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> Never heard of Kyocera being anywhere nesr tge top of Best Places to Work surveys I've never seen one of those surveys that were actually legit, though. They

> Never heard of Kyocera being anywhere nesr tge top of Best Places to Work surveys I've never seen one of those surveys that were actually legit, though. They use completely subjective factors to measure & determine happiness or "best". To me, the whole thing is a lot like the Academy Awards where it's basically a fake award without any scientific rigor. I remember one year, I think it was 2005 or 06? Verizon Wireless was one of the "happiest" places to work. The reason they were rated so high? Because the researchers weighted one factor more than any of the others. That factor was how the company treats mothers, and expectant mothers (maternity leave). They weighed that particular metric insanely heavy. Basically, if you weren't catering to mothers even slightly during that particular year, the survey would have completely ignored your company even if you had the happiest workers. It's all nonsense. As far as I know, there hasn't been a single, actual scientific study to determine "happiest/best company". It's all hogwash. I think this piece has more scientific rigor behind it than those "best places to work" surveys because his results are actually measurable and quantifiable. On the other hand, you can't quantify something as subjective as happiness anyways, by definition. Everyone has their own opinion of what happiness is....

meric 11y ago
Might be good to ask for something more specific than happiness, like "Are you content with where you are in life, at this current point in time?".
cdf 11y ago
I work for a best place to work company and hr really go all out to address any concern that may hurt the survey. That said, best place to work doesn't mean your job is automatically awesome.
ekianjo 11y ago
> It's all nonsense. As far as I know, there hasn't been a single, actual scientific study to determine "happiest/best company" Believe what you want. There's not scientific study for about everything that matters in life, yet there's stuff that is common sense enough it does not need to be demonstrated. The companies who apply for this kind of surveys are confident in the first place that they are not treating their employees poorly, and that fact alone makes it more relevant than all these other companies that don't even both measuring how they are doing. Back on the subject, Kyocera is a very traditional company, and if you want scientific demonstration that they are not saying bullshit, when you don't have it either, so what is your point exactly ?

meric 11y ago

Might be good to ask for something more specific than happiness, like "Are you content with where you are in life, at this current point in time?".

cdf 11y ago

I work for a best place to work company and hr really go all out to address any concern that may hurt the survey. That said, best place to work doesn't mean your job is automatically awesome.

ekianjo 11y ago

> It's all nonsense. As far as I know, there hasn't been a single, actual scientific study to determine "happiest/best company" Believe what you want. There's not scientific study for about everything that matters in life, yet there's stuff that is common sense enough it does not need to be demonstrated. The companies who apply for this kind of surveys are confident in the first place that they are not treating their employees poorly, and that fact alone makes it more relevant than all these other companies that don't even both measuring how they are doing. Back on the subject, Kyocera is a very traditional company, and if you want scientific demonstration that they are not saying bullshit, when you don't have it either, so what is your point exactly ?