EBSCO Reviews

Pros

As a company, they are invested in your professional growth. They are flexible with your time off, and there are plenty of opportunities for advancement.

Cons

There are not many, however, there is some separation from those in higher positions and those in lower positions...even within the same team.

Advice to Senior Management

I think that as a whole Ebsco is a great place to work. Keep up the good work, and continue to try to bridge the gap between the higher ups and the worker bees.

Pros

good location, great medical insurance

Cons

pay/evals/promotions seem to be based on favoratism

Advice to Senior Management

departmental managers need to be held more accountable

Pros

Lots of benefits
Management listens to their employees and have employees in mind when they take decisions about the company's strategy

Cons

It's very inconvenient to get there as there is little public transport.
The pay is really lousy and there are almost no opportunities for career progression

Advice to Senior Management

Try to improve wages and to find a place with better public transportartion

Pros

As a company, EBSCO is a fine place to work. My issues with EBSCO and the issues I saw all pertained to the IT groups. The location is beautiful. The on-site cafeteria is good and priced reasonably.

Cons

The IT groups and the development groups do not work well together. The developers write what they want, they way they want, and then expect the IT group to keep it running, no matter how poor the code is.
Within the DBA group, the physical working environment was significantly inferior to all other parts of the company.

Advice to Senior Management

Convince the management of IT and development groups to work as a single team rather than to compete as individual fiefdoms.

Pros

It's a wonderful place to make a career, in the traditional sense of being in one place from the start to the finish of your career. Many of the employees have been here for more than 30 years, and it is well suited to those that desire that kind of stability.

Cons

It's very slow paced, which suits some people, but not those that are looking for rapid growth in their careers. Particularly for younger people, and those that are used to being in an environment where promotions are typical, goals are clearly stated, and growth is the main objective, this would not be the right place to work.

Advice to Senior Management

Be a little more open about the strategic direction of the company, so those that are a little more aggressive will take the initiative to move the company forward instead of leaving.