Wolters Kluwer reviews

The place is absolutely obsessed about their insane BDP's (business development plans) and budgets. They spend 9 months each year arguing what the numbers should be for the next year and initiating various cuts, instead of growing the business, grooming people and taking entrepreneurial risks. Then they start the insanity all over again 3 months later. It's a protracted disease like nothing you've ever seen anywhere, and is driven by a Dutch finance spendthrift mentality that all other companies have abandoned 50 years ago. It is not really a corporation at all, just a loose group of companies running wild, with a deep fear of any central control and fearful of any change. The few folks who are in the central control spots are fearful of exercising any power or authority for fear of losing their jobs, and tend to just go with the flow and make least common denominator decisions that offend no one.

Large company doesn't really feel loyal to employees, although they expect absolute loyalty upwards. They are currently in a situation where the parent company, Wolters Kluwer, is demanding a fairly high return on investment; the last year I worked there it was 18%, which is very difficult to maintain in their market segment. They have twice (and, I understand, yet again) cut positions or, in my case, out-sourced positions to fatten the bottom line to try to meet their goals. They also do not give very much feedback to employees regarding contemplated employment changes. For example, in December I was told my job was safe, and in January it was out-sourced.