[jiggy2011]

If I were an employer who was paranoid about this I would ask dummy questions in an attempt to weed out the "leaks".

Unless the company is very large this shouldn't be too difficult, even looking at writing style and common typos.

[millerski150]

Thanks for the comment. The full product will make this more clear, but the idea is to allow anonymous questions and answers will be from real employees who show their names.

There might be a section later for (current or former) employees to review or answer questions about their company anonymously, but that'd be broken out.

[crazygringo]

> Answers will be from real employees who show their names.

Honestly, that seems to kind of defeat the whole purpose, doesn't it?

I'm assuming that questions are all going to be more-or-less standard. The value is in the "ugly" but true answers (e.g. the product manager is an idiot and management is a disaster, and the product will implode within a year), which no employee would ever sign their name to.

So what kind of value is this site attempting to provide, in the end? Is it trying to simply be a database on workplaces? I don't really understand what having anonymous questions has to do with anything.

[robrenaud]

It might be useful to get former employees opinions. I am sure rachelbythebay will give you unfiltered answers about what her experience was like with Google. Former employees jobs don't depend on toeing the line.

[jiggy2011]

I would worry that this might open someone to a lawsuit, even an ex employee if they cannot be anonymous.

However with anonymity it would be very open to shilling.