On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Merrill Oveson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Fellow Pluggers: > > Here's the idea.... > > You're considering a new job with xyz company or are considering accepting > an offer, etc. > > But you have your concerns, a voice in your head says "somethings not quite > right..." > > So you post to this list and say "I just got a job offer from xyz company. > Anybody out there have any experience working for this company. Anything I > might want to know, etc." > > Then follower pluggers who know something, good, bad or ugly can reply to > that person off the list. > > No, I'm not looking for a job. I'm very happy where I'm at, but I have been > completely "blindsided" in the past. > > Merrill
I think I didn't help this thread by encouraging the philosophy. So, back to the original question, is there a way to GET/RECEIVE advice better about companies in the area? One potential tool is Glassdoor.com, a website where you can anonymously post reviews of your own company, and then read the reviews others have left about their companies. Local tech darling Omniture, for example, used to have a glossy 5/5 rating, but has tapered off that in recent months. However, only 23 people on earth have submitted reviews for Omniture, which is less than 2% of their staff... so it doesn't likely hold a statistical significance. Yet, the reviews are by people with certain titles, and those might help you. Here's OMTR's Glassdoor page: http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Omniture-Reviews-E15169.htm# But, of course, this tool (or any other) won't be helpful without people participating. Also, getting the word out publicly about things you don't agree with might be a good way to actually get it addressed. Maybe take a moment and review your current company. It might help us all. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
