There's a new virtual water cooler for workplace gossip

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There's a new virtual water cooler where you can gossip anonymously with your co-workers about your company

There's a new virtual water cooler where employees can gossip with their colleagues.

As part of a larger rebranding, Glassdoor recently announced Company Bowls, which are new forums that allow you to anonymously talk to co-workers and managers about the job, with less fear of repercussions.calls it, you can choose your level of anonymity before posting. You can either use your real name, your job title, or go completely anonymous, only showing the company you work for. You do however, need to submit your full name and work email in order to access the forums.

Glassdoor CEO Christian Sutherland-Wong said in the announcement that Company Bowls can also help executives gauge how employees are feeling in real-time, without having to send out surveys. There will also be bowls for different industries, like law, healthcare, and technology, as well as interest groups, like groups for underrepresented communities, like women and people of color, working parents, or remote workers.

A Glassdoor survey of 1,243 employed US adults conducted by The Harris Poll in June indicated that 68% of those surveyed want to ask anonymous questions to their employers and colleagues.The launch of Company Bowls means that the online workplace forum Blind has some new competition. Blind was founded in 2013 as a sort of"

an anonymous forum for employees to either exchange lighthearted gossip or discuss more serious issues like layoffs, salaries, and workplace conditions.at over 300,000 companies. Users can sign up with either their personal or work email, but work emails give employees access to more of the app's tools. The app also allows users to enter private group chats with other workers.. Fishbowl also allowed for anonymous, workplace-related discussions.

 

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