European Medical Journal Reviews

Working here for 18 months was honestly one of the most difficult things I've had to do. Management are nodding yes men who will do anything to stay on the good-side of the two guys who run this shambolic money grabbing excuse of a "medical journal". I felt bullied from my first minute there.

EMG aren’t as fun and successful as they present themselves on social media and job posts. 90% of the positive reviews on here were written by a couple of individuals who are in senior positions. They do not accurately represent the views of everyone else working there. I would highly encourage anyone who thinks of working there to look at all the reviews. Despite the fact that some of the old negative reviews are a few years old, they are still very true and represent the state of the company at this moment in time. The fact that someone wrote “if you don’t have a growth mindset or want to be challenged” as a con, is frankly ludicrous. Being ‘challenged’ in this company essentially means being taken advantage of and being mentally abused if you do not see eye to eye with the leadership team and their decisions. In fact, they team often talk about how they want to be challenged. I dare you to try it out and see their response. That’s if you’re unlucky enough to still be there. EMG keep talking about how they’re performing really well and growing fast. You only have to check LinkedIn to see that almost every post by the management team talks about this supposed “growth” and incredible culture. Let me be clear. There is a mass exodus. More people have left this company in the last year than any other company I have seen before. You will see LinkedIn posts including pictures of employees who look happy and are celebrating at the annual ball. What you don’t know is that only 4 people in those pictures (including 2 leaders) still work there. It’s ridiculous that they still use those pictures to paint an image that is fake. And the fact that the majority of those leavers are women says a lot. They are treated badly. Of course, this is always denied by the leadership team (they probably don’t realise they’re discriminating the majority of the time and need some serious training). They promote a “lad culture” which is incredibly toxic and frankly embarrassing to witness. The only senior women who were trying to do good have either been fired or left. Apparently every time someone leaves the company it’s because they want to “pursue their why” (which EMG have supposedly helped them figure out). Or if they’re fired, it’s usually because “they didn’t have our values”. Isn’t it suspicious that those are the only two excuses ever used? Then there is the sexual harassment that is always perfectly covered up. It happens all the time. It’s disgusting to say the least. So if you’re a woman who works there and likes to socialise or go to company events, please be careful. You will fall victim to men who have a duty to care for you and look after your wellbeing. Men who have children of their own and conduct themselves in ways which is truly creepy and downright unacceptable. They will take advantage of you. If you’re a man working there and witness this (of which there are surprisingly many), stop watching. Please do something. Don’t just let it happen or ignore the situation. And finally, there is the unfair and terrible benefits/salary package. Yes, they gave employees an extra 2 days off over lockdown (which they will mention at every opportunity). And yes there is the summer ball which is usually at a nice venue. But they genuinely fail to listen to what benefits employees actually value. Like bonus structures, health insurance (they’re a healthcare publisher after all…), decent maternity packages and more regular incentives that go beyond the sales team. They also pride themselves in bringing “inspiring” guest speakers to company events. Most of the time these are people who have been successful in the world of sports. So only a handful of people in the company actually find them inspiring. And the rest merely pretend to be inspired. It’s often joked about. This isn’t an incentive. We can go and watch TED talks instead. Use the money you spend on these speakers to invest in people directly. Promote them. Give them what the deserve. Create a salary structure that is actually fair and equal – because it isn’t. This company prides itself in hiring people based on values. The intentions are good but it is executed poorly. They often reward people who do nothing and take credit for other people’s work. I know I’ve said it before, but ‘embarrassing’ is the only fitting word I can use to describe the way this company conducts itself. I don’t think sexual harassment and predatory behaviours are values that anyone wants to be aligned with.