Why are we protecting the names of these companies?

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Beats me. Nothing in the sub rules prevents people from naming companies. I name companies every time I want to talk about my bad experiences. (Unless it was so long ago I forgot the name)

It’d potentially be adjacent to doxing yourself

given an anecdote can identify an individual when connected to a company name, should someone at their side be aggrieved, they could then be in a position to dox someone posting here

That said, I would dearly love to know the names of some of the companies people are posting about

I always name the companies. It baffles me why people try to protect these crappy businesses.

HCA Healthcare. FUCK THAT COMPANY. Whether you interviewed and didn't make it to the next round of interviews, or get an email rejection stating they're pursuing other candidates; you're placed on a 6 month to 1 year waiting/probationary period.

Therefore, per company policy, any applications you submit within that above-mentioned period (even if you ARE qualified for said positions) will be automatically rejected.

POSIGEN SUCKS!

Sevita healthcare? SUCKS. K-care tech company? MAJOR ASS. Man I could go on lol

Because a lot of industries are small enough that word gets around and you may be blacklisting yourself.

Al lot of stories on this sub are written narratively to the point that they would give enough information away to make the writer identifiable, companies also search their name so you put yourself more out there.

If you write things more like short reviews, then it probably will cover you more but you are less entertaining.

Because any recent story along with the company name can easily identify who wrote it and nobody wants this happening.

Because even if they don’t hire you, they likely have connections in the same space who they would also recommend not hiring you.

And the landlords ~ we need a Glassdoor for rental properties and landlords.

Fear of retaliation, or it somehow coming back to bite us. Companies have all the legal power and money to sue/attack, whilst we have no resources to protect ourselves from them. (Because they exploit and milk every last goddamn penny out of us. If my job provided me with the money to hire a renowned lawyer in case of being sued, I'd be naming and shaming all these cunts.)

I don't want to risk identifying myself with some of the s***show companies I've worked with in the past. Some of my current and former coworkers are Redditers. Let's just say that ALL companies SUCK!

Honest question. What is the harm of shaming these companies that are indulging in horrible practices? Are we worried it will come back on us? They likely already didn’t hire you, so what is the concern? We owe them nothing.

Because the chance of you doxing yourself and ruining your own life, however small, is much, much greater than your internet post making any appreciable impact on a company.

I named and Shamed two

They don’t care. As long as they’re getting Billions, Everything else is fine. No one is held accountable.

Some Industries exist in very small worlds.

I think if u name them, then they will bribe the moderators to ban you and then track you down to do terrible things to you. After all, ur on reddit, every1 here can be a spy.

Centene and capital one.

they rejected my application within 10 minutes. it was 100% a ghost posting for an internal candidate. it probably took me more time just finishing the applications

screw these companies loopholing their way through laws. i can’t believe such a shit practice is just shrugged off as “ all companies do that”

oh yeah! screw those companies too.

wasting our precious time, especially when unemployed

Not only should we be naming companies and recruiters, THIS forum should have a list.

If some piece of shit company or recruiter wants OFF THE LIST, they have to write a post in the subreddit explaining what they have done to change their piece of shit practices,, and the subreddit VOTES on whether to remove the piece of shit company or piece of shit recruiter from the list.

LISTS, as we've learned from many past experiences and movies, are VERY VERY powerful things. No one wants to be "on a list"

To avoid getting sued. Yes, the truth is an absolute defence against getting sued for defamation--on paper. But, an abused employee does not have the financial or legal resources their abusive employer does. Just because you're right doesn't mean you have the attorney fees to get a nuisance lawsuit thrown out.

Some of the stories are made up, welcome to Reddit

I name them I don't care. Do you ever see companies apologize for bad scores on Glassdoor? They could care less

Insisting on not naming companies often makes me feel like the writer is just making up the whole thing. No good reasons to keep it private

You're so right, we shouldn't protect them.

The companies that treated me shitty were Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Netflix, Meta and Microsoft. Let's boycott!

People are smart playing the long game. It may feel good to name and shame in the moment, but you never know when it's going to come full circle. Someone always knows someone...

I agree, dox them all because they do low down creepy crap to us via LinkedIn ect…

Posting absurd job requirements Ghosting applicants Asking year graduated Asking race Asking disability Gaps in employment

All of it seems immoral to me folks.

One word: Defamation.

Even if their claim is UTTERLY spurious, "The process is the punishment". They can fuck up your life with an army of lawyers running out your money like an identity thief with a copy of your credit card and at the end, you will be completely broke and your possessions and assets sold off to pay them and the courts so a judge can say "You're right, this IS ridiculous, dismissed with prejudice." and they won't bat an eye because you'll NEVER get to that point before they take EVERYTHING from you, just to spite you. They can make it so that even if you win, you lose.

If they're insane enough to end up on here with an anecdote about how evil they are, then they're insane and evil enough to do all that.... just to spite you for ruining their reputation. But... I still think we should do it.

Who’s we?

I name all of them

Citizens Financial Group AKA Citizens Bank. Company blows so much smoke up your ass about well-being and respecting the colleague, then indiscriminately eliminates your role after you come back from taking a few days of approved PTO.

