Wolters Kluwer reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(4,065 total reviews)
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85% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Wolters Kluwer has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,065 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wolters Kluwer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Jul 8, 2016

Management are Bullies

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent health benefits and generous PTO, if they let you use it. Starting salary not bad for a new college graduate. Some positions allow you to work from home.

Cons

Management cares nothing about its employees, and are only interested in the bottom line. Rampant favoritism and promotions are not based on talent. Management are hired from outside the company, so they know nothing about how to do the job and don't offer employees any guidance or positive reinforcement.

1.0
May 1, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

I worked in the Tax & Accounting "Research and Learning" (formerly Publishing) business, and this review is based on that experience. Generous PTO Casual work environment Ability to work from home, depending on your manager Nearly all writer/analysts and most managing editors are good to work with.

Cons

Management treats its employees as a cost to be borne, rather than an asset, so there is no attempt to develop current employees' skills, and middile-management and senior roles are typically filled by recruiting from outside the business unit. Thus, employees have no opportunity for career advancement. Any promotions that come from inside the organization are made based on office politics and favoritism, rather than merit. Plus, pay is well below the industry average. The job doesn't provide any stability. Many roles are being outsourced, with numerous layoffs. They are destroying a skilled, knowledgeable staff. Who is going to be cut next is a constant source of speculation. Working on poor quality products while not being given the time to improve them is incredibly frustrating. By the end, I was working 50-60 hours just to keep my head above water.

2.0
Aug 23, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Can be an ok place to start a software career, depending on which department you hire into and who is managing it. Good PTO plans, especially at 5 and 10 year levels.

Cons

Management at Team Lead level and above became dysfunctional in a hostile, toxic, and terminal manner. Higher up at VP level and beyond was marked by one ill-advised and destructive initiative after another. Utter rejection of all good advice to the contrary from the loyal non-management staff at the bottom. Can be hard to find time when they will let you enjoy above-said generous PTO; frequent, lengthy blackouts can interfere. Unreasonable limits placed on time off near holidays. Pay lags badly as you get more skilled. You'll get promises, promises, for years, and it will never happen.

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