Survey: Google takes prize as IT dream job (with Microsoft, Cisco close behind)

A third of you view a stint at Google as the Holy Grail, you're more likely to gripe about your job to your friend rather than your boss and half of you wouldn't recommend your current employer as a great place to work.

Those are some of the findings from a survey conducted by CBS Interactive's Business Network (ZDNet, TechRepublic and BNET). We interviewed 2,091 technology and business professionals to get a read on job satisfaction.

Here are a few highlights of the survey (PDF download):

Most of you want to work for Google, Microsoft, Cisco, IBM and HP:

When it comes to job satisfaction you concoct two stories (one for your friends and one for the boss):

By the way you think your boss is an ineffective manager:

So it's not that surprising that almost half of you won't recommend your current employer:

Perhaps that's because your employer won't train you: