great idea, poor in practice - Anonymous employee PLOS Employee Review

1.0
18 July 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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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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5.0
26 Nov 2025
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Pros

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!
4.0
23 Nov 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Co-workers are great and hard working.

Cons

Opportunities for career advancement is limited on some teams.

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PLOS Response
5mo
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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