Website Lets Employees Rate Companies, Salaries

A new website called Glassdoor.com wants to give workers an inside look at corporate life and salaries around the world. The site gives current and past employees the option to discuss workplace issues and salaries in virtually all segments of the economy, including commercial real estate.

Launched into beta this month by two friends who worked together at Microsoft and Expedia-one of whom also founded Zillow.com–the Sausalito, CA-based site collects real-time reviews, ratings and salary details about specific jobs in specific companies. It operates on a give-and-take philosophy: users can view nearly 32,000 reviews and salary reports for more than 7,000 companies in 80 countries worldwide as long as they anonymously contribute a review and/or salary survey for their current employer or any position they’ve held within the past three years.

Robert Hohman, co-founder and CEO, says the site “makes it easier for anyone to peek inside the walls of a prospective employer–or even the next cubicle–to get information that will foster more productive conversations and lead to better career decisions.”