Toxic environment - Editorial Assistant Springer Nature Employee Review

1.0
Jan 28, 2018
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Pros

None really. You're better off anywhere else.

Cons

A lot of the upper management is based in Europe, so there's a chance your direct manager will have no oversight on a day-to-day basis. This would be problematic on its own, but the situation is further complicated by the fact that (at the editor level) Springer isn't exactly attracting the best or the brightest. This creates a perfect environment for your manager to be incompetent and/or absuive. If you take your concerns to Springer's HR, they will just encourage you to leave the company. The most you can expect in terms of employee retention is a little half-hearted gas lighting geared toward making you accept more abuse.

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Thanks for sharing your thoughts from our New York office. We have a great team; our purpose and culture continue to be 'stand out' and some of the reasons so many colleagues stay with us longer term. We are collaborative and progressive and everyday we contribute to learnings for generations to come.
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Thank you for sharing your review. We kicked off our second Career Growth Week so far this year with a focus on feedback which underpins growth at every level. Alongside the flagship sessions, colleagues took part in a wide range of virtual events across the week. These included popular sessions like building skills through feedback, Forward Talk, AI-powered feedback, “expert” careers and mentoring panels, the Facilitation Marathon, and a LinkedIn personal branding workshop, as well as practical learning through the Level up: boost your skills and Talent Attraction sessions. Perhaps look out for the next one which will be in a few months time. Colleague development is core to our organisation.
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