It’s still taboo for people to reveal how much they earn, though millennials are more open to it than most. More than 30% of workers aged 18 to 30 said they were “somewhat” or “very” likely to share their salary with their coworkers, according to the latest reading of an online query by Comparably. Only 12% of … Read full-story
Portland, Ore., is home to great beer, delicious coffee and bike-friendly roadways, but it’s also home to some of the most burnt out workers in tech. The eco-friendly city, whose burgeoning roster of tech companies has earned it the nickname of the Silicon Forest, ranked No. 1 for employee burnout according to data compiled by … Read full-story
Here’s something that may surprise you: people tend to be more devoted to their colleagues than their higher ups. Nearly 40% of workers in the tech industry say their loyalty rests with their coworkers, first and foremost, according to data from Comparably. The next most popular response was “boss or manager,” with 26% of the … Read full-story
Forget the grueling commute, the long hours, and the coworker who doesn’t know when to stop talking. For most people, a lack of clear objectives is their biggest source of stress at work. Indeed, 42% of workers in technology ranked “unclear goals” as their main stressor, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query … Read full-story
Company culture doesn’t just happen. It starts at the top. That’s why bad bosses are such a bummer. In failing to set clear goals, playing favorites, or being passive-aggressive, they’re dismantling the very thing they should be building. And no one benefits from an environment like that, though plenty of people deal with it every … Read full-story
Millennials have been painted as the quintessential job hoppers, but they’re hardly the only ones contemplating their next gig. Twenty-nine percent of all workers say they see themselves staying with their current employer for less than a year, according to a query of 10,000 workers on Comparably. The next most popular response was more than two years. “Less … Read full-story
The most important thing about work is that it allows you to have a life outside of work. That’s according to the latest reading of an ongoing query from Comparably, which asked more than 5,000 workers in tech what they consider to be most important in a job, not including salary. Work-life balance takes the cake Work-life … Read full-story
People who work in tech claim to be saving at a higher rate than the national average. Savings: Tech workers vs. everyone else Just over 50% of tech workers say they save at least 10% of their paycheck each month, with most of them saving 20% or more, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably. … Read full-story
This article originally appeared on Fortune. I’ve hired hundreds of tech employees, and recently started Comparably to make workplace compensation and culture more transparent. Most private tech companies offer equity as part of team members’ compensation package, but employees rarely understand the value and most important aspects of this arrangement. Stock compensation is complex, and there are … Read full-story
Twenty-seven percent of women employed at technology companies say they have been sexually harassed at work, according to data compiled by Comparably. That’s only slightly higher than at non-tech companies, where 24% of women say they have been sexually harassed. The results, culled from more than 10,000 workers who responded to an ongoing query on Comparably, … Read full-story
This article originally appeared on Fortune. We’re not defined by our mistakes, but rather how we handle those mistakes and who we become in the process. Here’s the best game plan I can provide on how to bounce back after making a major mistake at work: Immediately take responsibility Don’t compound the situation by getting … Read full-story
This article was originally published by Inc. Company culture is people. The culture of any company is defined by the values and intentions of its employees. Nothing is more important than hiring great people. But what can we do once the team is in place to make the culture as great as possible? And what practices … Read full-story
Today is Equal Pay Day 2017. And as part of our mission to Make Work Transparent & Rewarding, we’re releasing the study below on how Tech salaries break out across gender and ethnic lines in the major tech hubs across the US. The following study was comprised from over 50,000+ salary records consisting of 150+ most popular … Read full-story
If you were to quit your job tomorrow, what would be the reason? For nearly 40% of people, feeling underpaid or unappreciated would be it, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably. The query garnered nearly 33,000 responses from employees across the tech world. The value of feeling appreciated Feeling underpaid or unappreciated … Read full-story
What makes for great company cultures? On our Company Pages on Comparably we break down company culture into 5 key areas: Leadership, Compensation, Team, Environment, Sentiment. We’ve had thousands of employees at top Tech companies rate their work experience anonymously on Comparably. We focus on structured data that can be used to help drive valuable insights … Read full-story
