Employee Reviews
How much stock should one put into employee/former employee reviews of a company when deciding to take a job?
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Has anyone successfully landed a job out of state?
I'm in the final stages of possibly landing a job at a phenomenal company out of state, in an area I'd love to move to. My SO and I would rent out there but we need to sell our house first. His job is flexible so no issue there and we don't have kids. Luckily we live in a desirable area where the houses…
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I facilitated an Imposter Syndrome session yesterday and shared these 5 types.
Here are a things to keep in mind:
1. Doubt doesn’t make you an imposter, it makes you human.
2. You’re never going to know everything - no one does.…
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I was made redundant last December, just after returning from maternity leave, and it was a tough time with a little one at home.
Since then, I’ve been actively applying for jobs but rarely hear back. When asked why I’m looking for a new job in interviews, I haven’t always been sincere, giving different reasons. Recently, I decided to be upfront and told an interviewer that I was made redundant. But their response thre…
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Looking for some advice.
How do you deal with the catty "doubting Thomas" coworker?
We work in an environment where we HAVE to work closely together. There is no ignoring, avoiding or keeping my distance. Some of my guy friends in other…
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Does anyone know of any places in MD/VA that are hiring for admin roles?
I keep seeing the same job postings on Linkedin, Simplyhired, & Indeed. I need to get out of my job within the next month ASAP b/c my Supervisor is repeating the same behavior from last year where she takes extended leave EVERYTIME she has a family event that comes up & she says sh…
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Good Morning everyone,
I need advice on an ongoing situation at my job which seems to be getting worse. Background: I am a 67 year old female working part time (30 hours) at a restaurant/gift shop. Been there 4 years.
About two months ago they hired a man…
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Amy Carissa Oliver
Let's look at this in a few ways.
1- You're on Glassdoor and there are two reviews of a company you're interviewing with and they're both terrible, but you know this company employs well over 100 people. You can probably take those reviews with a grain of salt.
2- You're on Glassdoor and there are 12 bad reviews of a company you're interviewing with but you know this company employs well over 100 people and most of the really bad reviews seem to be over 3 years old. You can probably use this as background knowledge to formulate questions about the company culture.
3- You're on Glassdoor and there's at least one bad review of the company from current and/or former employees per month for the last two years. Not only that, but these reviews seem to have common themes surrounding leadership, pay, benefits, culture. Run away.
The thing is that s*** rolls downhill. There's no company that is unaware that people are being abused in a specific department or by a specific manager, and if you're seeing common and regularly appearing themes, it means that bad experiences are company culture and that bad behavior is enabled.
Christy R.
I wouldn't take any stock in former employee reviews of a company. Their experience will vary by department, manager, and their work ethics/morals/values.
When interviewing with a company ask questions targeted to what you would determine to be a red flag. (Example.. What is your leadership style and can you please provide an example of why you feel this is your sytle? - this gives me an idea of what my interactions will be with the potential hiring manager.