Managers bully and manufacture chaos while you try to focus on customers and supporting co-workers - Product Manager OCLC Employee Review

2.0
Sep 15, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The benefits are pretty good with lower deductibles. Those in higher level positions make more than they should. For others, the pay is just ok. The CEO seems good.

Cons

There are no opportunities for growth or professional development. Management bullies people and is far removed from the actual work. There is a lot of turnover. Roles are not clear. There are some great people, though the stress of being around in-fighting is not worth your sanity. The company lacks customer focus. You work to please your manager's (or the loudest manager's) preferences. Do not work here. You might find an ok spot or you might be bullied. Managers change direction and come up with "solutions" every few months and act like they have no memory of anything they told you to do yesterday. It is not a healthy place to be and that is sad because it could be! I left over a year ago and am much happier in my PM role.

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Pros

Great team and work environment Interesting work day to day Working here feels meaningful

Cons

Compensation can be lower than average

2.0
Jun 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The benefits, particularly the thrift plan, are good for as long as they still exist. The employees are generally smart and caring people.

Cons

Upper management is neither good nor trustworthy. To go into details would most likely violate this website's TOS. Trust them not to tell you the truth, trust them to blame you if they can save themselves for another year. Any stories you've heard about a great place to work are based on old data. That company no longer exists. While layoffs have always been a threat, employees are constantly on edge now and having the CEO tell them if they want to stay on they shouldn't make trouble does not help, to say the least If you get hired here, understand that this cannot be a long term destination. Get your experience, have an exit plan, don't get comfortable and fade into mediocrity because that is your future, and that's if you are lucky. I just want to add that everything the other reviews say about the president is true. He absolutely did mock employee responses to an opinion survey at a town hall.

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