App Reiviews: Glassdoor Reveals a Job's Worth


When it comes to finding a job's salary, Glassdoor is one of the best, specifically because the salary information doesn't come from the employers, it comes from the employees. Glassdoor allows you to essentially see a job from the employee's shoes, which is the only viewpoint that matters when it comes to work. The only problem with this app is that it's lazily constructed.

They took a page straight from Apple's book, using the same setup as the redesigned app store and iTunes store for iOS, meaning three tabs at the top. This configuration works for the App store because it's not the same on every page. Well, it's safe to say the "designer" for Glassdoor just got lazy because every page uses the same three-tab configuration.

The differentiating factor that Glassdoor has is the salary breakdown. It shows salary, cash bonuses, stock bonuses, commissions, everything, and it's brilliantly displayed on the desktop website through bar graphs. The only problem within the mobile app is that half the time you search for a job and then want to find its salary breakdown, but when you try, you get an error.

The best part about the desktop site is the fluidity to move back and forth between reviews, salary information, job descriptions, and just about any piece of information you could want when considering a professional move. The worst part? The app is poor. It's something like buying a Ferrari just to realize the interior is that of a Honda.



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