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Last Friday the House approved White House-backed legislation that will help combat global warming and put the U.S. on a new course for cleaner energy.  The legislation still faces an uphill battle, however, as many aspects of the bill are hotly debated.  One of the key issues on the table is if this bill will [...]

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In a down economy, many of us are thinking of ways to save on the everyday- eating more meals at home, giving up that daily Starbucks run (or at least limiting it to a few mornings a week) and decreasing our monthly cable bill.  Reports state that both Comcast and Time Warner Cable are seeing [...]

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Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their job number for May, bringing the unemployment rate to 9.4% after a loss of 345,000 jobs last month.  While the number may seem large to many, it is actually the lowest number of losses since this past September, which many are hoping is a sign of the [...]

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For most of you, yesterday was spent appreciating your mother, or the mother of your children, in at least some way– brunch, flowers or a phone call.  But what perhaps goes further than celebrating mothers on this day alone, is being appreciated in some other ways, every day, and not just by your children.  In [...]

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Here at Glassdoor, we love to hear from you—the good, the bad, the ugly.  How has Glassdoor helped you? What improvements would you like to see to the site?  We’re committed to transparency when it comes to salaries and job reviews, and feel this same theory should go for the work we do internally to [...]

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Last week, the first piece of legislation President Obama signed into law was the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.  Ms. Ledbetter had filed suit against Goodyear, alleging her Goodyear Salary was less than her male counterparts, many of whom she had trained during her nearly 20-year tenure and had far less seniority.

Ms. Ledbetter had won a [...]

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In terms of layoffs, November was rough but December is expected to be worse according to a recent CNN article. Between January and November this year, CNN is reporting that there have been more than 1.9 million layoffs. The article states that more companies are expected to issue pink slips this month as they wrap [...]

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I’m sure I don’t need tell you that the economy is performing REALLY badly these days.  U.S. jobless rates are at a 14-year high and consumer confidence numbers are at an all time low.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 37.2% year to date, and personally I can’t bring myself to look at my [...]

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It’s been tough to report good news in the financial services industry recently, but today a former employee from Bank of America, one of the world’s largest banking institutions, received some good news - $500 worth of good news to be precise. This former Bank of America Credit Analyst has been selected as the [...]

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As you may have seen already, we announced today that we have secured $6.5 million in Series B funding, led by Sutter Hill Ventures with participation from our existing investor Benchmark Capital.

The past few months have been a whirlwind, and Glassdoor.com has experienced significant growth. Our new investors share our vision of providing greater [...]

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