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Venting one's spleen (about one's workplace) on line......



This should prove more than a tad "interesting" around the water cooler.....

"Poor pay, bad management and having to bring tea bags and milk to work are enough to make anyone annoyed at their boss.

Now employees can vent their workplace gripes at NakedOffice, a website that lets people anonymously review their past and present employers, providing a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the inner workings of some Australian companies.

''This company has one of the most frustrating, dysfunctional work environments I have ever encountered. Employee initiative is actively discouraged,'' writes one worker of Dick Smith Electronics.

''Long-standing problems go unrecognised and unresolved by management, even when there are obvious simple solutions. While there are supposedly avenues for staff to offer feedback and suggestions, they are purposely designed to be impractical and difficult to engage, and the administration in Sydney makes its contempt for the plebs abundantly clear.''

Another review, of Freehills law firm, claimed it was the ''single worst place I've ever worked''.

''They only care about profits and keeping their clients happy … to make more profits. Hideously long hours, poor workplace culture and no room for advancement unless you're a lawyer who likes to bill at least 14 hours a day, seven days a week.''

The reviewer then lists fresh fruit and ''awesome support staff'' as some of the positives of working for the international law firm.

Chris Holmes, co-founder of NakedOffice, defended the reliability of the reviews. ''You have to take it in good faith. If someone had a good experience with a company you'd hope they'd leave a review and vice versa. If they've had a bad experience then they are going to let people know about it.''

Many of the poor reviews on the website are buttressed with positive remarks about perks including free lunches, gym memberships and staff discounts."

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