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I have some friends with knowledge of companies that are rated as a "best place to work" by Glassdoor. The companies heavily promote their achievement on socia

by reureu 8y ago

I have some friends with knowledge of companies that are rated as a "best place to work" by Glassdoor. The companies heavily promote their achievement on social media and during recruiting. My friends tell me about the shocking number of employment lawsuits these companies have settled, incredible employee turnover, and general egregious things happening within the company. Unfortunately, non-disclosure agreements prevent those stories from ever really surfacing. I've heard enough to take all Glassdoor reviews and ratings with a huge grain of salt. At this point, companies actively advertising their Glassdoor status is more a red flag for me, in the same way the I never stay at a hotel that advertises it has clean rooms. If you have to explicitly tell me you're a good place to work, then you probably aren't.

jeieo3949 8y ago
The CEO where I’m at now emailed out asking folks to juice the Glassdoor score after high turnover was bringing it down. Some folks I know that left had legit grievances. Some folks that left would be grumpy anywhere. Personally, the previous 2.9-3 score feels more reflective of the reality than the current 4.2, pumped up by the sycophants. Turnover issues are still a thing, and management without a clue of their own abilities peddle the dumbest ideas. Pretty hilarious watching the CTO role his eyes behind the back of his hand picked director of eng when this director is making it sound like we’re NASA.
clubm8 8y ago
I have a friend who I often chat about job searching with (we're both on the market). They recently had a shockingly bad experiece with a company that prides itself by it's glassdoor rating. They told me they don't plan on writing a review, because they're worried said company may intuit who wrote they review and blacklist them from future hiring. They insist they must have had an outlier experience. I can see how this attitude in aggregate, coupled with NDAs laden hush money leads to an inaccurate picture...

by reureu 8y ago

jeieo3949 8y ago

The CEO where I’m at now emailed out asking folks to juice the Glassdoor score after high turnover was bringing it down. Some folks I know that left had legit grievances. Some folks that left would be grumpy anywhere. Personally, the previous 2.9-3 score feels more reflective of the reality than the current 4.2, pumped up by the sycophants. Turnover issues are still a thing, and management without a clue of their own abilities peddle the dumbest ideas. Pretty hilarious watching the CTO role his eyes behind the back of his hand picked director of eng when this director is making it sound like we’re NASA.

clubm8 8y ago

I have a friend who I often chat about job searching with (we're both on the market). They recently had a shockingly bad experiece with a company that prides itself by it's glassdoor rating. They told me they don't plan on writing a review, because they're worried said company may intuit who wrote they review and blacklist them from future hiring. They insist they must have had an outlier experience. I can see how this attitude in aggregate, coupled with NDAs laden hush money leads to an inaccurate picture...