20 best tech companies to work for, as per employees

New Delhi: Online jobs and career community Glassdoor has unveiled its sixth annual Employees' Choice Awards, listing the best places to work in the coming year. The award relied on inputs from employees who anonymously provide feedback through a survey. In the survey Twitter was elected the number one tech company to work for in 2014, displacing Facebook, which held the crown for three years straight (2011, 2012, and 2013). LinkedIn was second in tech (third overall), and Facebook was third in tech (fifth overall).The surprising result was Apple didn't make it into the top 10. In addition, there were companies which we may have never heard of. Most of the best tech companies offer enterprise tech, not consumer tech.Glassdor ranked companies based on how employees rated the company's CEO, its business strategy and the positive and negative things they said.Here are all 20 of them: No. 20: Texas Instruments Employee rating: 3.8 out of 5Headquarters: DallasBusiness: Semiconductor manufacturerWhat employees say: “TI offers great values and has the expertise to be a great competitive technology company.” – Texas Instruments Senior Software Engineer (Dallas, TX)No. 19: NetApp Employee rating: 3.8 out of 5Headquarters: Sunnyvale, CABusiness: Enterprise computer storage productsWhat employees say: “Great co-workers! There are tons of opportunities here. The company makes you feel important and goes out of the way to make you feel comfortable and enjoy coming to work. There are always activities and events to take part in.” – NetApp Technical Support Engineer (Wichita, KS)No. 18: Citrix Systems Employee rating: 3.8 out of 5Headquarters: Fort Lauderdale, FLBusiness: It builds enterprise software that allows PCs and devices to remotely access corporate apps and data.What employees say: “The company has great team dynamics. It offers good work life balance.” – Citrix Systems Software Engineer II (Santa Barbara, CA)No. 17: CareerBuilder.com Employee rating: 3.8 out of 5Headquarters: ChicagoBusiness: Website for job seekers and recruitersWhat employees say: “Your career at CareerBuilder is what you make of it. There are many opportunities but you have to go get them, nothing will be handed to you.” – CareerBuilder Employee (Norcross, GA)No. 16: Apple Inc Employee rating: 3.8 out of 5Headquarters: Cupertino, CABusiness: Apple is into making the Macintosh PC, iPad tablet, iPhone smartphone, other consumer tech devices and software.What employees say: “It is a large and stable company. It offers decent compensation and stock bonuses. Diverse set of challenges and products to work on. There are lots of opportunities for career growth: technically and managerially.” – Apple Employee (Cupertino, CA).No. 15: Intel Employee rating: 3.8 out of 5Headquarters: Santa Clara, CABusiness: Semiconductor manufacturerWhat employees say: “Two months paid sabbatical every 7 years. It offers flexible work from home policy. There are opportunities for international assignments. You can also easily switch roles/divisions.” – Intel Senior Financial Analyst (Santa Clara, CA)No 14: Rackspace Employee rating: 3.9 out of 5Headquarters: San Antonio, TexasBusiness: Cloud computing and web hosting services to enterprises.What employees say: “It offers a laid-back work environment, upward mobility, and gives strong support system from managers. Leadership demonstrates sincere interest in individual employees.” – Rackspace Cloud Acquisitions Employee (San Antonio, CA)No. 13: National Instruments Employee rating: 3.9 out of 5Headquarters: Austin, TXBusiness: Makes test equipment for building tech products.What employees say: “It offers lots of options and opportunities for growth. Work-life balance is encouraged frequently.” – National Instruments Applications Engineer (Austin, TX)No. 12: Red Hat Employee rating: 4 out of 5Headquarters: Raleigh, NCBusiness: Open source software for enterprises including a popular version of LinuxWhat employees say: “Transparent work environment; very talented and hard working workforce; strong culture; employees care about company success; approachable leadership team; minimal politics.” – Red Hat Manager (Raleigh, NC)No. 11: MathWorks Employee rating: 4 out of 5Headquarters: Natick, MABusiness: Makes computational software for engineers and scientists.What employees say: “It offers opportunities to shine. Offers lots of interesting projects and has a culture of respecting and investing in each other. Great work environment with individual offices, new facilities, and many perks.” – MathWorks Marketing Manager (Natick, MA)No. 10: Intuit Employee rating: 4.1 out of 5Headquarters: Mountain View, CABusiness: Makes financial and tax preparation software for consumers and small businessesWhat employees say: “It gives respect and appreciation for work well done. People are very smart and nice to each other. Salary and bonus are excellent.” – Intuit Staff Software Engineer (Mountain View, CA)No. 9: Riverbed Technology Employee rating: 4.1 out of 5Headquarters: San FranciscoWhat it does: Makes hardware and software that helps enterprise networks run fasterWhat employees say: “A work-life balance that's truly achievable and a workplace with no egos or politics.” – Riverbed Technology Senior Director (San Francisco, CA). No. 8: Slalom Consulting Employee rating: 4.1 out of 5Headquarters: SeattleBusiness: It is a tech consulting service that helps business in big software projects and cloud computingWhat employees say: “There are challenging projects which allow you to showcase and grow your skills. Lots of employer/employee interaction.” – Slalom Consulting Consultant (Atlanta, GA)No 7: Qualcomm Employee rating: 4.2 out of 5Headquarters: San Diego, CABusiness: It is known for its Snapdragon processors that power smartphones What employees say: “It offers opportunities to work on many different projects, rewards performance well, wide access to learning and development opportunities, very good IT systems and support, family-oriented company.” – Qualcomm Senior Learning & Development Specialist (San Diego, CA)No. 6: Google Employee rating: 4.3 out of 5Headquarters: Mountain View, CABusiness: World's largest search engine and makes the Android operating system.What employees say: “The company is full of smart people. There are fantastic perks. I learned more here than I have anywhere else in my professional history.” – Google Software Engineer (San Francisco, CA)No. 5: Interactive Intelligence Employee rating: 4.3 out of 5Headquarters: Indianapolis, INBusiness: Makes software for telephone communications at enterprises and for call centers.What employees say: “It offers flexible environment and gives good compensation. Has strong leadership and is in high-growth mode.” – Interactive Intelligence Lead Software Engineer (Indianapolis, IN)No. 4: Guidewire Software Employee rating: 4.5 out of 5Headquarters: Foster City, CABusiness: Makes software for the property and life insurance industryWhat employees say: “It makes products that customers love. There are lots of social events. Great salary and benefits.” – Guidewire Senior Software Engineer (Foster City, CA)No. 3: Facebook Employee rating: 4.5 out of 5Headquarters: Menlo Park, CABusiness: Social media networkWhat employees say: “Excellent benefits and employee perks - on-site health care, chiropractor, acupuncture, gym and many others.” – Facebook Program Manager (Menlo Park, CA)No 2: LinkedIn Employee rating: 4.6 out of 5Headquarters: Mountain View, CABusiness: A social network for professionals.What employees say: “The people here all live and breathe our values and it is truly inspiring to come to work every day.” – – LinkedIn Enterprise Sales Manager (Chicago, IL).No. 1: Twitter Employee rating: 4.6 out of 5Headquarters: San FranciscoBusiness: A social media service where people can share their thoughts with the word in 140 characters or less.What employees say: “Twitter is an exceptionally transparent company. Senior team sets that bar very high. Also, we are charting our own course.” – Twitter Director (San Francisco, CA)