Question: During my job search, I found [Glassdoor](http://www.glassdoor.com) to be a very useful tool for getting to know about the companies I was searching for. I'd like to give back to that and submit my own reviews to help others. 

However, my most recent job is at a small company. Currently the company's listing on Glassdoor has only one review (a glowing description of the company by someone with a "manager" position, which only one person in this area has). If I were to give a review, the company would instantly know who I am based on my position and location.

If I choose to give a negative or neutral review, I'm sure they wouldn't like knowing that I wrote it. If the review were 100% glowing, the company probably wouldn't care. However, Glassdoor does have a goal of hosting anonymous reviews, so positive or negative, it does seem to go against the spirit of the site. Plus, I'd like to avoid any self-censorship from knowing that I can be identified.

How can I go about leaving an anonymous review (what Glassdoor is intended for) when the company is so small that they will know it is me?

Answer: 
I find Glassdoor to be invaluable in reviewing companies, though not infallible. Your issue is one I've stumbled across a few times where I've worked or contracted with a small company and want to leave a review.

Some points to consider:

* If there's only one review on the site, the odds are no one at the company is looking at it. This would make your review less risky in my opinion.
* If you are worried about retribution for a poor review, I would wait until you have left the company to place the review. And consider if you work in a small IT world (like a small city) and burning this bridge may come back to you.
* Consider anonymizing your review as much as possible. Don't specify title or location. If you are asked about it, **in my opinion** you have the right to lie and say it wasn't you. **I know that recommending lying on this site is very controversial, and I will never suggest it unless it is justified!** In my opinion, every employee has the right to give other potential employees a heads-up about an employer. Your employer has no right to go after you for a review you publish **on your own time** and on a third-party site.
* Don't mention any secret or company-specific/intellectual property issues in your review. That's cause for them to look deeper and may give them legal justification.

To sum it up, I suggest putting in a review, but carefully word it based on my suggestions above. Help fellow job seekers to get the information they need to make a job decision before they get hired on.
If you are going to stay more in that company, **never ever leave negative feedback**. Full stop. This will only go against you. Even if you are not the **single** employee in that position, reducing the chances to two or three people is too risky.

You might be recognized as the author even in the future. For example if for whatever reason you *unwillingly* show you know Glassdoor more than your coworkers.

Legally
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Your boss may or may not do anything to you. In my country he may fire you without a valid reason if total employees are < 15. Otherwise the company is not enough "small", but there could always be ways for premature termination.

Practically
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You might be subject to mobbing/stalking. That is a crime under several regulations but is extremely hard to prove.

Examples of mobbing are under-assignements, or under-qualification of assignements. It is difficult to prove that such behaviour originates from an harassment.

If you are going to leave your company, you can honestly write whatever you deem useful. Please, for respect of the others before the law, don't exagerate or say false. Defamation is a crime for a reason. Be objective, keep proof for yourself, use facts