Blind and other anonymous forums are ‘places of pure misery,’ says Red fin’s CEO – but also let workers ‘speak truth to power’

• The CEO of real estate brokerage Redfin said anonymous forums are “places of pure misery.”
• Glenn Kelman told The Information they’re also “the only way to speak truth to power.” 
• Blind cofounder Kyum Kim said anonymity helps employees “talk honestly about work.” 

The CEO of real estate brokerage Redfin labelled anonymous forums such as Blind “places of pure misery.” 

Glenn Kelman told The Information that he’s “too old” and “self-important” to use the workplace platform, but acknowledged that it gave employees a way to “speak truth to power.”