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LinkedIn permwall. No thanks. Flagged.

bhauer 13y ago
I'm no fan of LinkedIn, but flagging seems a bit harsh. I'm not interested in registering, but looking at the sign-up page, it seems signing in with LinkedIn is optional, is it not?
- dapole 13y ago
  No, it actually says you need to sign in with LinkedIn to verify you work for the company you say you do(also not hard to fake so don't know why they insist, my bet is this is a LinkedIn employee). No thanks, and no guarantee that your info isn't shared etc. This seems like it has a high potential for abuse.
  - madisonhamman 13y ago
    We'll add the guarantee your info won't and can't be shared. No account is Candid required, we simply use the LinkedIn API to check that the current position for that would-be reviewer has a current position at the company they are trying to review. As you mention someone could scam that of course. We're working on ways to get even better data (i.e. real current employees). This is our MVP and we wanted to get people scoring companies as frictionless as possible.
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dinkumthinkum 13y ago
Flagged is a bit much. It is a fair criticism to make that requiring LinkedIn is probably very inappropriate and probably completely counter productive but that is enough I think.
- madisonhamman 13y ago
  Thanks for commenting! we're adding an explanation for the linkedin stuff shortly.
- michaelochurch 13y ago
  Unflagged (if it matters). You make a good point.
  - madisonhamman 13y ago
    Thanks!
madisonhamman 13y ago
Hey Michael, Sorry for the lack of explanation. We're adding some copy to explain why we require a linked in verification. Basically, it was of the few ways we can check where someone works without sending an email to their work email - hence keeping it 100% anon. We're working on it! -Madison
- michaelochurch 13y ago
  See, I wanted to review some ex-employers, but I don't put my whole career history on LinkedIn. Here's my explanation of why: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/01/02/why-i-wiped-my-linkedin-profile/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/01/02/why-i-wiped-m... I have an ideological issue with LinkedIn. It made some people I like a boatload of money, so I like it on that front, but I also feel like the modern trend of oversharing one's economic relationships is really dangerous, so I prefer to keep my career history semi-private. I'm not ashamed of anything (except one shitball startup where I worked for 3 months and that I don't include on my resume) but I prefer to conserve information in a game (private-sector self-preservation and advancement) that is more adversarial than it is socially acceptable to admit.
  - madisonhamman 13y ago
    Badass. Thanks for sharing

I'm no fan of LinkedIn, but flagging seems a bit harsh. I'm not interested in registering, but looking at the sign-up page, it seems signing in with LinkedIn is optional, is it not?

dapole 13y ago
No, it actually says you need to sign in with LinkedIn to verify you work for the company you say you do(also not hard to fake so don't know why they insist, my bet is this is a LinkedIn employee). No thanks, and no guarantee that your info isn't shared etc. This seems like it has a high potential for abuse.
- madisonhamman 13y ago
  We'll add the guarantee your info won't and can't be shared. No account is Candid required, we simply use the LinkedIn API to check that the current position for that would-be reviewer has a current position at the company they are trying to review. As you mention someone could scam that of course. We're working on ways to get even better data (i.e. real current employees). This is our MVP and we wanted to get people scoring companies as frictionless as possible.

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dinkumthinkum 13y ago

Flagged is a bit much. It is a fair criticism to make that requiring LinkedIn is probably very inappropriate and probably completely counter productive but that is enough I think.

madisonhamman 13y ago
Thanks for commenting! we're adding an explanation for the linkedin stuff shortly.
michaelochurch 13y ago
Unflagged (if it matters). You make a good point.
- madisonhamman 13y ago
  Thanks!

madisonhamman 13y ago

Hey Michael, Sorry for the lack of explanation. We're adding some copy to explain why we require a linked in verification. Basically, it was of the few ways we can check where someone works without sending an email to their work email - hence keeping it 100% anon. We're working on it! -Madison

michaelochurch 13y ago
See, I wanted to review some ex-employers, but I don't put my whole career history on LinkedIn. Here's my explanation of why: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/01/02/why-i-wiped-my-linkedin-profile/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/01/02/why-i-wiped-m... I have an ideological issue with LinkedIn. It made some people I like a boatload of money, so I like it on that front, but I also feel like the modern trend of oversharing one's economic relationships is really dangerous, so I prefer to keep my career history semi-private. I'm not ashamed of anything (except one shitball startup where I worked for 3 months and that I don't include on my resume) but I prefer to conserve information in a game (private-sector self-preservation and advancement) that is more adversarial than it is socially acceptable to admit.
- madisonhamman 13y ago
  Badass. Thanks for sharing