Find out how Clorox CEO Benno O. Dorer took the top spot in Glassdoor's rankings.
Benno Dorer, the CEO of The Clorox Company, took the top spot on Glassdoor's recent 2017 Highest-Rated CEOs report.
Dorer has been running the $18.02 billion consumer and professional products company since 2014.
The report relied solely on the input of employees who elected to participate anonymously in an online company review survey.
To be eligible for the final ranking, each CEO had to run a company with at least 1,000 employees, and had to have at least 100 approval ratings, senior management ratings, and company reviews from US-based employees between May 2016 and May 2017.
Dorer managed to beat out the competition in a close race, achieving a 99% approval rate.
So what did survey respondents have to say about Dorer and Clorox?
Clorox employees rate career opportunities as 3.8 stars out of 5
"The leadership team gives a greater focus on people development at every level," says one Clorox employee in a Glassdoor review. The anonymous individual cites "career broadening assignments, job-rotations, and leadership training" as specific benefits.
Clorox employees rate culture and values as 4.3 stars out of 5
A Clorox Company financial analyst also commends the company's learning and development program, as well as the organization's overall culture: "Leadership is very strong and holds to a growth culture approach while maintaining strong values about workplace integrity and engagement."
Clorox employees rate senior management as 4 stars out of 5
Another employee credits Dorer and his leadership team with making the company feel like one team, along with maintaining "excellent communication on vision, strategy and where we are going." The employee says workers have constant access to leadership through round tables and other company events "that allow all employees to feel like they are part of our decision making and strategy."
Clorox employees rate work-life balance as 4.5 stars out of 5
"There's lots of room to grow. You learn something new every day. There are great people and mentorship. It's great that you can have a work-life balance and make an impact on the business," says one senior marketing manager at Clorox.
Clorox employees rate comp and benefits as 3.8 stars out of 5
One Clorox senior supply manager writes, "Pay is competitive, benefits are great, and the company promotes healthy lifestyles to include work/life balance."