To be annoyed at this review?

[TinaTeaspoons]

Just looked on indeed and saw a negative review about my company and department. Pretty sure they are referring to me as 'hard work' as well.
I have a feeling I know who wrote it and am very disappointed as have always supported them and they know we have a lack of applicants which will become worse now after their review.

But you can address the issues they've raised and try to improve the situation, can't you?

As I said, they would just deny it if I went to them and said that I suspected they had written an indeed review framed negatively against me in particular

Sounds like they've been truthful.

Depending on the issue you might be able to resolve it or make changes without speaking to them.

Why do you need to approach them? It doesn’t matter who wrote it.

Is there anything in the review that is wrong? Or do you recognise that there might be areas where you can improve things? If you're a manager you're supposed to be able to give and receive feedback, and most importantly, act on it if appropriate. The only difference is that this is anonymous. So go back, read it again, and see how accurate it actually is, not just your first reaction to it.

From your attitude here, it very much sounds as though it’s an accurate review. If you have an issue with someone being truthful about you then you need to change your behaviour, not try to silence them.

I never understand it when someone in a position of power puzzles as to why someone with a grievance does not speak out. It’s deflecting and victim blaming.

I know it’s an extreme example but it’s like when someone speaks out about child abuse 20 years later and they are told ‘well why didn’t you say anything at the time?’ I honestly do not understand what this is supposed to mean. Is it supposed to imply that the abuse was made up/imagined? It should be (with a little empathy) very easy to understand why people don’t speak up against their abusers or why people don’t bring up poor behaviour by their bosses. Most people are shy/inhibited to speak their mind to someone who they depend on for their income, promotion, reference etc.

They have an opinion and you have to deal with it.

Exactly this.

There's more than one way to skin a cat. The OP could find a workaround, reflect on the comments and find a way to make a change if she really wanted to.

But she seems more worried about her own feelings and how the review makes her look.