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American Physical Society

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APS Stands for American Passive-Aggressive Society (You've been warned) - Project Coordinator American Physical Society Employee Review

2.0
Feb 8, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some coworkers are genuinely nice and kind which makes APS more tolerable.

Cons

If you want to work at a company where management (SLT) and coworkers micromanage you and undermine your work, then APS is for you. You will never grow or learn at an organization where feedback is not given, instead of providing feedback, they talk about you behind your back because they don't like the work you are doing. In turn, it makes morale bad and you lose your psychological safety in the workplace. My experiences are not unique.

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American Physical Society Response
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Thank you for sharing your insights. Your feedback is invaluable as we seek to listen, learn, and improve. We recognize that a positive organizational culture comes from the top down, and are committed to facilitating productive, encouraging feedback through efforts like our employee-first approach, which encourages staff to provide feedback for supervisors, and our upcoming feedback training, set to launch in Spring 2024. We have recently launched a Learning & Development Initiative dedicated to creating additional supervisor trainings to further empower these efforts, and have implemented new performance management technology to ensure clear channels for feedback to all staff as well. Other exercises in this area include workshops on Power Dynamics and Empathic Communication, and insights from recent culture surveys have resulted in the creation of new Learning Management Systems and Supervisor Academies. We know APS attracts some of the best and brightest, and we want to enable them to shine. We want you to know that we genuinely care about our employees, and your concerns are taken seriously. Our employees feedback has been instrumental in shaping these initiatives, and we appreciate your role in helping us create a better workplace. Your dedication and insights contribute to the strength of our team, and we are thankful to have you as part of the APS community. If you have any further feedback or specific areas you feel we should focus on, please do not hesitate to reach out to hr@aps.org.

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