How anonymous do we think Glassdoor reviews are? I keep getting ads for my old role at a start-up that was extremely toxic with a vitriolic boss, but how can I give a “STAY AWAY!” without her to pursue legal action against me? (She name called me on the phone so no proof). I just don’t want other people to suffer like I did.

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They are anonymous — as long as you don’t abuse your signed NDA no one will come after you. You may however, have old coworkers or even your boss reply on Glassdoor to your review. Can’t help that, but you’re doing a good thing by alerting others.

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No NDA thankfully. This agency wasn’t on glassdoor posting for jobs until this year. And thank you for the encouragement.

Usually a pretty easy process of elimination if it was a small shop. So while they won’t reveal your name themselves, it is fully possible to tell on yourself with your experiences. Ultimately, it’s Yelp for employers: Pay for the platform and have bad reviews buried or removed. Your warnings may go unseen if they care enough.

A small-ish marketing place I was at a few years ago was review bombed after a sizable exodus; staff meetings were called, current employees were tasked with neutralizing the bad with good reviews, and old emails were investigated to crack writing styles and identify the reviewers (who were then contacted privately to confirm/accuse).

Nothing came of it, of course. But proved to be more of a headache than it was worth.

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That’s a really great re-framing, I appreciate your guidance on this.

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I’d just move on, and have in the past. Why give yourself more stress? You’re out, stay out and stay sane.

Hi W+K1, I just got my account back. I’m not entirely sure if you’re referring to legal action against the previous boss, I am curious if that route is worth it, but I feel unsure since I don’t have documented proof of how the conversation went, etc. (It was a phone call)

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