On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Merrill Oveson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Eric Olsen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I, for one, would like to see a location on the web site where members >>> could >>> record their past and/or current job experience. >>> >>> It should be anonymous. >>> >>> Was the pay fair? >>> Was your boss reasonable? >>> Was there high turnover? >>> Was there a chance for professional development? >>> Was it a fun place to work? >>> etc, etc. >>> >>> I've worked a place or two that was a complete nightmare. >>> I believe others on the list might benefit from learning about my >>> experiences. >>> >>> Anybody interested? >>> >> >> That sounds like glassdoor.com >> >> -Eric >> >> /* >> PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net >> Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug >> Don't fear the penguin. >> */ >> > > I know there are websites out there that do this. > The advantage here is that it would remain relatively local i.e. > mostly within Utah County and it would be more specific to IT and > programing. > One company might be great if you're in sales but crappy if you're in > IT and vice versa. > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ >
It's a good idea at first blush, but it's a lawsuit waiting to happen. If this were undertaken it would need to be away from PLUG, it would be helpful if someone could bring a news agency such as the KSL or the daily herald on board to give it legitimacy. Otherwise it runs a huge risk of being sued for liable. Also not sure about anyone else, but if this did come to fruition I think a hiring manager might be tempted to look at the site and do one of two things. #1 Terminate any employee that is currently working for me, that participates in it. #2 Use it as a screening tool for new employees to "weed out complainers & whiners". The final problem with a site like what you propose is that you are going to end up with a lot of astro-turfing. Either companies that want to raise their score posting false positive reviews, or companies seeking to lure talent away from other good companies using it to post false negative reviews. There is also termination bias that would need to be accounted for. An employee may have sucked at his / her job and ended up getting fired. That employee may post exaggerations about how bad the place sucked. Also who likes their job enough to actually go to a site and post what a great place it is to work? Sorry but in my "downtime" I'm sure I've got more important things to do like reading comments on Slashdot & going over the latest Dilbert & xkcd cartoons ;) /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