Underpaid? If you’re looking for a raise, or just want to make sure you’re paid fairly, negotiate your salary like a boss with Comparably, an invaluable resource for your career. Comparably makes workplace compensation and culture dramatically more transparent with the most comprehensive data in the industry. It offers accurate salaries, equity, and work culture statistics … Read full-story
More than 12,500 employees in Tech were asked if they were excited to go to work. The data was segmented by Gender, Ethnicity, Department, Education Level, City, and Job Title. Men were more excited to go to work than females by 7%. Hispanics or Latinos were the most excited about going to work, while African … Read full-story
More than 1000 employees working in tech were surveyed to see if they have been promoted in the past five years. The data was segmented by Gender, Ethnicity, Department, Age, Education, and Location. Asian or Pacific Islanders were the most promoted Ethnicity, while African Americans were the least. Among a list of departments, 76 percent … Read full-story
More than 1,500 Design employees working in Tech were surveyed to find how their compensation was segmented based on their Gender, Job Title, Ethnicity, and City. The results showed that female Designers made 12 percent more than male designers. However, male Art Directors made 23 percent more than female. In terms of Ethnicity, Asian or … Read full-story
We surveyed thousands of employees and asked them “What does your direct manager need to improve?”. By far, the most common answer was Communications. We’ve broken down the full set of results below:
We surveyed over 8,000 employees working in Tech to find out if they had a plan for their career based on their Ethnicity, Age, Job Title, City, Gender, and Education. In terms of those who did have a career plan, we found that men were 4% more likely to have a plan than women, and … Read full-story
We surveyed more than 2,000 product employees working in tech to find out how their compensation was broken down by Job Title and Gender, Ethnicity and by eight different cities in the U.S. In terms of pay differential, we found that women in product marketing make more than men by 12%, while male technical writers … Read full-story
We surveyed more than 6,000 Tech employees in major U.S cities to see if they were satisfied with their work-life balance. We broke the data by Gender, Ethnicity, Age, Job Title, Location, and Department. We found that 81% of Senior Designers were satisfied with their work/life balance while only 46% of Sales Managers felt the same. … Read full-story
We surveyed more than 1,600 Tech employees that work in Marketing to compare their total compensation across the country. The average annual compensation for the positions of Marketing Manager, Director of Marketing and VP of Marketing were calculated for the cities of Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Seattle. Marketing Managers in Boston … Read full-story
How many people working in Tech negotiated their salary? We surveyed 5,000 employees to find out. Our latest infographic breaks down those that negotiated their salary by gender, job function, ethnicity, age, city, and work experience. We found that employees between the ages of 18 and 25 were least likely to negotiate their salary compared … Read full-story
Business Insider spoke to founders and venture capitalists and took a look at funding data to identify some of the startups that had the biggest starts in 2016. Some names on the list are officially launching out of stealth, while others are still in their early months of forming a company.
We’ve broken out the compensation (average base + bonus) of Developers, Senior Developers, & Directors of Engineering in 5 major tech hubs across the US: San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Austin & Denver. Furthermore, we show the compensation based on companies sized: 11-50, 51-200, and 201-1000 employees. For each survey we have a sample … Read full-story
We did a survey of over 10,000 employees in the Tech Industry, to better understand what’s going on with the Gender Pay Gap in Tech. We broke the results down by Age, Ethnicity, Education, Location, and Department. The results in the Info-graphic below were fascinating. You can see more transparent compensation and culture on Comparably. … Read full-story
Today we launched a major new product to let employees publicly rate their companies: Company Employee Reviews. See how your co-workers rate your company. Be a part of our community of thousands of employees making work more transparent; add your anonymous rating today. Key Highlights * Comprehensive company reviews can be completed in a minute by … Read full-story
Over 3500 employees in Tech were polled and asked, “How Long Do You Take for Lunch Breaks”. The info-graphic breaks down the answers by Gender, Work Departments and Cities. The data was complied and visualized by Comparably, the online platform for transparency in workplace compensation and culture. Comparably lets employees see what people like them … Read full-story
