Plagued with systemic problems - Anonymous employee Wolters Kluwer Employee Review

1.0
21 Apr 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Standing desks, good work/life balence, bonuses

Cons

No project managers, products are managed in silos with little to no coordination, strange political structure empowers people well outside of their area of expertise to make big project decisions that largely go unquestioned until problems arise, lack of experienced devs limits project scope, employees tend to be either complicit to management-level dysfunction or are hopelessly overworked, decision-makers aren't held properly accountable so blame trickles down to production-level employees, uncertainty and anxiousness are the default emotions for most employees

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5.0
21 Apr 2026
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Pros

Too many to list. #1 The culture values open communication, thoughtful decision-making, and continuous improvement #2 High level of autonomy and trust between Associate Directors and Product Leadership #3 Strong exposure to complex, meaningful product challenges #4 Deep Product leadership knowledge about Clients served #5 Supportive environment for growth into product leadership

Cons

None. The existing Product Leadership is highly effective and perfect as is. Don't change a single thing.

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Wolters Kluwer Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience. It’s great to hear that the product culture, autonomy, and exposure to meaningful challenges are coming through so strongly, along with the support for growth into leadership roles. Creating an environment where people feel trusted, can contribute, and continue to develop is a key part of how product teams succeed. We appreciate you taking the time to share this perspective. – Your employer branding team at Wolters Kluwer
4.0
24 Jun 2026
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Pros

Wolters Kluwer has some genuinely amazing people working for them and offers flextime for good work/life balance

Cons

Recently began pushing to "inhouse-outsource" as much of the core business functions as possible to their new service center in Pune, India. While many of my Indian colleagues are exceptional people, the constant turnover with overseas contractors and haphazard hiring and training process means that many of these staff members are woefully underprepared and set up for failure. As an example, I had to train my Indian contractor replacement before I left - while he was a lovely person, he had zero training in or experience with US payroll, benefit or tax structures despite that being approximately 50% of my core job function.

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