The cynic in me is cynical of your attempts to find grand conspiracies where "standard-ass disgruntled ex-employee" would suffice.
If I could short a company and then collapse its stock price by posting "wah this company sucks to work for" rants on glassdoor.com, I'd be very rich by now.
Oh, I don't think it's the same point. Under one scenario it's a completely made-up review invented by somebody with a somewhat odd strategy towards stock price manipulation. Under my scenario, it's of some value, because it tells you what exactly it is about Netflix which people who hate working at Netflix hate about working at Netflix.
I wouldn't make it my sole data point if I were trying to understand what it's like to work at Netflix, either way.
If I could short a company and then collapse its stock price by posting "wah this company sucks to work for" rants on glassdoor.com, I'd be very rich by now.