Glassdoor is a web site where workers rate their current or former employers. Like all online review web sites, the ratings have become flooded with fake reviews, in this case, orchestrated by employers.<\/p>\n
Employers flood the ranking site with 5-star postings requested from enthusiastic staffers, leading to unusual spikes, a WSJ investigation found. This is a conundrum facing many influential raters, including Amazon.com, Yelp and TripAdvisor, who have had to fend off attempts to game reviews.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Source: How Companies Secretly Boost Their Glassdoor Ratings – WSJ<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Online reviews – of all types – have become near useless. TripAdvisor was previously caught censoring negative reviews<\/a>. Amazon reviews<\/a> are flooded with fake and paid reviews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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