Wolters Kluwer reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(4,061 total reviews)
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85% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Wolters Kluwer has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,061 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wolters Kluwer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Mar 26, 2019

Stay away from the Canadian Division.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are some good people that work there however they are also seeking to leave the organization. The brand name is good internationally however executive leadership doesn’t view the Canadian division as a growth story.

Cons

I have never seen a level of internal politics at any organization. The Head Office decreed to fire a very good CEO a couple years ago, and instilled a new CEO with only one purpose to cut costs. Growing your career or income is very difficult working for Wolters Kluwer Canada. In fact, if you are able to maintain your job, consider yourself fortunate. Management works under fear. Fear that their own jobs could be gone. So presenting challenging ideas to help the organization is not well received. HR is certainly not independent. Raising concerns only invites the ire of the department becoming defensive. The CEO doesn’t want unwanted attention so there will be creative methods to have your your employment terminated. Here are the facts. Wolters Kluwer Canada used to employ a number of staff in Toronto and Quebec. In Toronto alone, nearly half the floor is now vacant. The VP of Product quit after many years at the company. The previous CEO was fired during the same day the Director of Sales was retiring (how classy). The Director is Marketing quit. The company is in harvesting mode. Little to no growth. I’ve hopefully been able to provide a clear warning of what you will be getting yourself into.

1.0
Oct 27, 2023
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Pros

- Remote / Hybrid work options

Cons

Are you someone that wants to work on the newest technology with people who are decent human beings and have a new employees best interest in mind? if the answer is yes, please stay away from this company as they are setup to have you fail. Technology is antiquated, they primarily work out of Excel spread sheets and have high expectations of the QA Staff. Weekend work is expected, and you are only paid 35 hours for work on the weekdays and have to earn the other 5 hours over the weekend if you are part of the QA Team. I was lied too during my interview, and was told that the position would be fully remote. I was then told that I would have to commute 2 1/2 hours into the office once / twice a month. 0 expectations on what the company expected from me, and my Manager barely gave me 0 goals. Senior staff are not helpful, and there's literally 0 documentation as senior staff use that to their advantage for job security. No training's on how to use their software, and barely any transparency on your yearly reviews. Massive lack of documentation across the whole company, and senior management are fully focused on keeping the ship from sinking and have 0 time to address glaring issues. Avoid this company like the plague, unless you're near retirement age and just want somewhere that will pay you money while treating you like complete garbage and making you use technology from 1995. Majority of the staff are near retirement age and are still listed as "Juniors" in the organization after being at the company for 30+ years. How could someone remain a Junior after being in a position for that long? If you want to climb the ranks and move into management, this company is not the place to be. I've seen multiple employees with longer tenures than some of the staff working there have been alive, still at junior or mid levels. Raises are barely above inflation costs, and target incentives for revenue are never met and bonuses are rarely given. I would give this company 0 stars if I could, literally a waste of time. Turnover rates are so high they lie to employees during the interview process. Stay away and do yourself a favour and take a job with another company.

1.0
Oct 9, 2015
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Pros

If you are tired of technology, bored by innovation, exhausted by great products and if you want a hierarchy that has no expectation from you then Wolters Kluwer is the place to be! You will be peacefull, doing nothing, if you keep your mouth shut you won't be bothered by objectives or directions. A great place to work if you want to be retired soon.

Cons

Lack of understanding the web product of today (Still not thinking about SaaS on the 2015 roadmap strategy), unable to innovate, unable to create product. Every decision made over assumptions. The feeling of the hierarchy is more important than the expertise of the employees. This is definitively not a place for an innovative persons who like to act.

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