Campaigning for WORKILEAKS
Want to know what is really to work for a company before signing on the dotted line? Whether it’s unpaid meetings, uniforms, or having to be part of the “ in group” to be promoted, a new website is dishing the dirt by posting anonymous workplace reviews by past and current employees.
Another Australian (the first one was Julian Assange founder of wikileaks) has launched JobInsider.com.au this week, which provides a forum to rate corporate culture, working environment, management style and work/life balancing issues.
It also asks workers if they would recommend the company to a friend.
They came up with the idea when one of the co-founders applied for a job, but couldn’t find details about the potential employer. After talking about her experience with friends at the pub, they decided to create JobInsider.com.au . She said the site was not designed to be a “whingefest” and encourage positive perspectives.
“What we do insist in is that you write a good comment as well, you can’t just go in there and go ‘this is terrible’ ”, she said.
“There is always something good about every single job, even if it is just at the coffee shop next door or your colleagues”. She said the site could become a resource for employers as well.
Australian Human Resources Institute national president Peter Wilson said employer brands were now being managed through social media.
“This new development is part of the trend where employees can have their say about corporate culture and firm’s social responsibility and reputation”, he said.
“As long as the laws of privacy and libel are respected – this is a positive move”.
Want to know what is really to work for a company before signing on the dotted line? Whether it’s unpaid meetings, uniforms, or having to be part of the “ in group” to be promoted, a new website is dishing the dirt by posting anonymous workplace reviews by past and current employees.
Another Australian (the first one was Julian Assange founder of wikileaks) has launched JobInsider.com.au this week, which provides a forum to rate corporate culture, working environment, management style and work/life balancing issues.
It also asks workers if they would recommend the company to a friend.
They came up with the idea when one of the co-founders applied for a job, but couldn’t find details about the potential employer. After talking about her experience with friends at the pub, they decided to create JobInsider.com.au . She said the site was not designed to be a “whingefest” and encourage positive perspectives.
“What we do insist in is that you write a good comment as well, you can’t just go in there and go ‘this is terrible’ ”, she said.
“There is always something good about every single job, even if it is just at the coffee shop next door or your colleagues”. She said the site could become a resource for employers as well.
Australian Human Resources Institute national president Peter Wilson said employer brands were now being managed through social media.
“This new development is part of the trend where employees can have their say about corporate culture and firm’s social responsibility and reputation”, he said.
“As long as the laws of privacy and libel are respected – this is a positive move”.