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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

      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).

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      113 reviews
      2.0
      Mar 3, 2023

      Stay Away

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some work flexibility, benefits, a lot of experience

      Cons

      -Overworked. When an coworker leaves there is even more work because you are left picking up all their work for months - Same voices always getting heard and recognized - Questionable turnover - Office politics - Little career advancement opportunity

      3.0
      Mar 8, 2016

      Glad I Moved On

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are a lot of well-intentioned, dedicated people here who really believe in the open access mission.

      Cons

      Projects are mismanaged with deadlines constantly changing. Innovation is always being talked about with no real results. The separation of editorial on the second floor and everyone else (Finance, Product, IT, Devs etc) on the first floor creates a toxic environment of jealousy and misunderstanding.

      2.0
      Jan 29, 2016

      once great mission, poor work culture

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great mission and many good people who are trying to help the organization return to its glory days (or get back on track). Salaries are fair at least for managers in a large nonprofit. Good benefits include solid health and 401K programs. A useful place for entry level people or transitioning workers to get solid experience and launch or relaunch their careers.

      Cons

      A divisive fearful culture where the right things are said about mission, teamwork and valuing employees, but where the divisiveness and lack of honest communication and follow through by management make for many dashed initiatives and unhappy employees. Cross functional teams are in name only; resources both people and projects are wasted; hardest working groups, especially editorial teams, are not given enough time or salary to do their jobs, and so quality and output is slipping. Too many good people have left or are in the process and everyone, more or less, knows it.

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