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      PLOS

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      3.1

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (113 total reviews)

      Alison Mudditt

      72% approve of CEO

      38% positive business outlook

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      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      2.7

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Senior management

      PLOS has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 113 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PLOS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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      113 reviews
      1.0
      Dec 29, 2015

      Need to get out of here.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      It's a great place with a lot of great people. But the longer I stay here the more I realize that it will never be a good place to work. The problemis just keep happening over and over and over again. Too many leadership changes. Not enough people interested in solving the hard problems. Nobody interested in thinking about the cultural issues that cause so much turnover.

      Cons

      I really wish that the mission was enough to keep people acting as professionals. But the reality is that too many people without the mission as their first priority have gained leadership positions, including the CEO. That doesn't mean they're bad people, it just means that they are not here for the reasons that some of us are. This causes a lot of conflict.

      2.0
      Aug 3, 2012

      pawn of the executive

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      people who are dedicated to furthering science and knowledge and the open access movement are a big plus for PLoS. There are many PhD's and other 'brainiacs' who live and breathe happiness into research. The 'management package' isn't bad with 3 weeks of vacation and they allow working from home when needed. They're understanding with family issues and modified hours.

      Cons

      Without a middle ground, executive level management is either completely hands off and not available or intense micro-managers. There is no in between. Fighting publicly between IT, Finance, and other editorial departments puts middle management and workers pitted against each other. Tempers are rampant and uncontrolled at the top. Entry level workers can barely afford food, while executive levels find ways in which to deny raises and bonuses.

      1.0
      Jul 18, 2016

      great idea, poor in practice

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Some good young people working hard, most the in house editors and a decent managers The mission and goals

      Cons

      some things have changed since I left but a bunch of people still there say its no different: the work environment is toxic lot of upper level people do next to nothing and wage petty wars no vision or active steps to get there from the top down publish a ton of garbage which is ok i guess, but makes the org less desirable for real research papers product team is joke any upper level person with a brain left for greener pastures

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