Chicago, IL · founded 2010
Sprout Social is a Chicago-grown social-media-management company with an unusually humane, inclusive feel for tech: the workforce is majority women (about 51%), there are eleven named ERGs including Parents@ and Accessibility@, and work-life balance rates near the top (~4.6 on Blind). The office in the Loop hosts gatherings rather than mandating daily attendance, and reviewers consistently praise flexibility and job security. The honest caveats are that pay is the lowest-scoring category (~3.3) — you trade some comp for the balance and culture — and that recent leadership turnover and layoffs have noticeably shifted the vibe, with sales-side pressure ramping when targets slip. It's one of the better bets on this list for a parent or a woman in tech who wants a supportive, non-brutal environment. Just go in knowing the paycheck won't match Bay Area big tech and the culture is in a transitional stretch.
see the full file on Sprout Social| Birthing-parent leave | 16 weeks |
|---|---|
| Partner leave | 16 weeks |
| How leave is framed | equal_all_parents |
| Adoption leave | 16 weeks |
| Adoption & surrogacy support | $5,000 |
| Help paying for childcare | yes |
| Backup care | yes |
| Lactation rooms | yes |
| 401(k) match | 50% company match on your first 6% of contributions (a 3% total match) |
| 401(k) match ceiling | 3% |
| Financial advising | yes |
| Stock purchase plan | yes |
| Mental health | yes |
| Therapy platform | Modern Health |
| Dental | yes |
| Vision | yes |
| Disability | yes |
| Life insurance | yes |
| Unlimited PTO | yes |
| Commuter benefit | yes |
| Parking or transit | yes |
| Phone & internet | $50 |
| Wellness stipend | $1,000 |
| Pet insurance | yes |
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