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

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
5.0
Aug 18, 2018

London office 5*

Anonymous employee
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Pros

This is the best company I’ve ever worked for. Everyone feels really driven to work towards the same goal. I’ve suggested changes, they’ve actually been listened to and implemented! Really friendly people. Great travel in my role and great pay compared to other London publishers. The CEO goes out of her way to meet people and ensure everyone feels welcome and knows the company ethos. The onboarding process is excellent and HR is so helpful. Clear career development path.

Cons

As with most jobs, it is very target driven, which I actually enjoy as we’re all working towards the same goal, but other people may find this a challenge.

2.0
Feb 20, 2017

Might be better....

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very international, talented, young co-workers. Friendly work environment. Great chance for young graduates to get hands-on experience in scientific publishing.

Cons

Management lacks real skills in organizational management. Working across departments might be sometimes problematic. Too many technical and organizational changes within short term, simply hard to follow it. High turnover - lots of interns/newcomers and changing employees at certain departments. Professional development within company is limited. Negative complaints from contributors. It´s all about quantity rather than quality. Management faces an uphill battle, getting money out of others is never an easy task....but they know how to do it.

5.0
Feb 13, 2017

A growing company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Many possibilities to develop your career, lots of challenges, notable HR improvements over the past 3 years in terms of benefits, salaries and training. Talented and diverse co-workers, smart people and direct exposure to top professors and researchers. I find it bizarre that the negative Glassdoor reviews are either: - A blatant copy/paste of a post from a blogger who obsessively denigrates Frontiers with unsubstantiated claims. The review is very unlikely to be posted by a Frontiers employee - From people who claim that the company was sold, something which is pure imagination - From people who claim to be currently working at Frontiers and post very negative reviews. It's quite amusing such people are not able to make an impact with their skills, or to find a better position elsewhere.

Cons

I agree that the company should be careful with hiring too many PhDs. Work life is very different from doctoral studies, more structured and requires people to be able to cope with deadlines and the pressure that comes with it. Some parts of the platform are quite old and slow.

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