Key Points
Googles ranking sank from No. 8 to No. 26, and Microsofts plummeted from No. 13 to No. 18 on Glassdoors list of the top 100 companies to work in 2024..
This list generally comprises the top companies in the UK and US with 1,000 or more workers, and is decided on the basis of feedback from employees..
Notably, tech companies across several companies laid off over 260,000 employees last year alone, as per online tracker layoffs.fyi..
Rankings of companies like Google, Meta, Zoom, and Zillow have dropped because of layoffs, long hours, and bad management, according to Glassdoor reviews..
Even for large companies that have traditionally been stable, we heard employees were increasingly concerned about their employers business outlook, Glassdoors lead economist, Daniel Zhao, told Quartz..