Wolters Kluwer reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(4,075 total reviews)
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Stacey Caywood

85% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Wolters Kluwer has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,075 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wolters Kluwer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Feb 14, 2024
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Pros

Nice coworkers but that is it.

Cons

My mental health went down the drain working for this position because you are working 2 positions at the same time. Management had the bright idea of combining support I and support II positions into one single position. This means you take the interactions, document the cases, and close every single case. Cases that should go to more experienced team members are now your responsibility. You WILL have to be in contact with analysts and customers until the issue is resolved. Most managers have NO IDEA how to help you because they were hired from lateral positions in different companies, they just hold the title and go to meetings all day. This means, you WILL be trapped under a pile of unresolved cases because you are expected to close 15+ cases per day but an interaction can range from 5 minutes to 1+ hour. It’s like management wants you to fail. On top of this, during “tax season” you will have MANDATORY overtime. Your kids, spouse, family emergency… will have to wait because there is MANDATORY overtime. Your manager will have a word with you if you fail to comply to their terms. They 100% expect you to keep taking calls no matter what. They will lie and say they don’t micromanage and only “keep track to make sure you are getting the right help” but here is a list of the things they will track and record: Your calls, your chats, your status, your computer screen, your keyboard, your mouse clicks, your open cases, your closed cases, amount of time spent talking to customers, amount of time spent not talking to customers, amount time going to a personal break, and amount of time working on open cases. No micromanaging here though according to management. You will be working over 40 hours nearly every week (including weekends). Every 2 weeks you will meet with your manager who will break down every thing and point out your deficiencies. Please do not work here and take care of your mental health. This job will squeeze the joy out of your life. Waking up to talk to rude customers is not a way to live. Forget moving up here too. It will take years and if you’re not brown nosing, you have no chance.

1.0
Aug 13, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Salary was okay, Many employees are quite nice. Not much else, This is very much a put your head down and do your work company.

Cons

The company relies on offshore contractors to get 95% of the work done. Your team will likely consist of 2 or 3 onsite members while offshore team will have 20 - 25 based out of Europe. You are expected to manage the entire offshore team while also completing assignments without error. Offshore teams will call out your mistakes to upper management to increase their yearly budget request. Culture of fear and lack of growth. There are major reorganizations biyearly which only serve to save money, Employees let go during a reorganization will likely be replaced by H1B employees (due to the fact they have trouble leaving the company) or offshore contractors. Upper management seem to lack even basic technical skills and have no idea at all what features the product has or any of the technical components of the products they are managing. Many coworkers due to having multiple jobs under one umbrella were working well into 60 - 70 hour weeks and this was not uncommon to see them working late into the night (also expect to do this when you want to communicate with the offshore teams after 5pm due to vastly differing time zones). The products have many many issues due to outdated technologies. Lack of investing in infrastructure, no ability to contribute with in house tools. Office is not inviting many empty cubicles show results of constant reorgs. Employees are treated like resources

1.0
Nov 2, 2017

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Pros

Work-life balance and opportunity to work from home.

Cons

Rigid corporate hierarchy where upper management subjugates its direct reports, creativity is squashed, and everyone is concerned with only himself. Red tape makes it impossible to do even the simplest actions without climbing over serious hurdles--e.g., get the newest version of Microsoft Office. Morale is worse than McDonald's, and McDonald's workers probably have better perks and more holidays off.

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