Current leadership is a problem - Finance Manager OCLC Employee Review

2.0
Apr 20, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Nice committed long time employees trying to do the best for libraries

Cons

Poor leadership are all about taking their very large incentive pay and talking down to the rank and file. The CEO sits in his fireplace office and tells everyone they should like the open office space he designed. Openly mocks employees who don't blindly follow him and works on his next book or podcast to build his personal brand. Rest of executive mgt team uses their corporate cards as their own piggy bank, charging personal expenses. They don't have expertise to lead but they got there by being friends of Skip and being yes men/women. CFO doesn't live in Columbus but wants everyone else to. Most of the financials aren't shared and it is borderline unethical. They keep the 990 under lock and key but check out glassdoor as they eventually will have it if you want to see the compensations of some of these people.

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Pros

Great team and work environment Interesting work day to day Working here feels meaningful

Cons

Compensation can be lower than average

2.0
Jun 13, 2026
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Pros

The benefits, particularly the thrift plan, are good for as long as they still exist. The employees are generally smart and caring people.

Cons

Upper management is neither good nor trustworthy. To go into details would most likely violate this website's TOS. Trust them not to tell you the truth, trust them to blame you if they can save themselves for another year. Any stories you've heard about a great place to work are based on old data. That company no longer exists. While layoffs have always been a threat, employees are constantly on edge now and having the CEO tell them if they want to stay on they shouldn't make trouble does not help, to say the least If you get hired here, understand that this cannot be a long term destination. Get your experience, have an exit plan, don't get comfortable and fade into mediocrity because that is your future, and that's if you are lucky. I just want to add that everything the other reviews say about the president is true. He absolutely did mock employee responses to an opinion survey at a town hall.

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