Glassdoor Wants to Know Your Real Name

Glassdoor has integrated Fishbowl’s social features and shifted to requiring users to provide and verify their real names, even as reviews remain publicly anonymous, sparking privacy concerns and confusion among users—some of whom report names appearing on old accounts and difficulty removing them without deleting accounts. The company frames the change as necessary for authentic, safe professional discussions and streamlined job application flows, while critics argue that platforms cannot be both truly anonymous and identity-verified.