It’s Friday night and you have been entrusted on picking where your group of friends will be having dinner. You do your research based on Yelp reviews to pick a spot that is well priced and has top reviews. You get to the place, everyone is having an awesome time, and you’re the hero! Have you ever picked a place based on great reviews, but end up having a piece of hair in your food or see a huge bug and question who wrote those amazing reviews?

I was recently speaking with an individual who went through several round of interviews with an organization, hit it off with everyone they met, and received a great job offer only to turn it down. When I asked the reason behind turning the offer down, that individual referenced the negative Glassdoor ratings.

I was also speaking with another individual who referenced several red…