DH and indeed review

[TinaTeaspoons]

DH is really upset because he feels he was spoken about in a negative way on a employee review which was published the other day.
He is the oldest in a very young team and someone had wrote something catty about people who are older don't always know best, patronising etc.
It's obvious it's DH.
What's worse is that it has made the indeed top review.
Anyone else experienced this before and is there a way to get it removed?

Maybe instead of being offended, he should think about how he interacts with his colleagues

Well, is it true? Is he patronising to his younger team members?

If his first reaction is to try to get it removed, rather than reflect on his behaviour, the reviewer probably has a point.

Depending on what is written, it could be offensively ageist. If you think it crosses that line, then I’d have DH contact Indeed and request it be removed due to ageist comments. Before that though, have DH take a screenshot of the review so he can also talk to someone in HR about it as it’s evidence of a member of his team being ageist towards him.

If it doesn't specifically identify him I'm not sure there's much you can do.

If it's top-rated and everyone agrees with it, maybe he needs to think about how he behaves at work?

Maybe it’s an honest review?!?

How is it ageist? "People who are older don't always know best" is a true statement. Actually, you could argue its the opposite of ageist. "Older people don't know anything" or "older people always know best" would be ageist.

If it rings true enough to damage his ego then maybe the reviewer has a point. As it doesn't name him there is no reputational damage. He should treat it as a point of development.

If I read that I could be tempted to put a very different interpretation to such comments. From experience I know that some young people do not take direction at all well, and can feel they are being patronised when what’s intended is to mentor them. Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

As I said, it depends on what was written whether it is ageist. The OP did call it “catty” and said her DH is upset over what was written. I am presuming that it’s not a completely harmless truism based on those comments in the OP.

Is he in a senior position to his colleagues? If so, perhaps he needs to reflect on his leadership and communication style within his team before trying to find a resolution. It could be that younger team members feel their contributions are being undermined unfairly, or it could be a case that younger members are challenging any authority your OH has. If your OH is on an equal level with these team members then perhaps he needs to evaluate how his communication is coming across, it can be very easy for an older employee with more experience coming across as a bit of a know-it-all, and unfortunately that gets people's backs up. If he can honestly say that there is no communication misunderstanding and he genuinely believes that he is being singled out then he needs to go to HR and raise that he feels he is being discriminated against on grounds of age. He ought to approach HR regardless of his position though as there is clearly conflict somewhere that should be addressed before it has the chance to escalate, either for the business or in the case of any bullying of your OH.

I would think it's possible to have it removed but likely through HR , if anything similar to glassdoor.

People have the right to express their opinion, even if you disagree with it. If someone has taken the time to write this review on Indeed then there likely is some basis for it, unless it was completely malicious. He should take this feedback and see how he can improve his interactions with others in the workplace.

So long as the opinion is within Indeed guidelines

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