You can reveal what you want about whichever company you want, but most people are concerned about inadvertently doxing themselves by recounting a scenario that would be too easy to pin down to one individual.

For one thing, it's not like this sub is a private one. It readily comes up in Google searches.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Why+are+we+protecting+the+names+of+these+companies%3F+reddit

Also, not disclosing the name of a company doesn't "protect them". Nor does disclosing the name materially harm them. There are plenty of companies that are notorious for bad employment practices, and people still work for them and apply to them. And that's not going to change because 650K people in this sub think differently (assuming you could even get all 650K to agree).

The greater likelihood is that untimely disclosure will result in some level of employment harm for the poster, than that the disclosure will force the company to behave properly, or that enough people will come here to check before they apply to a company.

For the most part, it's just a therapeutic release that will accomplish little other than that.

Reddit users are protecting themselves. Also - my company that I got laid off from - as part of severance - had a no disparagement clause.

If the companies were talking about are really shitty, then could also be litigious. Even if what you say is completely true, they could still attempt to give suit against you for libel, slander, etc. Even if they aren't successful, it could still cost you some money. It could also cause you to be black listed to some extent. It's up to each poster though if they want to name and shame or keep it quiet.

To avoid doxxing each other. That's the only reason of which I'm aware.

No clue, I name them.

Severance agreements are a thing. As much as I would have loved to out the terrible shit my last company did, I wanted to feed my family more.

It’s not smart to burn bridges as good as it feels. I don’t see why you’d want to do that if you’re unemployed, it’s like you don’t understand how the world works, you can’t just do whatever feels good.

Some aren't, just some are. It's very thread dependent and it's already noted on the side bar that employer names can be outed.

It's up to the user to share.

does anyone know how to make a platform thats anonymous but also you can verify that the data being given is correct and factual at the same time

that would solve alot of problems in this world not just this

Reddit has in the past shut down subreddits and individual posters for “targeting corporations.” Their explanation was (if I recall correctly) that without the ability to verify the claim they could be sued by said company, so they remove the possibility.

Frankly people are to specific. They give a story about their numerous interviews with management and how they took tests and gave presentations. Then they describe how the got the refusal letter. People also mention the area where they are from. It would be easy for a company to ID the person.

Maybe folks don't want to publicly link their names to these awful companies so they can't retaliate.

So if the recruiter is in-house shit-talking their employer / ex-employer, it may effect job prospects for them in the future as to "not being a team player."

If 3rd party, they may definitely never have that client again if said client learns they are the "bad place" to work on the block. So that would potentially be cutting off an income stream.

I feel these are reasons that recruiter is specifically don't disclose bad actors. It can be personally or across a business harmful. People tend to avoid pain and seek pleasure.

Also, nearly every recruiting team is stretched beyond capacity hoping that AI can help save them OR forced to reduce costs (which are salaries, postings, career events attendance, tool credits like LinkedIn Recruiter and other tools, etc.) Many companies don't see the value in hiring excellence and don't tie it to their retention. In-house recruiters metrics are often hires per year and hire / hiring manager initial feedback score / form. Of which most candidates answer highly as they were the selected individual and don't want an extra HR meeting to rock the boat in their new role.

Ik there’s a lot of negativity here but two companies I’ve had good recruiting experience for are Harbor Freight and Garmin. HFT’s application and interview process were straight forward and quick, and as far as retail goes it was a great job where the leadership really have a shit about me. Garmin was on the slower side with recruiting, with a week or two after application to my screen, then 4-5 weeks no contact until I was given a technical interview then quickly hired in a very transparent process where I had quick access to the recruiter helping me through the process.

Because posts here are one sided, backed by no evidence, etc. And making claims about specific people or companies could get one in legal troubles.

And it would just be over the ethical line. Kind of the same as if a company posted here the names 9f candidates and why they weren't called back for the next round.

I have had experiences I thought were truly bad, and I spoke up with specifics on glass door. If I needed to, I would be able to back up my claims.

Only on that case would I ever say it is OK to name and shame, just not in this kind of forum.

You're right, but I post reviews on Glassdoor, not Reddit, so they are on the record in a manner of speaking.

What shame? You can say how horrible they are all you want. If they have jobs to offer, someone is going to apply. 

If I have a mortgage to pay or food to buy, I don't care a bit that random online strangers don't like company XYZ.

Because people are pussies. I have no problem naming and shaming companies.

Bunch of people are cowards these days.

Because most of the stories here are fake

Because people are job scared. They fear retaliation.

Mods can we please just have a pinned post about this? I get frustrated seeing these posts every few days.

It's to prevent doxing, lawsuits and smear campaigns.

My industry is extremely small. If I risk naming a company, I risk my ability to work elsewhere. Some of us have 2-3 companies they can actually work for or work in an industry where there may be only 20-30 people in the US who does what we do.

what if the potential employer posted here about a specific candidate, and really how crappy that person is in their interview. name and shame can go both ways, right?