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Real culture, straight from the people living it.

Verified Culture lets employees anonymously score any workplace across 15 culture categories — so job seekers see what it's actually like to work there, before they accept the offer.

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How it works

Three honest steps.

Pick your workplace

Search or add your organization. Fully anonymous.

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Rate 15 categories

Leadership, pay, culture, workload, harassment, growth, psychological safety, and more.

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Get the verdict

A shareable, QR-verified Worst — or Good — Place to Work certificate.

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What we measure

Fifteen categories
employees actually care about.

No fluff. Every dimension that makes a workplace tolerable — or terrible — in one honest scorecard.

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Leadership
How honest, visible, and clear-headed senior leaders are about direction and decisions
Management
Quality of your direct manager: support, fairness, and coaching
Salary & Benefits
Whether pay and benefits feel fair for the role and market
Work-Life Balance
Sustainable hours, flexibility, and respected personal boundaries
Career Growth
Real opportunities to be promoted, learn, and take on new challenges
Recognition
Whether good work is noticed, credited, and rewarded promptly
Diversity
Representation across levels and fair treatment regardless of background
Inclusion
Whether every voice is invited in and genuinely heard in decisions
Culture
What it actually feels like to work here day to day
Toxic Behaviour
Freedom from bullying, politics, and gossip (higher score = healthier)
Micromanagement
Trust and autonomy given versus constant oversight (higher = more autonomy)
HR Support
How responsively and fairly HR handles issues and requests
Infrastructure
Quality of tools, workspace, and resources needed to do the job well
Learning
Access to training budgets, mentorship, and skill development
Psychological Safety
Freedom to speak up, disagree, or admit mistakes without fear
The verdict

Two badges. Total honesty.

Worst Workplace to Work

Overall score below 75%. A public certificate with QR verification, valid one year.

Below threshold

Good Place to Work

Overall score 75% or higher. Certified with QR, valid one year.

Employee-approved
Certified this quarter

The good ones — verified.

Organizations and products that cleared the 75% threshold across every category.

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End-to-end anonymous
No IPs. No tracking.
Independent methodology
Audited scoring model.
Global coverage
40+ industries tracked.
QR-verified certificates
Tamper-proof issuance.
Why Verified Culture

Awards celebrate the winners. We name the losers.

Glossy "best workplaces" lists are curated by the employers who pay to be on them. We're the counterweight — a public, evidence-based scoreboard powered by the people who actually clock in every day.

Employee-first, always
Reviews come from verified workplace emails only. No PR, no HR spin.
Standardized 15-category rubric
Every score comparable across industries, geographies, and company sizes.
Public accountability
Certificates live on a permanent, QR-verified public URL.
Live scoreboard
Avg score
3.42/5
Worst verdicts
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Reviews
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Categories
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New this week
Certificates now include a public revocation ledger and appeal window.
Methodology

A score you can defend.

Every certificate is backed by a transparent formula, minimum sample sizes, and outlier controls.

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Verified respondents
Company-domain email required for every submission.
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Weighted rubric
Safety, leadership, and pay carry higher weight than perks.
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Sample gating
Minimum 5 verified responses before any verdict is issued.
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Annual refresh
Certificates expire after 12 months and must be re-earned.
Read the full methodology
Who it's for

Built for both sides of the table.

Employees & job seekers

Check a company before you sign. Warn peers without burning bridges.

Rate your workplace
HR & leadership

See raw sentiment before it becomes attrition. Claim certificates when you earn them.

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Press & researchers

Cite an independent, methodology-backed dataset instead of glossy top-10 lists.

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Voices from the floor

What respondents say.

"Finally a place to log what HR won't. The anonymity actually feels real."

Ops lead, logistics

"We failed the safety category and it forced a real review. Painful but fair."

People director, SaaS

"Our team quoted the certificate in an offer negotiation. Data > vibes."

Senior engineer
Also: product certifications

The same rigor, now for the things you buy.

Rate hardware, software, and services across 10 categories. Good Product vs Worst Product certificates issued on the same public ledger.

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Build quality
4.6/5
Value
4.2/5
Support
2.1/5
Reliability
1.8/5
The Blog

Deep dives on workplace culture, pay transparency, and safety failures.

Podcasts

Long-form interviews with whistleblowers, HR leaders, and researchers.

Interviews

Curated first-person accounts from inside certified organizations.

Common questions

Answers, up front.

Is it really anonymous?
Yes. We never store IPs, and email domains are hashed after verification.
Can companies remove a bad certificate?
No — but they can request a fresh survey cycle and re-earn a Good verdict.
How much does it cost?
Rating and claiming are free. Publicly displaying a certificate requires a licensing fee.
How many responses are needed?
A minimum of five verified employees is required before a verdict is issued.
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Your voice, anonymous.

Takes 3 minutes. No signup. Real impact.

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