A Bad Review Next to Your Job Post: What Indeed Will Actually Remove

Can Businesses Remove Indeed Reviews?

Yes, in specific cases — Indeed removes reviews that aren’t from a real current or former employee, involve an undisclosed conflict of interest, or contain harassment, private information, defamation, or spam. A truthful review that’s suppressing applications isn’t grounds for removal on its own, since Indeed doesn’t weigh commercial impact in its evaluation.

"Delete" and "remove" mean the same thing here — Indeed doesn't let a business unilaterally delete a review either way. Both routes go through the same flagging process against the same content guidelines below.

Which Indeed Reviews Can Be Removed?

Indeed evaluates a flagged review against specific categories, regardless of how positive or negative it is. A review is a genuine candidate for removal if:

• It isn't from a real current or former employee, or doesn't describe an actual workplace experience with the company.
• Conflict of interest — the review comes from a competitor, a vendor, or someone else with an undisclosed stake, rather than a genuine employee.
• Harassment, threats, hate speech, or discriminatory language directed at the company or at named individuals.
• Personal attacks on a specific coworker or manager by name that cross from describing management style into targeted harassment.
• Disclosure of confidential or private information the reviewer only had access to because of their employment.
• Defamatory statements or unsubstantiated claims of illegal conduct that go beyond describing a bad experience.

For the complete breakdown — including the misconceptions that waste the most time and how to build a flagging case that's actually likely to work — see the full guide: Can Businesses Remove Indeed Reviews?

How to Report or Flag a Indeed Review

Reporting works best when the flag names a specific, checkable guideline violation rather than simply disagreeing with the review — "this reviewer has no matching record with us" is actionable; "this isn't fair" generally isn't. See Indeed’s guidelines for the current process directly from Indeed.

What If Indeed Refuses to Remove the Review?

If the review doesn't violate Indeed's guidelines, removing it may not be an available option — that's the realistic outcome for most negative reviews, since being genuine and unflattering isn't a policy violation. In that situation, the focus shifts from deletion to the overall profile: a thoughtful public response to the review that stays up, and a larger base of genuine reviews so a single negative one carries proportionally less weight in the average.