Aventon Aventure for fun and fitness.

My job involves a lot of virtual meetings, so a quality webcam, microphone, and ring light are important. I use the Jabra PanaCast 20 webcam, the Elgato Wave: 3 microphone, and a Yesker tripod ring light.

As for my preferred phone platform, I'm an iPhone person, but I've also extensively used Android for product testing.

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