Even if you take down the review, what’s to stop the CEO from badmouthing you anyway? He certainly sounds petty enough. As long as CEO is not one of your references, how would his opinion of you affect your ability to get hired elsewhere? Think about all the resources you invest while vetting, interviewing, and drafting offers that the most qualified job candidates ultimately reject. The math here is simple. A bad online reputation means higher recruiting costs and fewer accepted offers — all from less qualified candidates. I website am not an attorney, but I am under the impression that this type of coercion can land someone Per legal trouble, especially when there is such a clear imbalance of power between the CEO and a rank and file employee. There’s a valid argument to be made that any hiring dirigente or executive who takes his comments seriously would not be someone you’d want to report to, Con any event. Really, the only question is whether you might be perceived as badmouthing a former employer – but it’s not an interview situation, and it’s anonymous. It was a quick update but I really didn’t have enough info changed to make a new one. I would have rather paid for the content at that point instead. So they might not even be accurate for that reason alone. I didn’t want to be identified but needed the info. so I left a good review. Anything more detailed would have identified me. At this point you’ll need to sign in again. If it’s been a while and you’ve forgotten your login details, you can easily request a password reset from this screen. Attempting to manage negative reviews on your own can be overwhelming. Without the right approach, you could miss the opportunity to protect and even enhance your company’s image. I think OP is better D'avanguardia either deleting the review (if they think the CEO’s threats have real power behind them) or just ignoring the whole mess. Sidenote: I have overheard HR complaining that their reviews must be “fake” because X and Y doesn’t incontro up. This is why. The review is not fake (but the fact that HR is reading it Durante this detail and trying to triangulate who left it is revealing …) anzi che no one likes that kind of thing. It’s also possible your new capo will roll their eyes and laugh it D'avanguardia because they’ve already heard how odd the CEO is. Still, if I were in your shoes I’d do whatever I could to minimize or eliminate irritations for my new direttore; a heads-up is a good idea, at minimum. I don’t know what to do but I’m tempted to say to leave it up. If it gets back to you, you could direct people to the review itself to show that it was fair and balanced. If he’s known Per mezzo di your small industry as being difficult himself or a jerk, that might not carry any weight. But if not, it could harm your reputation. I was just going to suggest the same thing. And save the e-mails from the whackadoodle CEO. Then you’ll have additional ammo if you need it. OP, I do have concerns about your old manager trying to say something vague but damning, though I think that might happen even if you take down the review at this point. But do you think you might consider editing the review to more hint at the issues, add Con some more positives into the discussion, and just make it milder? That might help, because if it ever comes up, you can always point your principale or anyone else to the review and say that you even edited it to soften it, but you did not want to encourage the wrong applicant to apply without understanding the culture, as that would not work out for the company or that potential employee.