Vantaggi
The company is young and international, you get free snacks and coffee and a barbecue once a year. Most people are friendly, with some notable exceptions. Great team spirit in some teams. Very relaxed working atmosphere for the most part, no real pressure. They send you to conferences , sometimes even abroad (without proper training though, so it could be stressful). The location is pretty, just next to the lake. Non-challenging 9 to 5 job, no need to stress or work late hours, perfect for people with children. Otherwise, only recommended to undergrads that want a bit of "editorial" experience on their CV to move to better and greater things.
Svantaggi
Frustrating if you have any ambition because of the VERY limited career growth possibilities in most of the Lausanne office teams. Loyalty is rewarded more than talent, leading to inexplicable promotions of lacklustre employees - they have just been in the company long enough. Because of this, most of the senior managers lack talent (and some are real bullies). This also means that career growth is limited: you may get promoted once, only if somebody resigns and if you have been there for 1-2 years - and that’s the end of your career growth in the company. They often hire people with PhDs in the editorial team - PLEASE STOP. It is a 9 to 5 sales job, the journal's content is not in the editorial team's hands, so you really need no previous knowledge of the of the field. Very little chance for personal growth in the editorial office as well - no outside training was ever provided. Management seems very confused on how/where to grow, with continuous poorly announced major changes of roles and positions in some of the departments. Awful handling of internal communication. Less senior employees are never listened to. Last, pay is not very competitive for Switzerland, given most of the employees’ academic backgrounds.