Friday, July 11, 2008

How's it out there?

A novel concept I came across recently was an internet forum where you could talk about, rate, rant, rave & review your workplace. Criticat & Glassdoor are trying to reveal the truth behind companies where anyone can talk about their experience with a certain company.

I've come across user-review sites for electronic gadgets, cars, bikes, books, so why not your workplace?

What is questionable though is the accuracy of the information on these sites. But then, as with any other site which is dependent on its users for content, the quality & the utility of the information on these sites will improve as the user base grows over time.

Full marks for the idea though.

2 comments:

Murali said...

How is this different from creating an orkut group called 'IT companies' and users joining it like crazy and debating about ideal practices and what really happens?

Is it only the fact that 'it hadn't bin dun befoar!' ? ;)

Krishna said...

Well yes the idea is similar but the feedback & the comments are more organized here. They are measured & presented in a uniform way, & they keep changing on a continuous basis. None of which happens on Orkut groups, which are a more informal adhoc sorta medium.