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      Frontiers

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      Frontiers reviews

      2.7

      33% would recommend to a friend

      (565 total reviews)
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      Kamila Markram

      29% approve of CEO

      30% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      2.7

      Culture & values

      2.5

      Career opportunities

      2.0

      Senior management

      Frontiers has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 565 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Frontiers employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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      565 reviews
      1.0
      Jan 10, 2025

      No longer a good place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice people to work with and London office has a good atmosphere

      Cons

      Stressful job at times Company prospects no longer looking good - lack of motivation when things seem to be going downhill Constant restructuring and redundancies

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      Frontiers Response
      1y
      Thank you for sharing your feedback. We agree, our London office has a great vibe. Going through redundancies early last year was incredibly difficult, but we have remained motivated and turned things around, and are growing once again this year.
      3.0
      Oct 17, 2024

      Rollercoaster experience. Exciting but a bit unpredictable.

      Product director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very friendly and collaborative colleagues, PTO, above market pay and benefits, some really knowledgeable and engaging managers. Some of Frontiers activities like their annual sustainability-related award and Frontiers in Young Minds give a sense of working for a better world. Management does All-Hands meetings frequently where they try to be transparent about where the company is. Middle management layer was amazing to work with and executives - especially the CEO - are great people who care about the company and its employees.

      Cons

      Constant change of focus and targets, a lot of micro management from the executive layer, struggling to let go control of every detail moving from a start-up to a larger company. There's a sense of being different from any other publisher that distracts from the mission and confuses staff from focusing on developing technology to help researchers or being a publisher with a high number of high-quality outputs. There's a general feeling of always being on fire-fighting mode and whenever executives look into something, everyone's attention goes there (and is taken away from everything else).

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      Frontiers Response
      1y
      Thank you for your review. We’re happy to hear that you enjoyed the collaborative atmosphere, and valued initiatives like the Frontiers Planet Prize, which are so important to our mission. We understand your concerns about rapid changes, but we are an agile organization in an ever-changing market - this means we need to adapt frequently to respond. Our leadership team works hard to balance having strategic oversight with empowering their teams to make decisions. We take on board your suggestion about wider external representation - thanks for sharing.
      2.0
      Aug 29, 2024

      Good work/life balance but fundamentals need update

      Anonymous
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Remote and Good work/life balance

      Cons

      Lack of transparency and attitude to compliance is abysmal. If changes are not implemented, it is scary to think on the consequences.

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      Frontiers Response
      1y
      Thank you for your feedback and appreciation of our work-life balance. Our senior leaders are exceptionally transparent and there is 2-way communication with all teams across multiple channels at weekly, monthly and quarterly meetings. Their decisions are data driven, made in conjunction with the relevant departments, documented and open for all employees to see - and they have led Frontiers to become one of the largest and most impactful publishers in the world.
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