For the second year in a row, internet giant Google has won the title of Best Company to Work For in America.According to research conducted by Fortune magazine and the Great Places to Work Institute, the firm came top of 100 organisations based in the country.
Google employees polled in the study stated that the company has created a culture that is high in trust, low in politics, good at resource and wealth sharing and full of meaning and significance.
"I have been in the high-tech industry for 15 years and have worked at eight different companies, large and small. Google is by far the most dynamic and meaningful company I've worked at," stated one staff member.
According to the worker, the company founders are "candid and accessible", management processes are transparent, promotions are determined by peer reviews and the company is trying "to make a difference in the world" by helping to tackle global warming.
Among the perks identified by employees were the free "gourmet" food, which is served at all hours, the transport to and from work provided by the company, childcare resources, exercise facilities and the interesting guest speakers brought in.
Now in its 11th year, the best US companies to work for list identified mortgage lender Quicken Loans as the second best employer, with Wegmans Food Markets completing the top three.
