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My side project: Rank your tech company based on culture

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Re: My side project: Rank your tech company based on culture

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I like the idea (kinda like a no-frills Glassdoor), but the moment I went to plug in my company, the first thing that pops up is a LinkedIn permissions page.

No prior explanation of what the data will be used for, no assurance that my information will be anonymous, nothing. Closed the tab.

Please consider supporting alternate signup methods for those of us that don't want personal information tied to reviews. I know you very well may not do this, but if you don't tell people that up front, the mind goes places...

Re: My side project: Rank your tech company based on culture

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I like the idea (kinda like a no-frills Glassdoor), but the moment I went to plug in my company, the first thing that pops up is a LinkedIn permissions page. No prior explanation of what the data will be used for, no assurance that my information will be anonymous, nothing. Closed the tab. Please consider supporting alternate signup methods for those of us that don't want personal information tied to reviews. I know…

Seconded. If you want people to be honest about their employers, tying it to the one place employers are almost certain to see it is a little daunting. I understand if you want to make sure they're actually employees of the place they're talking about, but (a) you should say that, and (b) what's to stop me from faking my LinkedIn?

Re: My side project: Rank your tech company based on culture

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LinkedIn permwall. No thanks. Flagged.

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.

Re: My side project: Rank your tech company based on culture

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LinkedIn permwall. No thanks. Flagged.

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?

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.
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