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Anecdotally and just from my own experience they've been accurate but often lack context for an outsider to correctly interpret them. I have seen cases where t
by jghn 8y ago
Anecdotally and just from my own experience they've been accurate but often lack context for an outsider to correctly interpret them.
I have seen cases where the reviews are mixed and they're generally accurate. The problem is that they're describing different departments and a candidate on the outside would not know that, so they'd not understand that one department is a lot more pleasant than another.
- BrandoElFollito 8y agoThis is a very good point. The description of my company is accurate, both in the positive and the negatives. While the interpretation of the positive is usually straightforward, the negative should be taken in context. An example is "outdated technology". We have both outdated and bleeding edge tech. The outdated part is for some critical legacy software which cannot be refractored for good and bad reasons. The complaint should rather be "when I was hired or was not made clear that I would be working on X". Those who were told that and accepted the job are happy with the tech.
- clubm8 8y ago>I have seen cases where the reviews are mixed and they're generally accurate. The problem is that they're describing different departments and a candidate on the outside would not know that, so they'd not understand that one department is a lot more pleasant than another. Yes, for example I'll often notice large companies like Google have "work life balance" listed a both a pro... and a con. (Because different teams have different cultures)