Glassdoor | Jobs & Community Reviews

by DoxHoliday

Kinda shady that they have a mobile site, but you can't use it unless you download GlassdoorJobsCommunity .
Also highly suspicious that many of the reviews here are from the friends and family of GlassdoorJobsCommunity 's creator.

As far as GlassdoorJobsCommunity itself goes, the filters are a little lacking and the second you put any kind of profession in, it gives you recommendations for everything remotely related. A college professor does not need to see high school PE teacher on the list, a primary care doctor does not need to see every opening in every hospital in a 25 mile radius (from speech therapist to medical director of surgery)...

Less is more- figure it out.

On the upside, you can occasionally get a review of the employer before you apply. Much of the time though, it is giving you a review of the parent company or the company doing the marketing for the job, rather than the job itself. You are probably better off though using a different app to find a job, then this one to get a review of the employer before applying.

Edit: Now GlassdoorJobsCommunity doesn’t even listen to your filters. You ask for an exact match for the location, and it automatically broadens out to a 25 mile radius, and refuses to be set back to exact location. It’s not bad enough you have to sift through dozens of sponsored listings, but now you get your hopes up that you finally found a match and it is in the next town over, like an hour and a half commute...

by Simmerkungfu

After almost a decade (maybe more) I am completely deleting my Glassdoor account. Glassdoor is allowing painfully, blatantly fake reviews. It’s quite obvious if you take a peek. A company rating tanks due to dozens of honest, critical reviews over the course of several months. Then suddenly within 1 month (sometimes on the SAME DAY) multiple users will post a copy/pasted recruiter’s speech. Everything is listed as a “pro” and there’s zero cons. ZERO.
I feel silly now for not realizing but, Glassdoor is a business too. And Glassdoor thinks you’re stupid.
I flag what is clearly a recruiter review, only to hear from someone at Glassdoor that what I’ve flagged isn’t an issue. You’re clearly not reading what people are flagging and if you are, then a retraining of all your staff is necessary. I’m not flagging bc it’s fun, I’m doing it bc I wanted to trust Glassdoor. But I can see that’s no longer possible. I’ve found long threads of complaints from other users who have experienced the same issue, search for yourself.

by Frk II

Glassdoor takes a very hardline approach on renewals. We had an employee turnover, and I reached out about having a meeting to discuss the renewal and Glassdoor said the product automatically renewed 5 days ago, 30 days before the renewal date and cannot be cancelled. While I was considering renewing the product anyway, I did not wish to be forced into anything, and I said please accept this as my cancellation, and we can discuss the renewal later. Glassdoor said their lawyers would enforce the renewal and we could not get out of paying for another year of service.

It’s unclear to me why any company would force an unhappy customer, or in our case a customer who was questioning what value we get from this product, to renew when they are are not satisfied with the product. Glassdoor seemed to have an efficient process in place, so they likely do this a lot. I would be very careful about signing up with a company like this, and I will certainly never work with this company again.

by Tee522

So I have many saved job alert searches and some months ago after I would visit and scroll through the new jobs (since last visit or last 24 hours), it would reset and then the next day or whenever I would come back I knew how many new jobs were actually posted. Now those numbers do not reset, EVERY job alert shows hundreds of so called new jobs, but when you go in, it’s really only a couple. I believe the number that is showing is ALL jobs and not the recent ones. Every time I see there is a new update, I’d assumed this would be fixed but it still hasn’t. Also you can barely do anything on GlassdoorJobsCommunity now without it refreshing. You click on a job to apply or just go out the screen half a sec and it resets and now you have to scroll back and hopefully find the job you were looking at previously if you haven’t saved it. Very frustrating.

by Buffyg

Good for researching employers (but there’s no real attempt to normalise feedback for comparison, relies on reviewers for comparative ratings, which is a very dodgy proposition), but GlassdoorJobsCommunity is quite poor for job search on several counts:

1) resumé import feature requires use of a very poor stock format
2) search feature very poor keyword search that feels like mid-90s web search, doesn’t understand semantics well (for example, it can’t tell cybersecurity jobs from physical security jobs, it doesn’t understand words that define job categories and seniority, like “principal” vs “associate” or “junior” or “analyst” vs “architect”)
3) compounding previous problems, it tends to reverse feedback, (e.g. hiding jobs that don’t match doesn’t persist at all; in fact, looking at a job to say that it’s not a match has opposite effect, as Glassdoor remembers that you viewed, forgets that you marked it as a mismatch)
4) some search criteria like company star ratings aren’t applied correctly
5) you can get results for older searches that don’t appear to exist any more, not clear how to remove them

All in all GlassdoorJobsCommunity is a timesuck if you are using it to stay on top of a job search and a spam factory if you set up notifications. All of the problems GlassdoorJobsCommunity has have well-known solution options, so GlassdoorJobsCommunity feels phoned in at the end of the day.

