Austin technology company ranked No. 2 for best work-life balance

AUSTIN, Texas — New research from Glassdoor ranked U.S. companies with the highest rating for work-life balance. CNBC reports that an Austin technology solutions company, SailPoint, tied for the No. 2 spot.

Since the coronavirus pandemic caused many companies to make operations remote, the flexibility of working from home has become a hot commodity. 

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This research supports recent data from Glassdoor, a website where employees can anonymously review companies, which revealed the highest-rated companies on the site are ones who provide flexible work arrangements.

Austin-based Sailpoint tied with Mathworks, a mathematical computing software company in Massachusetts, for 4.77 out of 5 stars.

Sailpoint was founded in 2005 and has over 2,000 employees across 155 countries. The company focuses on identity based security, password and risk management.

1. Dropbox of San Francisco, California: 4.83 out of 5 stars.
2. Sailpoint Technologies of Austin, Texas: 4.77 out of 5 stars (tie)
3. Mathworks of Natick, Massachusetts: 4.77 out of 5 stars (tie)
4. Asana of San Francisco, California: 4.76 out of 5 stars
5. Box of Redwood City, California: 4.75 out of 5 stars
6. Zeigler Auto Group of Kalamazoo, Missouri: 4.74 out of 5 stars
7. Atlassian of Sydney, Australia: 4.72 out of 5 stars
8. CoverMyMeds of Columbus, Ohio : 4.65 out 5 stars
9. Cornerstone Home Lending of Houston, Texas: 4.64 out of 5 stars 
10. eXp Realty of Bellingham, Washington: 4.63 out of 5 stars

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