Be Wary - Anonymous employee PLOS Employee Review

2.0
Feb 7, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

PLOS has a good mission. The people who end up working there are young and believe in what they're doing. Management nominally wants to leverage this.

Cons

I left PLOS because it was not a good place to grow. There was a highly bureaucratic system for determing company wide policy that often left employees clueless and poorly motivated. Add to that a cliquish work environment that verges on toxic, and you have good reason to leave while you still can. PLOS likes to hire outside contractors to do work, but this this often leads to abandonded and poorly understood technology/workflows.

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Ambitious and idealistic, so plenty of opportunities to contribute creatively.

Cons

Ambitions are sometimes too high.

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PLOS Response
5mo
Hello- thank you very much for taking the time to write your review. We read and appreciate each one. I think your comment on ambitions is very interesting and I'll be sharing with leadership. Take care!
4.0
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Pros

Co-workers are great and hard working.

Cons

Opportunities for career advancement is limited on some teams.

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PLOS Response
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Thanks so much for your review. We appreciate your time and thoughtful feedback. We are currently working on career advancement initiatives and believe this should be a core focus as we go into 2026 and beyond.
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