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.
~0.9m
Questions answered
in last 12 months
~300
Organizations
These insights represent ~0.9m questions answered from ~300 organizations, with in-region presence ranging in size from 10 to 3,500 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.
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Computer Software
22%
Internet
21%
Information Technology and Services
8%
Biotechnology
4%
Financial Services
4%
Marketing and Advertising
3%
Hospital & Health Care
2%
E-learning
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 22% compared with other regions.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 20 and is in the bottom 30% compared with other regions.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
I am proud to work for [Company] | 88% 1% above global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 71% Same as global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 82% 2% below global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 56% 3% below global average |
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 61% 6% below global average |
People working in Bay Area are similarly engaged as other regions.
The highest scoring question for Bay Area had 92% of people agreeing that they understand how their work contributes to [company]'s mission (-1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Belonging.
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 18% of people disagreeing (+2% 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.
The leaders at [Company] have communicated a vision that motivates me
The factor this relates most closely to is Leadership
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 The leaders at [Company] have communicated a vision that motivates me | 75% favorable Leadership |
2 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 80% favorable Learning & Development |
3 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 68% favorable Learning & Development |
4 The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | 79% favorable Leadership |
5 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 77% favorable Leadership |
In the short term, 20% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+2% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 14% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+4% 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 I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me | 76% favorable Alignment & Involvement |
2 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 68% favorable Learning & Development |
3 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 80% 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 | 4.1 stars (+0.3) |
Culture and Values | 4.1 stars (+0.2) |
Work Life Balance | 4.0 stars (+0.2) |
Compensation and Benefits | 4.0 stars (+0.4) |
Career Opportunities | 3.8 stars (+0.2) |
Recommend to Friend | 77.0% (+6) |
CEO Approval | 88.0% (+4) |
Organizations in Bay Area tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.
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