The Work Review - a new place to vent

Move over Tecross, Jobvent and Peekface. Now there's The Work Review as a place to rate your employer. The site launched a few weeks ago. It's all based on user generated content.

I asked the founder a few questions.

Why did you start this site?

(1) I started the site because I have changed jobs a number of times. Each time, I tried finding a good source for employer/corporate information, and I wasn't able to. All of the existing sites have some odd limitations, which seems contrary to the open-information theme of the Internet as a whole. For example, JobJabber.net requires a login, which severely restricts data input.

JobVent.com seems to court extreme opinions, and WetFeet.com and Vault.com require pay accounts to read data that employees give them for free. So, I though there was room for TheWorkReview.com - a place where reviews are simple to enter, and where data is free and very easily accessible.

Whats your goal for the site?

(2) My goal is to become a useful and friendly place for job-seekers to learn about potential employers. I firmly believe in the power of the community to build accurate and appropriate data, and that's where I am trying to take the site. My #1 focus is keeping the TheWorkReview.com very simple and easy to use.

Do companies have a way to dispute a claim?

(3) Right now, there is not a formalized process for disputing allegations. These are opinions, and so I believe that they all have merit, whether they are positive or not. That said, we do moderate all reviews for profanity, usage of names, or discriminatory behavior.

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The Work Review is a bit late to the game (JobVent has a bigger database of reviews) but its well done and easy to use. The map on the homepage is a great touch and the rating system is simple and intuitive. If they market the site effectively The Work Review could be a worthy player in the job market.