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      PLOS

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      PLOS reviews

      3.1

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (113 total reviews)

      Alison Mudditt

      72% approve of CEO

      38% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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).

      Reviews by job title

      113 reviews
      2.0
      Feb 24, 2024

      Time of change

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some fantastic colleagues who are a pleasure to work with

      Cons

      Restructuring programme and corporate management lost their way

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      PLOS Response
      2y
      Hello- Thank you very much for your feedback. We really appreciate hearing your experience. We recently made some internal changes/announcements to address this. We're excited to see the impact in the coming months at PLOS!
      2.0
      Apr 5, 2024

      Tedious

      Editorial
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice people and opportunity for remote working

      Cons

      Boring and repetitive tasks, managers out of touch

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      PLOS Response
      2y
      Thank you very much for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear you’re not enjoying certain aspects of your role at PLOS and would genuinely be interested in learning more. Please feel welcome reach out to me for a confidential conversation if interested. I’d love to discuss further and see where we can make improvements. - Jess, jcockerham@plos.org
      2.0
      Nov 22, 2022

      Good mission but poor management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Meaningful mission, nonprofit status, open access publishing.

      Cons

      Poor management in many departments; high staff turnover with no continuity plans.

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