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Jack Neckles


Career development 1mo
A recruiter reached out with a much higher salary, but the reviews about the company are terrible. How much weight do you give to employee reviews when making a decision?
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  • Gregory Forte

    1mo
    Best answer

    It could be a red flag. Check on Glassdoor what the overall rating of the company is. Also look at who ( which positions are given the bad... feedback). It might be an isolated area of the company that is getting the negative ratings. more

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  • jokatech

    1mo

    I give much weight to it. It paints a picture especially when consistently stated.

  • Uma Aggarwal

    1mo

    If you are looking for a job, this job offer takes care of one worry. Go in with an open mind and draw your own conclusions. If you have a job you... like. then you can be more cautious. You may want to ask HR about those reviews and then decide.
    Remember you do not always have employee input available. Generally people that are unhappy bother to write a review. Employees with performance or attitude issues may get disciplined or even fired and may be bad mouthing the company.
    So let these reviews serve as a yellow flag, urging you to probe further.     more

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  • Uma Aggarwal

    1mo

    If you are looking for a job, this job offer takes care of one worry. Go in with an open mind and draw your own conclusions. If you have a job you... like. then you can be more cautious. You may want to ask HR about those reviews and then decide.
    Remember you do not always have employee input available. Generally people that are unhappy bother to write a review. Employees with performance or attitude issues may get disciplined or even fired and may be bad mouthing the company.
    So let these reviews serve as a yellow flag, urging you to probe further.     more

    1

  • Uma Aggarwal

    1mo

    If you are looking for a job, this job offer takes care of one worry. Go in with an open mind and draw your own conclusions. If you have a job you... like. then you can be more cautious. You may want to ask HR about those reviews and then decide.
    Remember you do not always have employee input available. Generally people that are unhappy bother to write a review. Employees with performance or attitude issues may get disciplined or even fired and may be bad mouthing the company.
    So let these reviews serve as a yellow flag, urging you to probe further.     more

  • Brenda Shipman

    1mo

    Each employee has their story, don't let them write yours. Do what you feel, not what someone said. They could be the problem.

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  • Gregory Forte

    1mo

    It could be a red flag. Check on Glassdoor what the overall rating of the company is. Also look at who ( which positions are given the bad... feedback). It might be an isolated area of the company that is getting the negative ratings. more

    3