The Bay Area benchmark represents people who work in Bay Area, including if their organizations have headquarters located in other locations. It covers all industries and functions.
~1m
Questions answered
in last 12 months
~300
Organizations
These insights represent ~1m questions answered from ~300 organizations, with in-region presence ranging in size from 10 to 900 people in the last 12 months.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Computer Software
36%
Internet
11%
Information Technology and Services
10%
Investment Banking
2%
Financial Services
2%
Commercial Real Estate
2%
Insurance
2%
Public Relations and Communications
2%
Computer & Network Security
2%
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
This is in the bottom 27% compared with other regions.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 14 and is in the bottom 35% compared with other regions.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 73% 4% above global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 88% 2% above global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 82% Same as global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 51% 4% below global average |
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 57% 6% below global average |
People working in Bay Area are less engaged than US Mid West, South Asia, South America, and US South.
The highest scoring question for Bay Area had 91% of People agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (+2% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Bay Area were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 20% of people disagreeing (+0% above average).
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Bay Area organizations.
I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company]
The factor this relates most closely to is Learning & Development
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Bay Area organizations.
1 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 67% favorable Learning & Development |
2 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 74% favorable Leadership |
3 The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | 74% favorable Leadership |
4 [Company] is in a position to really succeed over the next three years | 76% favorable Company Performance |
5 [Company] effectively directs resources (funding, people and effort) towards company goals | 56% favorable Company Performance |
In the short term, 23% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+3% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 17% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+5% compared to overall).
The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.
1 [Company] is in a position to really succeed over the next three years | 76% favorable Company Performance |
2 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 74% favorable Leadership |
3 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 67% favorable Learning & Development |
We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.
Overall Rating | 4.0 stars (+0.2) |
Culture and Values | 4.0 stars (+0.1) |
Work Life Balance | 4.0 stars (+0.2) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.9 stars (+0.3) |
Career Opportunities | 3.8 stars (+0.2) |
Recommend to Friend | 76.0% (+5) |
CEO Approval | 86.0% (+2) |
Organizations in the Bay Area benchmark on average gave 11% of employees access to reports with their survey results. This is higher than average and demonstrates that organizations in this benchmark tend to be more transparent with their survey results to leaders and managers.
An interesting reference point is that the average proportion of managers in organizations is 12-15%, with some industries higher than others (New Tech was closer to 20%).
Bay Area
11%
Global average
10%
People in Bay Area were much more positive than average regarding Decision Making, Leadership, and Belonging.
On the lower side, People in Bay Area had much lower favorable scores than average in Diversity.
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