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Comment by 12_throw_away | Hacker News Reader

I keep thinking about this response from a glassdoor employee, and what it implies about their decision making processes:

  I stand behind the decision that your name has to be placed on your profile and it cannot be reverted or nullified/anonymized from the platform. I am sorry that we disagree on this issue. [...] This is my final determination. I, as well as multiple members of my team, have reviewed your request several times, and I am considering this matter closed.

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I can't help but think, how does glassdoor make money?

investigating htis, it is clear - from employers.

They help companies keep a clean image, and also sell them job listings and advertising.

Scrubbing a company's image seems like it would be really lucrative.

It doesn't seem like reflecting reality makes money. I actually don't know if there are any review sites where having accurate reviews makes it profitable.

And it doesn't seem like employees are really a revenue stream, since they are not looking for a job.

There is no recourse except not to play. The end user has no choice. Sounds like a dictatorship.

Sounds like a platform that will wither away and die. Glassdoor users are emboldened by anonymity and know exactly what happens to people who put that kind of information on Facebook or LinkedIn next to their real name.

The recourse is taking down the business with a bot hive?

this is why the GDPR right of erasure exists

fuck these companies

Also California’s CCPA/CPRA.

Also Virginia’s VCDPA.

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