Cold atmosphere - Anonymous employee Springer Nature Employee Review

3.0
23 May 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Great cafeteria for lunch with very affordable prices -Central location -Good training options which is great for entry level staff/for your first publishing job. -Good work-life balance

Cons

-Low pay for the industry. Some staff on just £18k which is appalling for the amount of work they do and does not cover London living costs. -Progression not discussed clearly. Many staff members leaving to seek external opportunities. -Very obvious divide between managers and entry level staff. Managers would socialize with drinks after work and not invite or even chat to 'lower' staff during the working day. Assistants and Execs were also made to sit separately from managers and weren't included in discussions and were often left off of mailing lists. -Low morale as there is a very high staff turnover and long gaps between an employee leaving and their replacement's first day on the job. -Poor benefits for low paid staff. Many are unobtainable because Flexfund does not cover enough.

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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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