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Maybe we could popularize written reviews and tagging it with schema.org data [1]. That way: * You own the review * You can decide to take it down or not (ha

Maybe we could popularize written reviews and tagging it with schema.org data [1]. That way: * You own the review * You can decide to take it down or not (harder for HR teams to tamper with them). * It would be on the reader to decide if the review is spam or not. There are plenty of pages where a review can be published for free, for instance, github pages. 1: https://schema.org/EmployerReview https://schema.org/EmployerReview

joshstrange 3y ago
Personally I have no interest in tying my name to a review. In fact I've still not reviewed a few places from my past because I don't fancy getting a call/email from that employer yelling at me for telling the truth. I've mostly worked at smaller companies so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to put 2 and 2 together and I'd have to lie about my position/salary to keep it from being immediately recognizable, probably even need to write "creatively" to avoid them telling it was me. Even if I hated working somewhere I'd never publicly blast them under my real name. Near zero upside and unlimited downside. At best I prevent others from going through what I did (IF they check reviews, IF they believe me, etc), at worst someone knows someone who knows someone who torpedos my career/prospects at another company. It doesn't matter if that retaliation is illegal, I'd never know or be able to prove it. Lastly, I have to put food on the table, if my current job goes under or opportunities dry up I'd go back to company that I disliked to make ends meet. Why would I burn that bridge? People rarely leave companies because they are happy where they are so I have trouble seeing anyone wanting to sign their real name to a review about a company they left. Like I said, near zero upside and unlimited downsides.
- emmanueloga_ 3y ago
  This is very fair, and since I never pay attention to glassdoor reviews, somehow I assumed they weren't anonymous ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

joshstrange 3y ago

Personally I have no interest in tying my name to a review. In fact I've still not reviewed a few places from my past because I don't fancy getting a call/email from that employer yelling at me for telling the truth. I've mostly worked at smaller companies so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to put 2 and 2 together and I'd have to lie about my position/salary to keep it from being immediately recognizable, probably even need to write "creatively" to avoid them telling it was me. Even if I hated working somewhere I'd never publicly blast them under my real name. Near zero upside and unlimited downside. At best I prevent others from going through what I did (IF they check reviews, IF they believe me, etc), at worst someone knows someone who knows someone who torpedos my career/prospects at another company. It doesn't matter if that retaliation is illegal, I'd never know or be able to prove it. Lastly, I have to put food on the table, if my current job goes under or opportunities dry up I'd go back to company that I disliked to make ends meet. Why would I burn that bridge? People rarely leave companies because they are happy where they are so I have trouble seeing anyone wanting to sign their real name to a review about a company they left. Like I said, near zero upside and unlimited downsides.

emmanueloga_ 3y ago
This is very fair, and since I never pay attention to glassdoor reviews, somehow I assumed they weren't anonymous ¯\_(ツ)_/¯