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And that's why there is Blind https://www.teamblind.com/articles/Topics https://www.teamblind.com/articles/Topics I highly recommend everyone signs up their co

And that's why there is Blind https://www.teamblind.com/articles/Topics https://www.teamblind.com/articles/Topics I highly recommend everyone signs up their company and gives honest feedback there. Closing the Asymmetric Information gap will only help workers (the vast majority of us) make better choices about where to work, how much to charge employers and what really goes on (not the propaganda campaigns that are online resources and interviews)

towaway1138 8y ago
Sounds interesting, but presumably non-employees have no access?
- ta1548177231 8y ago
  I'm pretty sure you can find the threads about any company with their search?
OldFatCactus 8y ago
I looked through some of the discussions and they come off as pretty gross and unprofessional. Wouldn't trust such a place for honest feedback.
- ta1548177231 8y ago
  "Unprofessional" Is you actually seeing what the people who work there are like when no one is looking.
  - Dibes 8y ago
    There is a difference between unprofessional and just outright toxic. I just tried it out and for our company with over 2900 members it was sparsely used and most of it was just outright insults with little to no discourse minus one or two decent threads.
  - iosonofuturista 8y ago
    I fart and scratch my balls with abandonment when no one is looking. To use such information as an indication on how I may behave in a professional environment is insane. This site (admittedly from a quick look) seems absolute trash.
gaius 8y ago
Didn’t they have a de-anonymization incident recently? Signing up with real work address is madness.
- ta1548177231 8y ago
  I would really appreciated a link to what you're referring to. Would be good for all their users to know.
  - gaius 8y ago
    https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/20/blind-anonymous-app-data-exposure/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/20/blind-anonymous-app-data-e...
tomatotomato37 8y ago
The level of discourse on this place is horrid; it's like a SV 4chan. Why does a workplace opinion site need a "relationships" category anyway?
- bduerst 8y ago
  Yeah, I just checked it out and the topics seem like troll bait with toxic comments. People actually verify their identity with their employer before posting these things?
  - bradlys 8y ago
    I mean, all you're identifying with is that you have a company email address. That's all that is known. For really big orgs, this is not an issue.
    - bduerst 8y ago
      Right - the company has a link between everyone commenting and their work email address. It would be naive to assume that won't ever be sold as lead gen or part of a premium model for employers, even if the Blind claims otherwise right now.
  - ta1548177231 8y ago
    I agree there is a bunch of toxicity. However, I prefer a toxicity I can preview and assess for myself, than a bunch of unknown toxicity that comes as a surprise after 3 months of employment.

towaway1138 8y ago

Sounds interesting, but presumably non-employees have no access?

ta1548177231 8y ago
I'm pretty sure you can find the threads about any company with their search?

OldFatCactus 8y ago

I looked through some of the discussions and they come off as pretty gross and unprofessional. Wouldn't trust such a place for honest feedback.

ta1548177231 8y ago
"Unprofessional" Is you actually seeing what the people who work there are like when no one is looking.
- Dibes 8y ago
  There is a difference between unprofessional and just outright toxic. I just tried it out and for our company with over 2900 members it was sparsely used and most of it was just outright insults with little to no discourse minus one or two decent threads.
- iosonofuturista 8y ago
  I fart and scratch my balls with abandonment when no one is looking. To use such information as an indication on how I may behave in a professional environment is insane. This site (admittedly from a quick look) seems absolute trash.

gaius 8y ago

Didn’t they have a de-anonymization incident recently? Signing up with real work address is madness.

ta1548177231 8y ago
I would really appreciated a link to what you're referring to. Would be good for all their users to know.
- gaius 8y ago
  https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/20/blind-anonymous-app-data-exposure/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/20/blind-anonymous-app-data-e...

tomatotomato37 8y ago

The level of discourse on this place is horrid; it's like a SV 4chan. Why does a workplace opinion site need a "relationships" category anyway?

bduerst 8y ago
Yeah, I just checked it out and the topics seem like troll bait with toxic comments. People actually verify their identity with their employer before posting these things?
- bradlys 8y ago
  I mean, all you're identifying with is that you have a company email address. That's all that is known. For really big orgs, this is not an issue.
  - bduerst 8y ago
    Right - the company has a link between everyone commenting and their work email address. It would be naive to assume that won't ever be sold as lead gen or part of a premium model for employers, even if the Blind claims otherwise right now.
- ta1548177231 8y ago
  I agree there is a bunch of toxicity. However, I prefer a toxicity I can preview and assess for myself, than a bunch of unknown toxicity that comes as a surprise after 3 months of employment.