Bait & Switch, Hypocrisy & More... - Anonymous employee Wolters Kluwer Employee Review

1.0
Jun 6, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some individuals were actually OK and not complete backstabbing sociopaths. But only about 5-10%.

Cons

As other reviews mentioned this is a company led by fear and manipulation tactics rather than respect or grace. They do not uphold any values typical for European based companies, even in their EU offices but especially not abroad. The culture is sink or swim, and instead of life preserver you are actually thrown a ship anchor straight at your head. The job adverts express the EXACT OPPOSITE of what you can expect. People should be aware that in 2023 if any job description says something to the effect of "No a--holes", rest assured you will be surrounded by them and they will ensure that you fail in the most miserable way possible. It is all smiles to your face, and there are knives hiding behind their backs. You will be inundated with political mind games and turf wars, in addition to an unreasonable goal list which you will NOT be given the resources, time or cooperation from stakeholders required to achieve. Even people on your own team will be looking to see how they can make you a scapegoat for some pre-existing BS that was happening long before you came. This organization is looking for young naive or gullible fresh meat to chew up and spit out. This is not a place to innovate yet it isn't stable either. If your line of leadership reports to an Ogre you are screwed. If your line of leadership reports to someone who had to work with said Ogre you are screwed. They are also looking to waste the time of seasoned professionals and give them a role where they'll take the blame for everything wrong that someone else did 2 years ago and throw them under a bus, or better yet into incoming traffic. You will be hit by a megaton tractor trailer at least 3 times, and you will be expected to have a positive attitude despite every bone in your body being broken. Then prepare to be gaslit (literally and figuratively set ablaze) on how you are not unique, easily replaceable and are being paid too much not to deal with the arbitrary mess that middle management has created, which they have hidden from upper management. Some people have either golden handcuffs or small children so I guess they can't leave. But rest assured they are on several varieties of antidepressants and cardiac drugs to keep them barely alive through all the stress and chaos. The only types of people who thrive here are functioning amphetamine addicts that grew up in a toxic environment with emotionally manipulative and unstable parents. Many people here also hate their wives/husbands which is why they work so hard overtime and unleash their emotional instability and insecurities on you. There are many people who are perfectly at home in this hell scape, likely because they are a child of Damien themselves. I could write a bit more here but I'm sure you can catch my drift. A call center job MIGHT be more pleasant. Abandon all hope ye who enter this organization.

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Cons

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