Copy editor - Copy Editor Springer Nature Employee Review

2.0
16 Jun 2016
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Pros

Prestigious company and interesting journals. Other departments are generally very happy and have friendly staff. Childcare vouchers available and contributory pension scheme. Christmas party is good.

Cons

They hire graduates yet provide awful training, which results in a very poor probation success rate. There is little career progression available within the editorial sector unless you have a Ph.D., as this is a requirement of the editorial roles. Therefore, as a B.Sc. graduate, it is impossible to progress from a copy editor to an editor. The management is very disorganised yet tries to be very controlling. Very inflexible with working hours, which is unusual for London. Very high staff turnover as people generally do not work as copy editors for very long.

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Thanks for sharing your thoughts from our New York office. We have a great team; our purpose and culture continue to be 'stand out' and some of the reasons so many colleagues stay with us longer term. We are collaborative and progressive and everyday we contribute to learnings for generations to come.
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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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