Run fast or PLOS will eat you alive - Anonymous employee PLOS Employee Review

1.0
Jul 8, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

*Meaningful mission *Weekly happy hours or lunches *Great co-workers *Good benefits *Fantastic waterfront location

Cons

*Getting rid of the good people during the many layoffs and restructures which results in working more than 40 hours/week *Highly paid executives but those doing all the work are under compensated (take a look at the salaries on the 990s posted on PLOS' website) *Low moral and nothing is being done about it *The CEO lets us know that she hires her friends from UC Press so you can see definitely favoritism on the exec team (all while she stands at All Hands that as much as we like referrals, we don't want them so we can bring in diversity and fresh perspective) *Under appreciated and not acknowledged for hard work *PLOS is in a financial crisis yet they're spending tons of money on coaches for the executives and senior management

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Ambitious and idealistic, so plenty of opportunities to contribute creatively.

Cons

Ambitions are sometimes too high.

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PLOS Response
5mo
Hello- thank you very much for taking the time to write your review. We read and appreciate each one. I think your comment on ambitions is very interesting and I'll be sharing with leadership. Take care!
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Co-workers are great and hard working.

Cons

Opportunities for career advancement is limited on some teams.

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Thanks so much for your review. We appreciate your time and thoughtful feedback. We are currently working on career advancement initiatives and believe this should be a core focus as we go into 2026 and beyond.
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