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Comparably Names Talkdesk a Best Place to Work in the Bay Area

Trusted third-party site for workplace culture and compensation recognizes Talkdesk for high employee ratings across 16 different workplace metrics 


SAN FRANCISCO–March 31, 2022Talkdesk®, Inc., a global cloud contact center leader for customer-obsessed companies, scored a coveted Best Place to Work in the Bay Area award from Comparably, a leading workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform. Talkdesk earned the award based on ratings from current employees, who gave the company high marks across a range of areas, including compensation, leadership, co-workers, work-life balance, career growth, perks, and benefits.


“The Talkdesk village is made up of the industry’s best and brightest and we’re proud of the innovation and creativity they bring to their work, fueling our company’s growth as we continue to challenge the status quo and fulfill our bold mission,” said Laura Butler, chief human resources officer, Talkdesk. “Together, we’re building a business that is helping our customers and employees thrive and making Talkdesk a great place to work.”


One particular area of the Comparably metrics in which Talkdesk excelled was diversity, where it scored in the top 10% of similar-sized companies. In fact, Talkdesk has created one of the tech industry’s most gender-diverse executive teams, with women holding 50% of its senior leadership positions. Talkdesk received an overall 4.7 out of 5 culture score. 


Talkdesk has skyrocketed to success in recent months, launching over 40 product innovations and making history with a new logo, tagline, and global advertising campaign. Expanding into 20 global markets, the company also doubled in headcount from 1,000 to more than 2,200 employees during 2021. Talkdesk additionally jumped 36 spots to #17 in the Forbes Cloud 100 and is now among the most highly valued private companies in the SaaS or enterprise software space. 


About Comparably

Comparably is a leading workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform with over 15 million anonymous employee ratings on 70,000 companies. With the most comprehensive data on large and SMB organizations in nearly 20 different workplace categories – based on gender, ethnicity, age, experience, industry, location, education – it is one of the most used SaaS platforms for employer branding and a trusted third party site for workplace culture and compensation. For more information on Comparably’s studies and annual Best Places to Work & Best Brands Awards, visit www.comparably.com/news


General Methodology

Comparably Awards are based on sentiment feedback provided by current employees who anonymously rated their employers on Comparably.com during a 12-month look-back period (March 14, 2021 through March 14, 2022). Employees have the opportunity to answer structured questions (yes/no, true/false, 1-10 scale, multiple-choice) spanning 16 different workplace topics (leadership, team, compensation, perks & benefits, work-life balance, career growth, environment, outlook, etc). Each answer is given a numerical score and compared to companies of similar size. The final data set was compiled from over 15 million ratings across 70,000 companies. For Awards FAQ, please go to www.comparably.com/awards.


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About Talkdesk

Talkdesk® is a global cloud contact center leader for customer-obsessed companies. Our automation-first customer experience solutions optimize our customers’ most critical customer service processes. Our speed of innovation, vertical expertise, and global footprint reflect our commitment to ensuring that businesses can deliver better experiences across any industry and through any channel, resulting in higher customer satisfaction and accelerated business outcomes. 


Talkdesk is a registered trademark of Talkdesk, Inc. All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.  


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