by Holly7654

I used to think Glassdoor was neutral and a solid place to go for honest employee evaluations of companies but I’m not sure anymore. I’ve noticed floods of positive reviews and removal of negative but honest reviews for a particular company I’ve been monitoring for some time as my own company is considering doing significant business with them. It is a company I know well at this point. As a result of modified reviews, this company’s rating has gone from roughly 2 stars to 4.1 stars and CEO approval that may have been 30% has increased to 80+ in about 6-8 weeks. This is a company I know very well. I can’t help but wonder who is pulling strings. It may be nothing, but given recent concerning conversations I’ve had with their leadership, this has raised at least some additions concerns about going forward with a business relationship. Something similar happened years ago when the poorly rated profile of a different company I was keeping an eye on completely vanished and shortly thereafter appeared to be replaced with one including overwhelmingly positive reviews. I didn’t think too much of it at the time. Perhaps I should have.

by Danicoss

Once upon a time Glassdoor was competitive with its ability to match job seekers with potential employers. Now any time you search a position within a certain area, the first 10-20 results are always random positions from all over the country, presumably with companies who have paid a handsome fee to push their company to the top of search algorithms, search criteria be damned. This renders them virtually useless as a job search site, and is the reason I no longer use them at all when searching for a job. I deleted GlassdoorJobsCommunity and as a rule I now always skip their site as a google search result because it inevitably is a waste of time no matter how many times I try. The only reason Glassdoor gets a second star is because when it comes to employer reviews and salary comparison, although mediocre at best it is still lightyears ahead of any other sites for these particular functions. It stands to reason... because they are essentially the only company that offers such a service, they don’t necessarily have to be good at it.

by Fiumicela

Even after changing email preferences, I still receive daily email notifications. And many job notifications aren’t related to my search. I’ve received Uber Driver as a possible match when one search was call center related because Uber used the keywords “call center” in it’s description as a call center alternative. That’s absurd. Most people I know in Brooklyn, NY either don’t a car, can’t drive, or hate driving! And I hate feeling pressured to “anonymously” give reviews or ratings of current or previous employers. Having worked for a small firm, anyone searching Glassdoor for my former employer can easily figure out who wrote it by their wording style, title, and details. It’s not as anonymous as you think. And nothing posted online ever disappears even if deleted. Ummm hello, screen snapshots?! Also, I only created a login because I need one tap applications. Most job postings take you to the potential employer’s website to fill out a time consuming application. I’ve found Zip Recruiter to be much more user friendly, with, with employers actually replying back to me.

by DeltaStrife

I like that the Glass Door app gives employees and interviewees a place to give their honest opinions and that it gives the public a way to see businesses before they decide to get further involved, which is why I’m sure it was named Glass Door. Haha.

What I don’t like is the part where you go to check out the reviews. The way it’s currently designed, one doesn’t readily know that in order to see the reviews on a company that they have to click on the stars or the review section AGAIN after they’ve already clicked on “REVIEWS”. I’m sure some people are getting flustered with that as I did. Since I really wanted to “see the reviews”, I played around with it a min or 2 until I realized that was the way you actually get access to all of them. That feature is annoying because it is asinine to have to click “Reviews” when it doesn’t immediately take you to the drop list of “all the reviews”. You see a couple but that’s it. Not all. So some may have to go about fumbling around as they’re not getting ALL of the content. That’s my experience. Please fix this.

by Kalthoffdesign

GlassdoorJobsCommunity has been extremely helpful for knowing what my worth is at any given company. In the past it’s helped me realize I’m being paid less than I should be at current jobs, and it’s helped me negotiate fair pay when starting a new job. However, I’m currently searching for a new position and every single day I get a notification and email for a “perfect match” that has a much lower estimated salary range than what Glassdoor knows I currently make (because I’ve given them that information). In addition, I’m looking for a promotion with more money, not a position I held in my early 20s. Usually their “perfect match” is up to 75k lower than what I’m looking for. There is no way to set a salary range or key words for what you’re looking for in a “perfect match”. When I need serious leads this is extremely insulting, frustrating, and a waste of time. Please allow users to set some parameters around these notifications in order to actually help them in their job searches.

by Nitttnat01

Glass Door is an incredible concept and service. However, there are several job ads in Houston from “Luna Partners.” This is a scam company that is highly likely to be engaging in fraud and illegal activity. My friend was duped into an interview with them where they asked for her banking information and social security number before she was even offered the job. You can also read other people’s similar experiences with the shady company by doing basic research online (and even on the glass door app itself). The people running it seem to constantly change their business’ name so they can continue to get away with what I assume is illegal activity. Glass Door needs to do a better job of vetting companies before allowing them to post job ads. Or if GD doesn’t have the resources to hire employees to monitor job postings, then there should at least be a way for users to report these kinds of job ads for suspected fraud or scam for further review.

