Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer still not getting thumbs up from many of his employees

On a scale of 1 to 5, workers at Microsoft gave their workplace a 3.4 rating, but CEO Steve Ballmer’s approval rating continues to erode.

That’s according to a new Tech Report Card survey from Glassdoor, which has Ballmer’s approval rating at 35 percent, down from last year’s approval rating of 49 percent.

Facebook was the No. 1 tech company to work for, according to Glassdoor. Google was No. 3 and Apple was No. 4. The CEOs from those three tech companies all enjoyed approval ratings above 89 percent.

Microsoft was No. 22.

Amazon, meanwhile, scored lower than Microsoft, with an employee rating of 3.0 and a ranking of 43rd on the list of best companies to work for. But Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos enjoyed an 84 percent approval rating.

The other Seattle-area technology company on the Tech Report Card this year is Bellevue-based T-Mobile, with an employee rating of 3.2 (No. 29) for the company and an approval rate of 57 percent for CEO Philipp Humm.

Employees gave Microsoft good marks for benefits and for challenging workers to be on their toes. But management often got dinged.

Here was one typical response:

Senior Management isn’t quick to respond to opportunities and often makes strategic mistakes. A lot of projects don’t go anywhere due to pressure to align with ... major releases of Office and Windows. Can be difficult to get promoted due to size of company.