Currently very frustrated with Glassdoor (and other similar websites). I think it's a good thing somebody tries to make markets more transparent and more informed.
However, I see the following challenges with current solution which SCREAM like they want to solved by Bitcoin incentives but I can't nail down how:
  • Employees legitimacy. There shouldn't be 1000s of 1-Star reviews by the competitor company or one disgruntled employee.
  • Employer honesty. No company should just review themselves 5 stars.
  • Employee anonymity. Gut reaction non-Bitcoiners have is probably Linkedin. But F the people if there ever was a LinkedIn data leak. Stuff could destroy lives, honestly.
Making the reviewer pay solves getting review bombed. It also makes reviews more legitimate. And small payment instead of saving my personal information. But competing firms or the company themselves can easily outspend individuals.
The Glassdoor model has always had that tension. If people are anonymous (even pseudonymous), there's no way to confirm that the reviews are from actual employees, and no employee in their right mind would want confirmation stored with the company. I think this isn't something Bitcoin can solve, tbh. In the end, the problems you list are there in either the fiat or BTC world.
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26 sats \ 1 reply \ @nym 30 Apr
It’s a hard challenge because only the most happy and most upset will take the time to leave a review.
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Maybe reviewers should get payed instead of paying somehow?
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Interesting. Would your idea of making a user to pay sats to review also reward users who were voted highly as offering great feedback, similar to the SN model?
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Idk if users should pay. I think there is some kind of problem and it sounds like a thing where payments could align the incentives. But idk how.
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