Interesting products, some excellent colleagues, but in continual decline - Anonymous employee ProQuest Employee Review

3.0
20 Jan 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Some excellent products with rich content and search capabilities - Fair compensation and benefits - Some truly knowledgeable and capable staff - Restructuring has removed some obstacles to change - Technology and infrastructure is being improved

Cons

- All online publishing companies are struggling with difficult economic circumstances - The company is still not quick enough to respond to change required - The company fails to retain exceptional staff, not solely due to lack of reward - Cutting roles has left many departments thinly spread with high workloads - Staff can be divided into three categories: Those that are not self-seeking managers wishing to advance their careers by associating themselves with the efforts of others Those that have worked there so long and not participated in the above 'career-progression' who are largely only interested in picking up their pay check. (They usually perform a vital role but are not valued therefore the whole company suffers) Those that have recently joined the company who have not yet become one of the above.

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5.0
22 Jan 2024
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Pros

The place is super flexible and everyone I ever met there seems great to work with. Ok I can think of two exceptions, but that was a big building. The meetings were the least painful meetings I have ever had to attend.

Cons

The pay could have been better. The structure was constantly changing but I think I happened to be there at a bad time as far as restructuring.

1.0
1 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent work life balance, great coworkers

Cons

Little room for advancement - 1 actual promotion and 2 “lateral” promotions in 10 years despite consistent exemplary, goal-exceeding performance and increased responsibilities. Ultimately my loyalty was rewarded by being informed that the following quarter there would be a surprise transfer to move me to another team in a specialist role that “was not open to discussion.” After weeks of trying to get answers as to the expectations and success metrics for this (alleged) new role, I was laid off as part of a “restructuring” - supposedly because I “lacked seniority” in the “new role” I’d been forced to take.

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