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You don't even need to be savvy. I worked for a company that turned out to be really scummy in a number of ways. To combat the terrible ratings on Glassdoor the

by rurp 5y ago

You don't even need to be savvy. I worked for a company that turned out to be really scummy in a number of ways. To combat the terrible ratings on Glassdoor they implemented the most obvious fake review process possible where every week two employees would have to create an account and write a positive review. Of course the reviews people wrote were obvious fakes, just a line of two of meaningless platitudes. They were posted on a consistent schedule for months while pretty much every review of substance was terrible. After leaving I flagged the fake reviews and reported them to Glassdoor. Glassdoor did absolutely nothing. I tried reporting them again a few months later and again got nowhere. Last I checked the company's page was still full of blatant fake 5 star reviews.

muttled 5y ago
This is why I always check the 1-3 star reviews. If they sound rambling and angry, they're probably just rambling and angry. If they're well-written, I know they're likely the truth.
rstuart4133 5y ago
I've seen company's with Glassdoor reviews similar to your description while job hunting. You see the high star rating and look further, but then start reading and it sticks out like dogs balls. At least I thought so. It was exactly the pattern you described - lots of short pure fluff reviews giving high stars, with long detailed reviews giving low stars. The impression was enough to put me off - but the grapevine later confirmed it. It was so obvious, I don't see how anybody doing their due diligence during a job search could possibly miss it. Speaking for myself it was the nail in the coffin. A company could get a lot of low star reviews for any number of reasons - maybe they went through a rough patch and had to let go of a lot of people. A company that holds all their best people might not get many reviews at all. In other words, if there aren't hundreds of reviews, I'd take the overall rating with a grain of salt and perhaps go to the interview anyway. But flagrant manipulation like this leaves no doubt. Not only are they prepared to blatantly deceive new employees, it confirms no one likes working there. Which means the people who do end up being employed there either didn't bother putting in the work, or have a low EQ. Just as painted by the article.

by rurp 5y ago

muttled 5y ago

This is why I always check the 1-3 star reviews. If they sound rambling and angry, they're probably just rambling and angry. If they're well-written, I know they're likely the truth.

rstuart4133 5y ago

I've seen company's with Glassdoor reviews similar to your description while job hunting. You see the high star rating and look further, but then start reading and it sticks out like dogs balls. At least I thought so. It was exactly the pattern you described - lots of short pure fluff reviews giving high stars, with long detailed reviews giving low stars. The impression was enough to put me off - but the grapevine later confirmed it. It was so obvious, I don't see how anybody doing their due diligence during a job search could possibly miss it. Speaking for myself it was the nail in the coffin. A company could get a lot of low star reviews for any number of reasons - maybe they went through a rough patch and had to let go of a lot of people. A company that holds all their best people might not get many reviews at all. In other words, if there aren't hundreds of reviews, I'd take the overall rating with a grain of salt and perhaps go to the interview anyway. But flagrant manipulation like this leaves no doubt. Not only are they prepared to blatantly deceive new employees, it confirms no one likes working there. Which means the people who do end up being employed there either didn't bother putting in the work, or have a low EQ. Just as painted by the article.