Australia's best tech employer--2nd place: Yahoo
Yahoo
Established: 1994, with Australian offices opening in 1997.
Staff: 70
Based: Sydney, NSW
Score: 9/10
Yahoo was one of the first--and is still among the most popular--Internet search engines. It has managed to ride out much of the boom and bust of the IT wave by diversifying its' services and keeping up with popular technology shifts.
Along with Internet searches, the site also provides personalisation tools, e-commerce and shopping facilities, generic content and extras such as instant messaging, and Web based invitations.
With characteristically bright décor, a relaxed atmosphere and casual dress code, it would seem the company's fun-filled branding goes more than just skin-deep.
The company topped the list for initial nominations, and scored highly in the final surveys--especially in terms of staff morale and work atmosphere.
The Yahoo recipe for success, includes weekly bean-bag meetings, in-house yoga, and fruit days, however, it also has a more serious side, as one staff member commented.
"Beanbags, buses and yodels aside, it's a company with great values, and that attracts great people."
And who was the worst? If you published that, the worst companies might actually be so embarrassed they might lift their game.