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      Recovering From Leadership Vacuum - Anonymous employee PLOS Employee Review

      4.0
      19 June 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Smart, fun, Mission-driven people doing good things to open up access to research. Great location (near the Exploratorium). New management as of 2018 seems to be making the right decisions.

      Cons

      Fast growth led to some bad decisions from 2014-2017. Instead of focusing on author services, the company wasted millions on software development for a program that was recently (and finally) shut down. Competitors have taken back healthy hunks of market share so there's some serious belt-tightening going on.

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      PLOS Response
      7y
      Thanks for your feedback!

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      5.0
      26 Nov 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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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
      Eom
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      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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