The underground economy of Glassdoor reviews

Post by Fire-Dragon-DoL » Sat, Jul 08, 2023, 4:13 PM UTC

michaelteter wrote: post #27

I believe that Glassdoor exists almost purely because salary information is not public. While company reputation and reviews are of interest, the salary information is likely much more a driver of traffic. And based on my attempted use of the site, Glassdoor is unreliable and (intentionally) misleading. Even at the most basic level, their UI flatly lies about what data they possess. If you search a company, in the sa…

Post by LandR » Sat, Jul 08, 2023, 4:17 PM UTC

erenyeager wrote: post #146

LandR wrote: post #143

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This is absolutely crazy to a European.

Really? How would European business culture approach this? I feel like talking about debating religion when it’s not relevant to a potential employee is extremely short sighted or some type of backhanded mind game; it just doesn’t seem normal to say that at a job interview. After a working relationship has been established if it comes up, that is different, but if the VP just says that based on seeing a potential emp…

Post by loloquwowndueo » Sat, Jul 08, 2023, 9:11 PM UTC

Fire-Dragon-DoL wrote: post #149

loloquwowndueo wrote: post #65

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Wire cutter is hardly objective - check out their bike lock reviews. Every single recommended product is from Kryptonite.

On youtube there are videos from an expert lockpicker, I can't remember the name, where he goes on lockpicking kryptonite locks. He explains in great detail what he expected more from the high end, but his recommendation by the end was still a kryptonite lock, not necessary the ultimate, and said that unless you are ready to lose the bike, unless it's in sight, there is very little you can do. And with an angle grind…

Post by propogandist » Sat, Jul 08, 2023, 9:30 PM UTC

emeril wrote: post #154

shippintoboston wrote: post #3

I used to work at Desktop Metal which was (at the time) a pretty small startup here in Boston. When I left, I wrote a pretty negative review on Glassdoor about what I felt was a toxic work environment. At the time I submitted my review, there were probably about 10 reviews for the company. The very next day after my review was posted, about 7 positive reviews popped up. Obviously pretty suspicious behavior, but when…

Sounds like target.com I ordered a play kitchen based on reviews and then I found it to be poor quality, I wrote a review which was never published without any reason given As such, I don't really trust positive reviews anymore, especially, there I only mostly trust yelp reviews

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jul 09, 2023, 9:27 PM UTC

erenyeager wrote: post #156

LandR wrote: post #153

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I'd happily talk religion, trans rights, racism etc with anyone at work. But then I'm not paranoid , and Ive never worked anyplace in 20 years where I feel people are being dishonest or disingenuous or playing any sort of games. especially not mind games, that's fucking absurd to me that you would even think that at all. What sort of people are you working for, that sounds like hell. I've always been in offices, and…

All those topics sound like minefields I would be cautious discussion even with good friends, and then only if we have similar views. If I knew there would be a significant disagreement I would drop the topic probably, avoids more trouble. I think it’s about minimizing liability. I wouldn’t want a work dynamic to turn toxic due to a coworker’s prejudice or some disagreement we had debating over the water cooler. At w…