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is there a centralized place with information like this but for other companies as well?


Not that I'm aware of, because it's a difficult problem. First off, reports need to be anonymous to prevent employer retaliation, but if they're anonymous, then how can the information be verified? Even if it's verified, without extensive input, it's impossible to say if the details of someone's experience is the norm for the company or just about that one part of the org.

Then finally, happy people generally don't go out an write a huge essay on why things are fine. unhappy people will go on-and-on about every bad thing to anyone who listens.

Thus, we're left with disorganized reports on various sites to glean culture. Eg HN comments on the story about Amazon suing Brian Hall. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23461326

For those looking to move within the job market, it would be worth it to talk to a tech recruiter for a few hours who's job it is, is to know company cultures. (Traditionally, if you, the new employee that they managed to get into a company with a bad fit, leaves before 90-days are up, they don't get paid.)


> it would be worth it to talk to a tech recruiter

IMO this is very good advice. Having been on both sides of the equation, I think a good tech recruiter (emphasis on good) brings a huge value to the process. As a hiring manager, I had one guy I knew I could rely on to bring me really qualified candidates every time. His own filter was excellent, and he only brought me people that were a good fit. I almost didn't need to interview them. Other recruiters were terrible, one even sent me a candidate who had faked their first phone screen so they weren't even remotely qualified for the job.

That is the guy you want to know. He has earned his reputation. And it cuts both ways, too -- his success isn't just when the company is happy with him, but when candidates are too -- all the best ones are his clients, after all.


Blind[0] is a message board with a lot of content focused on FAANG interviewing.

https://www.teamblind.com/


Glassdoor? Maybe, not sure if that is exactly what you are looking for..


I mean, yeah. They have a review(s) section for people who used to work there, and a section on interviews too.

Dig up some fake creds on BugMeNot and poke around Glassdoor


glassdoor has a very good anonymous feedback system for interview experience




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