Little respect for acquired talent. - Anonymous employee ProQuest Employee Review

2.0
8 July 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

They try, they really do try. They have some of the best products on the market. They had, when they bought great companies, great people (see cons below). New Goldman Sachs influence shows massive American corporate short-termism which is great if your bonus is due this quarter.

Cons

When they bought great companies, great people came with those products. They appear happy to just let them go without asking how a product became so good. Mangers, directors, VPs at the multitude of acquired companies have managed to build empires and seem to escape true and thorough examination from head office. The second tier staff remain protected also and draw excessively large checks without truly earning the numbers. Iniquity across US and international offices in pay and prospects add to deep dissatisfaction of talented teams.

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Pros

Working for ProQuest was great. Great pay. Great communication with HR and all the departments I interacted with. It was a great working environment with solid teams and highly skilled managers leading those teams.

Cons

No cons that I can speak of.

1.0
1 June 2026
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Pros

Decent work life balance, great coworkers

Cons

Little room for advancement - 1 actual promotion and 2 “lateral” promotions in 10 years despite consistent exemplary, goal-exceeding performance and increased responsibilities. Ultimately my loyalty was rewarded by being informed that the following quarter there would be a surprise transfer to move me to another team in a specialist role that “was not open to discussion.” After weeks of trying to get answers as to the expectations and success metrics for this (alleged) new role, I was laid off as part of a “restructuring” - supposedly because I “lacked seniority” in the “new role” I’d been forced to take.

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