Editor’s note: The Skinny blog is written by WRAL TechWire cofounder and author Rick Smith.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Pendo is destined for a new HQ in a new Raleigh skyscraper, has soared to “unicorn” status as a $1 billion-plus valued emerging company, and is growing its software business worldwide. So all that good news has a lot of Pendo employees smiling even though there’s plenty of grumbling and dissatisfaction among Triangle workers in these times of COVID-19.
A recent surevey of “Happiest Employees” based on anonymous employee feedback at Comparably.com ranks Pendo No. 5 among small/medium businesses.
On a scale of 5, Pendo received a 4.9.
But Pendo is a rarity. It’s the only NC firm in the top 50.
Contrast this will the large company list where not a Triangle firm is to be found.
Rick Smith, WRAL TechWire’s editor and a cofounder, writes The Skinny.
Pendo CEO Todd Olson, who received a 94 score out of a possible 100 via the Comparably survey, puts a huge emphasis on teamwork and employee involvement, building what this survey indicates is a good place to work.
“We look at those three aspects. Diversity is the numbers — it’s how diverse are you?… Inclusion is, how do people feel? Now, I’m a big believer that if you have a very inclusive workforce, it will attract more and more people of a diverse background,” Olson told Laura Brummett, a UNC-CH student journalist, in a profile we reprinted at TechWire.
Here’s the top 20 of the small/medium business list:
1 Imprivata Lexington, MA
2 TaxJar Woburn, MA
3 Snyk Boston, MA
4 GoSite San Diego, CA
5 Pendo Raleigh, NC
6 Zevia Encino, CA
7 People.ai San Francisco, CA
8 Lattice San Francisco, CA
9 Salsify Boston, MA
10 Contentstack San Francisco, CA
11 EQRx Cambridge, MA
12 Branch Redwood City, CA
13 Quick Base Cambridge, MA
14 Phaidon International New York, NY
15 Globality Menlo Park, CA
16 APS Payroll Shreveport, LA
17 InvestCloud West Hollywood, CA
18 Nylas San Francisco, CA
19 Newsela New York, NY
20 Calendly Atlanta, GA
Burned-out workers in Raleigh want more pay, are threatening to quit, survey finds
Here’s the top 20 of the big companies:
1 Zoom Video Communications San Jose, CA
2 HubSpot Cambridge, MA
3 Microsoft Redmond, WA
4 RingCentral Belmont, CA
5 Apple Cupertino, CA
6 Google Mountain View, CA
7 SBA Communications Boca Raton, FL
8 UiPath New York, NY
9 ADP Roseland, NJ
10 Farmers Insurance Woodland Hills, CA
11 Medela McHenry, IL
12 Better.com New York, NY
13 GitLab San Francisco, CA
14 Insight Global Atlanta, GA
15 Dynatrace Waltham, MA
16 Vector Marketing Olean, NY
17 LinkedIn Sunnyvale, CA
18 Smartsheet Bellevue, WA
19 Northside Hospital Atlanta, GA
20 Outreach Seattle, WA
Read the full Top 50 lists for both groups online.
Survey: Pandemic pay cuts hit 34% of workers; fewer women regain lost wages