by Gwynn77

I have only used GlassdoorJobsCommunity for a few days so I might be missing some things.
I like getting email alerts when jobs open up near me. However, I get twenty emails a day and most of them are for jobs that I am not suited for nor qualified for. It would be better if there was a filter to weed out certain types of jobs. Keywords of what NOT to send me.
Plus, I would like to be able to search for multiple cities at the same time. I do not want to have to go in to create a search for the same type of position but one to every city. For instance, I am searching for keyword “supervisor” but I want to search in Charleston, WV, Huntington, WV, Columbus, OH, and everything in between... without creating a separate search for each. Also, would be a nice time savor to search for all jobs in a list of cities that pay above a certain rate WITHOUT having to enter a keyword.
Right now it is more hassle than what I wish for but if these things could be made easier I would rate GlassdoorJobsCommunity higher

by Byliner2019

Despite my keywords, Glassdoor sends me irrelevant job openings — e.g., public affairs specialist for the Texas **and** Massachusetts Army National Guard. At the top of the job description is a requirement for age between 17 and 35 and enlistment in the Guard.

As required, I registered for the draft at age 18 and was classified II-S (student deferment) as a university student, then 1-H (holding) as the draft reached 19-year-olds with draft numbers well below my number of 184. The Vietnam war was drawing down in 1973, and U.S. involvement ended unceremoniously in April 1975, with people desperately clinging to helicopters.

Glassdoor shows its incompetence, apparently by asking student interns to post job openings without matching applicants’ qualifications with requirements of the job openings. Glassdoor responded to my message complaint with nonsense excuses. As a writer and editor for print and online publications and broadcast radio stations, I would have been reprimanded or fired for such weak excuses. Glassdoor, shape up and “get with the program”!

by BunnyHendrix

Nearly every time I used mobile apply, GlassdoorJobsCommunity times out and I have to reapply and re-enter all info. You should make GlassdoorJobsCommunity more user-friendly so applicants are able to step away from GlassdoorJobsCommunity for a few minutes to copy/paste/compose answers to employer questions. It’s terribly frustrating. I now copy all answers to my notes in case GlassdoorJobsCommunity decides to crash/restart (unfortunately sometimes even being off of GlassdoorJobsCommunity for <20 seconds causes a restart and dumps all of your previous answers before you have the chance to apply).

Otherwise, I would give GlassdoorJobsCommunity 5 stars for quantity of opportunities available (both local and remote). Please address these UX issues! Job hunting during a pandemic is stressful enough without having to worry about Glassdoor crashing and deleting your essay and fill-in answers on job apps.

by TennesseeTweety

This is a good job search app at first, but after a far weeks I continues to get alerts for openings that I’ve already applied for, or that I’ve requested to be hidden because I had no interest in them. I have applied for many jobs that I can’t seem to mark as “ applied for”, even though there’s seems to be a place in GlassdoorJobsCommunity to store that information. I hate to invoke the name of their competitors but Indeed should be the benchmark for how Glassdoor should work. On that app I can look back at a job I applied for, interviewed and was offered almost a year ago because my progress was logged. This is not the worst of the jobs search app I’ve worked on, they do have some unique job listings and they screen employers so you won’t get scam offers (like CareerBuilder), but they need to work on polishing up some of those basic job search tasks.

by OntheJobHunt

Glassdoor is a life-saver for job seekers, there’s no doubt.

The Glassdoor app - I have beef with. I am constantly fighting this thing to keep me logged in. Not only that, I’ve noticed it’s constantly pushing the job search engine as the default. I AM currently a job seeker, so usually it’s fine, but sometimes when I do have an interview lined up, or I’m just researching, I get a little annoyed at constantly renavigating to get to the company reviews. The worst is when I search a company, get asked to sign in, then get directed to the job search engine, and then when I renavigate, get asked to log in AGAIN, and then get redirected to the “Jobs” section of that company! I get it, Glassdoor; trust me, I want to find myself as much as you do, but there’s a time and place for everything!! Someone on the Glassdoor App Team address this, because it’s bringing down an otherwise A-MAZING company concept!!

by NP In Vancouver WA

Good search engine. Generalized vs specific information most often provided, for example: provides generic vs specific job descriptions, regional/nationwide salary ranges vs accurate salary ranges specific to location of interest, salary range provided often too wide to be helpful (no criteria provided for low-med-high across the range), posts available positions in a wide radius (location) from preferred location vs in preferred location, thus positions listed in search may be long but in actuality 99% are ruled out due to location (provide more filters), Inadequate “reviews” from past/present employees, i.e. inappropriate job category reviewed (receptionist vs provider vs administrator vs housekeeping), reviews from nationwide employees posted vs local employees from facility of interest, only high rating/reviews posted. ALL reviews from my job category should be provided.
Improvement in these areas would yield a 5 star review for Glassdoor. Shortcomings may be due to information provided to Glassdoor vs information requested by Glassdoor. Glassdoor, work harder to provide the specific information required by job seeker. Making these changes will increase the chances of providing the best fit for employers & employees. Both your customers will be happier with the service you provide.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback.

