I received an offer to join a boutique firm but been reading poor reviews on glassdoor and fishbowl. My gut feeling is not to take it based on the reviews, but the salary jump is enticing. At what point, are reviews on these apps valid and become true ‘red flags’ that i should avoid? Conflicted!!

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I'd ask them for an informal meeting with someone at my level before deciding, ppl tend to be open about it. If not red flag by itself. Trust your gut and of course you can always ask them. Some think this is too confrontational but hey they have these ratings for some reason. That said I also worked at a firm that had great ratings but was shiiiit, so

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What firms have a good set of reviews on Glassdoor? Only disgruntled people post reviews.

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Hard for anyone to give constructive feedback without knowing the firm

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Optimus sbr in toronto

What’s the boutique?

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Optimus sbr in toronto

Just take reviews with a grain of salt. The people that got fired are a lot more likely to write reviews than the happy employees.

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All the boutiquis 👀

MBB exists. No need to join a trash boutique.

Sometimes people only leave reviews when they are upset with the company. I wouldn't necessarily take all the negative reviews into consideration. Were 100% of them negative?

Hi did you take it? How much did they offer and for what rank?

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