Google's Larry Page is America's best boss, survey says
In addition to competitive benefits, dog-friendly workspaces, and on-site massages, Google employees enjoy another perk: They really like their boss. 聽
Google CEO Larry Page is the top-rated CEO in the US, according to according to company review and recruiting website Glassdoor's third annual聽. Mr. Page聽has a 97 percent approval rating among 聽among聽1,518 reviews from the tech giant's workers. Google itself has 2,886 ratings from employees on the site.
Last year, Page was No. 11 on the list with a 93 percent approval rating. Although Glassdoor did not indicate specific events for Page鈥檚 rise in popularity, the executive has made waves in the technology industry in the past year. In July 2014, Page revealed his insight on how the average person should be getting shorter work schedules and longer vacations, as previously reported by 海角大神. He said people should not have to feel pressured to work frantically to meet expectations. At the same time, people do like to work and they do want to feel needed, he added.
Employees praised both Page and co-founder Sergey Brin for their personalities and work ethic in their reviews of the pros and cons of working at Google.
聽鈥淵ou'll admire how they lead the company,鈥� one anonymous employee who works at Google鈥檚 headquarters in Mountain View, California,聽. 鈥淭hey are brilliant, goofy, low key but intense, and likeable.鈥�
In November 2014, Page announced on聽聽that he and his wife donated $15 million from his family foundation, the Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation. Fortune magazine also dubbed him as 鈥渢he world鈥檚 most daring CEO鈥� in its聽. The magazine ranked him as No. 1 for going up and beyond through various projects in Google X, including the company's self-driving car and drone delivery experiment.聽
The Google co-founder took over the No. 1 spot from LinkedIn's Jeff Weiner, who has a 100 percent approval rating on last year's list. This year, he dropped to No. 12 with 93 percent approval. Nike鈥檚 Mark G. Parker, H E B鈥檚 Mark G. Parker, Facebook鈥檚 Mark Zuckerberg, and Ultimate Software鈥檚 Scott Scherr rounded out the top five. Parker also had 97 percent approval rating, but he only has 650 ratings on Glassdoor while Nike has about 1,200 ratings.
Glassdoor's聽list draws from CEOs at companies with 1,000 or more employees in the US. The firm relies on US-based employees to anonymously and voluntarily give feedback through the website鈥檚 company review survey. In addition to asking what employees think of their bosses, the survey also asks for feedback on their jobs and the work environment. While the survey is opened year-round to all employees, Glassdoor looked at reviews submitted between April 22, 2014 to April 21, 2015.
To see how many employees at other major companies like their boss, check out Glassdoor's complete rankings .
