This is exactly the nature of an open platform. This isn’t so far-fetched considering a 2019 Wall Street Journal investigation exposed how companies employed a range of tactics to covertly boost their Glassdoor ratings.Įven though Glassdoor states that offering incentives to employees to write good reviews violates their community guidelines, there is practically no way for them to police it. You may see a 4.9 thanks to the nifty work of the HR department. The human resource department of a company can easily create a Glassdoor account using different emails to post multiple positive or negative reviews. Since there is no stopping people from posting reviews and posting them multiple times, you can imagine how disgruntled ex-employees can skew the ratings. Anyone can post on Glassdoor and you can do so for any company, at any point in time and with no background checks whatsoever. In a hyper-competitive market for talent, both parties should be clear about what they are getting into.īut Glassdoor should not be the deciding factor in your ultimate decision.įirstly, there is no employee verification system.
Just as a potential employer would conduct reference checks on a candidate, the converse should be done. But should you make a big decision like switching jobs based purely on what the Internet spits out? CAN YOU TRUST REVIEWS?Ĭompanies like Glassdoor do serve a purpose. That’s all well and good for the small things in life like where to eat or what to buy. With time so tight and with heavy access to our devices, learning from the experiences – both the good and bad - of others seems like a reasonable way to make decisions, conserve energy, and spend time and money on other, more valuable things. Anything below 4 will probably not make your cut. Thinking of trying out a new restaurant? Hit up Google or reviews and look at the total score. Scrolling to see what movie to watch? Let’s go to Rotten Tomatoes and have a look at the score. This entire episode made me think of just how much has changed when it comes to how we make decisions for just about anything in our lives. My wife is currently serving her notice and will be starting with the new company in a month's time. It had over 189 reviews, a 4.3 rating (the maximum is 5) and the CEO rating at 95 per cent. We looked at the company my wife was interested in. It is also a job search site – so people can apply for posted roles. Glassdoor is an American company ratings website where current and past employees of a company can leave reviews. While she was listing down the pros and cons, I whipped out my phone and went to the Glassdoor app. Although she has been in the same industry for some time, it is not a company she is familiar with. SINGAPORE: My wife most recently received a job offer.
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