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private:humankinetics
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=157866
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Feb 9th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Human Kinetics
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United States
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USA
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Great place great people!
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Small company, everybody knows everybody. Flexibility!
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Growth at the company is slightly slow. Could be faster!
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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157866
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Open
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Human Kinetics
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:humankinetics
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=157866
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Jan 11th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Human Kinetics
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Web Analyst
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Champaign, IL
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Awesome company to work
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Work Life balance , Great opportunity to explore career
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everything is good, no cons as such
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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157866
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Human Kinetics
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:humankinetics
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=157866
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Nov 19th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Human Kinetics
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Acquisitions Editor
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Chicago, IL
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Good company, poor management
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The culture at "HK" is very positive and friendly. You won't find a large corporate-like feeling while within the building. If you're a fan of sport, fitness, or anything related to exercise science, you'll feel right at home! There's a cafeteria that serves very good breakfast and lunch options every day. For the fitness enthusiast, you'll love the on-site basketball, tennis, and fitness center. Some of the employees are highly educated and willing to share their knowledge with you to help you become the healthiest individual you can be.
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The management team is to blame for the company's decline. The group consists of enough individuals to run a company more than twice the size of HK. Yet these individuals are largely the only individuals with job security. As an employee-owned company, employees who are not part of the management group have zero input to how the company is operated. While feedback and ideas are welcomed, they are never taken seriously or considered by the management. The pay is extremely below industry standards and raises are only given to those in positions that aren't considered easily replaceable. There have been several layoffs in the past 5+ years, yet management has not been affected by any of these. Anyone joining the company can expect to truly enjoy their time with the company, but be careful not to get too comfortable as you are likely viewed as expendable if/when financial issues arise.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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0.0
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3.0
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4.0
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5.0
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1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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157866
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Open
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Listen to your employees! The management team is your downfall. As the saying goes, "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results."
The management group is far too large for a company the size of HK. Many of those individuals have a mindset that is stuck in 2005 and refuse to adapt. You need to stop going back to the same individuals for certain publications. There are many highly-experienced professionals out there who deserve to have teachings shared with the world. You need to be willing to take a chance on others who have a following and eliminate your reliance on associations to be the authoritative voice on specific topics. Expanding your offerings would be a nice change of pace as well! Create a non-instructional line of products such as biographies and auto-biographies of people that the general public cares to learn about. The few that have been published weren't successful because nobody outside a small region even knows who the individuals are (e.g., who is David Bing?)
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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20.0
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Human Kinetics
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:humankinetics
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=157866
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Mar 11th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Human Kinetics
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Software Tester
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Champaign, IL
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Good Company with Good Culture
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My experience at Human Kinetics was a good one. My job role wasn't the most challenging, but the pay was decent, and my supervisor was very flexible with me with regard to shift hours.
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There wasn't much room for advancement at this company nor was there much incentive to consider advancing at this company. It seemed like a place to be stagnant, career-wise.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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4.0
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157866
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Open
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Offer tuition reimbursement and other means to incentivize employees to stay.
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0.0
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[{"countHelpful": 0, "languageId": "eng", "userJobTitle": "VP and Director of Human Resources", "__typename": "EmployerResponse", "originalLanguageId": null, "id": 2441082, "responseDateTime": "2019-12-09T12:35:04.62", "translationMethod": null, "response": "Thanks for providing feedback, and especially for the advice. HK does offer tuition reimbursement, so we need to do a better job of promoting that benefit to our staff.", "responseOriginal": null, "countNotHelpful": 0}]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Human Kinetics
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:humankinetics
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=157866
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Jul 18th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Human Kinetics
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United States
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USA
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Network Administrator
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Great group environment in the tech department
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The publishing industry is changing rapidly and management is having trouble keeping pace.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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2.0
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157866
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Human Kinetics
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:humankinetics
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=157866
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Mar 29th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Human Kinetics
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United States
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USA
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Good employer doing good work
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Good benefits
Employee owned
Good workspace
Lunch cafeteria
Exercise facilities
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Pay is a bit low (not a major problem, especially with the good benefits)
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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0.0
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157866
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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PART_TIME
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Human Kinetics
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:humankinetics
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=157866
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Feb 6th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Human Kinetics
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Editor
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Champaign, IL
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Great place if you want to do the same thing every day for the next 20 years of your life with no opportunities.
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Cafeteria available for breakfast and lunch. Dress code is very lax, which is nice. Workout equipment available for use. Flexibility, but only if your supervisor likes you.
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Lack of diversity, poorly trained leadership, questionable hiring practices, discrimination, favoritism, low morale, outdated practices. No opportunities for growth. Essentially an editorial sweatshop.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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2.0
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1.0
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3.0
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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157866
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Open
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Please invest in training your leaders on communication, management, diversity and inclusion or they will continue to run away young promising talent. Also invest in your employees by developing their skills. Take seriously HR complaints or you will run across that employee who will take it a step farther and sue for the discrimination you sweep under the rug.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Human Kinetics
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:humankinetics
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=157866
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Mar 29th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Human Kinetics
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United States
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USA
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Company on the decline
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* Hardworking employees
* Decent benefits, including onsite fitness center, paid time off, subsidized cafeteria
* Interesting subject matter--sports, fitness, and health
* Pleasant physical working conditions. Clean, health-focused environment.
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* Company hasn't successfully adapted to a changing publishing environment.
* Online and web presence is embarrassing. Website and courses are unappealing and very difficult to use.
* Management is not very creative, and only recently made a commitment to new forms of electronic media.
* No employer contributions to 401(K). ESOP shares provided to employees have drastically fallen in value.
* Two rounds of layoffs in the past decade.
* Top-down management. Suggestions from rank-and-file employees are typically dismissed.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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7.0
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2.0
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4.0
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3.0
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1.0
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3.0
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2.0
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157866
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Open
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* While I realize that layoffs and restructurings may be necessary at times, it seems only fair that some managers should also lose their jobs. I suspect that many of them aren't worth the salaries they are being paid. I have to wonder what some of them do to occupy their time 40 hours per week. The days of the "delegator model" of management are gone. Human Kinetics' managers need to get in the trenches, do some tangible work, and drum up new business.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Human Kinetics
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:humankinetics
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=157866
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Aug 30th, 2016 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Human Kinetics
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Champaign, IL
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I love my job!
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Human kinetics offers flexible scheduling, subsidized cafeteria, workout facilities, courtyard access for most of the year, employee-owned.
Each department has its own personality, but all around, employees tend to have a positive attitude about the workplace.
The committees (employee advisory, social, diversity-inclusion, community service, and wellness) give employees opportunities to be involved wherever they are passionate.
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The compensation is on the lower side which can make working here challenging for a single income household.
Employees are specialists in their areas with little crossover. Sometimes more efficient or valuable methods might exist, but since we don't always know what everyone else is doing, we can't always identify those opportunities.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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1.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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157866
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Open
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Continue empowering your employees in their work, but also cultivate connections between departments and divisions. The more we work together, the stronger a company we will be.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Human Kinetics
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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private:humankinetics
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=157866
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Jul 11th, 2016 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Human Kinetics
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United States
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USA
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Editor
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Flexible schedule, professional, onsite work out facility
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None that I can think of
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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1.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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157866
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Open
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Keep up the good wowrk
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0.0
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[]
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No
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No
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0.0
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Mar 3rd, 2021 10:49PM
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Human Kinetics
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Consumer Services
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General Retailers
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