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Ask HN: Sort by Popular on GlassDoor – Broken or Manipulated?
When I sort a company's reviews by Popular it seems manipulated.
There is a startup I know about. On Glassdoor there is a negative review with over 20 "helpful" (aka likes). It has way more "helpful" designations than any other review for the company.
The default sorting method, Popular, puts a different review at the top. The review is a quick throwaway review from a salesman with no meat or substance. It has 1x "helpful".
Can someone help me understand why Glassdoor's "popular" review sort is showing me a review that's clearly not the most popular? It seems like the use a Yelp business model where you need to pay to get good, positive reviews at the top of the pile.
How does it work exactly?
- dylz 6y ago> It seems like the use a Yelp business model where you need to pay to get good, positive reviews at the top of the pile. Is this not exactly how Glassdoor works?
- stakkur 6y agoGlassdoor is, of course, manipulated. It's revenue is three main sources: 1. Job postings 2. Job ads 3. Corporate branding You'll notice that 'accurate reviews' or 'helpful information for free users' is not on that list.