Reading reviews about companies...

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Hmmm... For places that I have applied to I've read reviews on websites such as indeed.com about what it's like to work there. A couple places actually had really bad reviews and I was wondering if I got an offer from one of these places if I should think twice?

For example the nature center one, not only is it a long commute but the reviews for working there were not good, complaints about how management treats them. Apparently people working for the Metroparks in general want to leave.

On the other hand the zoo got great reviews and the other one (salvation army thrift store) didn't have many bad reviews either.

It's worth taking notes from such sites, but also verify.

For a project i had earlier, to determine where the organization was today, i read about a security software vendor that i were considering, but after a key individual i have been following had left it, i read reviews - and the reviews were filled of "management only care about money" and "sociopaths". The profit statement also showed a company in decline, they didn't take care of their main assets (their employees) and all skilled people left. They got bought up and i don't know (and don't care) if they still exists.

OSINT (open source intelligence) is good when you are job hunting - or even later on when trying to find a good vendor for a long term project. You can also learn a few things from what people post on LinkedIn and similar sites. If people leave a company like rats abandon a ship, and few people start there - that is a clear warning signal.