Nonetheless, keep up the good work. You need to sharpen your pencil to land on top in this competitive business.

by DwriteWELL

I love GlassDoor because it lets you know when your resume was viewed and it gives you the salaries as well as reminders for jobs you have saved.

A lot of these positions make it seem like heaven on earth until you get to the interview then it’s a bunch of mess and not a real position but outside sales and commission based vending and tabling.

GlassDoor screens their agencies posting and so far it has all been legit jobs, however most are not offering me what I’m worth, so I have passed on most.

Looking at the salaries is a great deciding factor in applying for a position, especially as a Writer, Brand Strategist and Digital Content Marketer because all those positions require a lot of brain power, my eyes on the computer, research, data collection, training, seated long hours, editing expertise, Facebook mastery, Google skills, Inbound Marketing knack & know how, and I must be respected with an adult payment plan for my passions, talents and superb writing gifts or I give it no energy.

As a Freelance Writer, Digital Content Specialist, and Youth Speaker, I’m always sending out pitches and proposal to get lucrative gigs and I have no more time to waste because my dreams are calling.

by Penelope In Frisco

Glassdoor is my go-to tool when researching companies, locating opportunities, or seeking employee perspectives. I like the company overview area because it’s important to quickly identify the size, industry, and score (from employee ratings). It’s a convenient resource that not only helps me to save opportunities but also permits me to open the description AFTER the job expired. // Suggestion for Glassdoor: Consider offering multiple save options for those of us searching for other people. As is, I just have one long list that I have to search through to figure out why I saved it. I would like to add my own “save categories,” such as “maybe,” “need to tweet,” ”need to email to...,” “read details,” “need to apply,” and “keep description.”

by Mamathuglife

I just accepted an offer for a teaching position in China. I used Glassdoor for about 2 months applying to jobs and interviewing before I got this offer. Using Glassdoor I applied for about 15 jobs, had 6 interviews and was offered my Dream job on my sixth interview. I will add that I am traveling with my family (husband and 2 children) and was able to find the right position for us including working schedule, pay, and benefits. I had previously been offered 2 positions but they did not include benefits for my family and so I turned those down. I think with Glassdoor you can really find the “right” position for you if your willing to keep searching and applying until you find the right position for you! 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

by Peacelovevegetables

GlassdoorJobsCommunity has been extremely helpful for knowing what my worth is at any given company. In the past it’s helped me realize I’m being paid less than I should be at current jobs, and it’s helped me negotiate fair pay when starting a new job. However, I’m currently searching for a new position and every single day I get a notification and email for a “perfect match” that has a much lower estimated salary range than what Glassdoor knows I currently make (because I’ve given them that information). In addition, I’m looking for a promotion with more money, not a position I held in my early 20s. Usually their “perfect match” is up to 75k lower than what I’m looking for. There is no way to set a salary range or key words for what you’re looking for in a “perfect match”. When I need serious leads this is extremely insulting, frustrating, and a waste of time. Please allow users to set some parameters around these notifications in order to actually help them in their job searches.

by 12 Doll 7

Excellent information given through this site to further my professional career in the chosen fields in which you share daily on the site. It affords me the opportunity to work with people of excellence in with I enjoy mastering on a daily basis in what every I choose to do. Working is a gift, have passion about what you do comes from the Lord. It’s always a joy to help others regardless of the age. It’s about the people you touch daily with your acts of love and committed duties to those around you. Whatever duties you participate in; do it with everything you have for the success of others. When completing any given assignment you know you’ve done your very best. Excellence is Key to a rewarding future.

Thanks,
Bobbie Jean Clow
CareGiver

by Gabbie Neale

Thank you for your generosity, and kindness.
The positive positions, are very well written, and sounds as a perfect job. Too work for only one company. I am a very responsible nurse. Currently working for Agencies. I have an extensive experience. Longevity at my jobs, I will only mention one. For now Kaiser Permanente at Baldwin Park, 11 Years. Transfer to Orange County for three and six months. Left due to illness of my beloved husband. Too care for his health, he was a former KP employee as well with 15 years as a Senior IT. Thank you for your help.

Gabriella Neale LVN III, AA Math and Sciences.
Liberal Arts in Science. Psychiatric Nurse. I had walk many miles to achieve a better future. All my prerequisite for RNBSN had being accepted at the prestigious. Azusa Pacific University.