Glassdoor
| Glassdoor | |
|---|---|
| |
| Website | www.glassdoor.com |
| Parent organisation | Recruit Holdings |
| Ownership type | Subsidiary |
| Founded | June 2007, by Robert Hohman, Rich Barton, Tim Besse |
| Headquarters | 50 Beale Street, San Francisco, California, U.S. , United States of America |
Glassdoor is an American website where current and former employees review companies, operated by the company of the same name.[1]
Controversy
Review manipulation
Glassdoor was alleged for paid by engaged employers to remove negative review. Several individual also stated that their negative review on employer was removed by Glassdoor. A blogger, Gergely Orosz, suggests that companies conduct review manipulation on Glassdoor after carrying out mass layoffs.[2]
Anonymity issues
In November 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals required disclosing Glassdoor's anonymous users' identities to prosecutors investigating possible criminal misconduct by their employers. Investigators sought to speak with reviewers who might have seen crimes committed. The court's decision did not require sharing reviewers' identities with employers.[3]
In June 2022, Glassdoor lost a defamation lawsuit, forcing it to unmask the identity of users of the Glassdoor website who anonymously left negative reviews about their former employer. The ruling was regarding Zuru, a New Zealand company.[4]
Following a policy change in 2024 which required all users to verify their identity, real names and other personal information were automatically added to user profiles. Per Glassdoor's terms of service, the data is sourced from third parties and other sister services.[5] While users could still leave anonymous reviews, news site Ars Technica claimed this made the service vulnerable to data leaks in cases of data breaches and subpoenas.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ Associated Press, March 29, 2013, cbc.ca, Employees rate their employers, CEOs on Glassdoor
- ↑ https://www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/273/does-glassdoor-remove-negative-company-reviews?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- ↑ Court requires Glassdoor reveal identities of anonymous users – The American Genius (en-US) (14 November 2017).
- ↑ Glassdoor ordered to unmask former toy company employees who posted scathing criticism, showing the scary stakes of 'anonymous' reviews.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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