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Comment by JKCalhoun | Hacker News Reader

Yeah, really. Can anyone point to counter-examples?

There are a few -- Glassdoor, and Google reviews let you post bad reviews of businesses even if they have tons of money. That's not to say I disagree that big money runs things, just that it's not 100%.

Entirely anecdote, but I've heard of companies asking all their employees to give them good Glassdoor reviews.

There were stories here on HN (might dig them up) about how Glassdoor blackmails companies with "it would be a shame if your good reputation was ruined by some random bad reviews, eh?" and removes bad reviews for companies that hand over the dough :)

This is definitely a thing. The startup I used to work for did this a ton before they were acquired.

They would even request it during all-staff meetings.

IIRC from recent HN threads, Glassdoor is considered to be completely gamed, and the company is in on it.

See e.g.: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24789865.

I don't know why anyone needs to be told this, at this point, but EVERY review system is being gamed. You can't trust ANY of them.

The article is about Google wiping reviews, and I’ve worked for a company that asked employees to leave good reviews on Glassdoor

Theranos HR posted one good review for every negative one to even out the score.

the tone on glassdoor has shifted a lot since they discovered HR departments and recruiters as their main (only?) client base.

> ... It's also free to claim your employer account. After that, Glassdoor costs $249 to $600 per month depending on how many jobs you want to post and what specific features you want to add (again, the premium service costs more). -- (probably better sources this is just the top google result) https://fitsmallbusiness.com/glassdoor-vs-indeed/

Glassdoor is gamed. I've spoken to some multiple HR people who make fake reviews for their employer to counteract some bad reviews. I wouldn't trust it for smaller companies.

I've been asked by a shitty (billion $ plus) company to write one of these type of unjustified positive reviews, directly after the rest of my devops team had quit and only days before I handed in my own notice. Needless to say I declined.

I've worked at lots of employers who ask current employees for positive Glassdoor reviews shortly after a disgruntled former employee writes a bad review.

I wouldn't trust anything on that site. The positive reviews are written under duress and the negative reviews have an axe to grind.

And then those bad reviews magically disappear just like the 150,000 reviews of the Robinhood app that have disappeared.

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