Blind is all toxic. My former company had some good parts and bad parts, but the conversation on Blind was 100% negative. If I were trying to get a sense of what working at a company was really like, Blind would not be a great place to go.

It was a great place to vent, though.

It often feels like product ratings. Only the people who didn't like it bother to write a review.

The silent majority that's there for the subconsciously gets affected by the toxicity though.

> It often feels like product ratings. Only the people who didn't like it bother to write a review.

In my experience, product ratings are not at all like that. Tons of people who like stuff leave positive reviews, and frequently leave evidence they have low standards or are not good at evaluating quality.

Is there a better place to get that scoop on company internals than Blind, though? Besides having friends at every tech company in existence.

It's not a fair review place. But it is an honest review place wherein no one tries to paper over reality. Turns out, reality is toxic.

I can read all the good stories on Glassdoor. Hell, most of them I think are likely fake. I see much more value in learning about the ugly side of a company, even if I know this is unbalanced.