McGraw-Hill Education Reviews

Pros

Good work/life balance (can work remotely 1 or more days a week if approved by your supervisor)
Decent benefits (Health, Dental, Vision, 401K with matching contributions)
Tuition reimbursement
Casual work environment
Overall good people to work with

Cons

Salary could be a bit more competitive with other companies
Not always an option to telecommute if your job permits it

Pros

Exciting, interesting work at a company that has its eye on technology; true interest in customer needs and development is based on classroom observation and research

Cons

Large organization subject to layoffs and reorganization, which means that hard work may not save you when layoffs happen

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to listen to ideas of your employees, regardless of job title, since people often perform their best when not restricted by their job title

Pros

Because they create products that have the potential to shape peoples' futures, employees are very passionate about it work. There is a nice blend of both technical and creative talent.

Cons

Lack of consistent processes between locations and departments is prevalent and causes tremendous stress in a very deadline driven business. The digital revolution in education continues to challenge peoples' paradigms about how to deliver effective instructional programs.

Pros

nice people to work with. Technology provided was good.

Cons

not much flexibility, career advancement

Pros

Benefits/resources of parent company, promising mission

Cons

Layoffs, instability, silos, overwork, understaffed

Advice to Senior Management

Lack of clarity and purpose relating to the upcoming spinoff has left employees overworked, fearful and disconnected. Layoffs and outsourcing model dramatically impact morale and quality/efficiencies. Employees are looking direction and unity.

Pros

Great benefits, education opportunities internally, and college reimbursement. Advancement opportunities at corporate offices.

Cons

Limited advancement opportunities in offices outside corporate offices. As with all large companies, you are never sure if your job is secure. Company is slow to respond to hire/fire process.

Pros

-great mission and vision to get there
-solid branding and reputation
-above average pay, outstanding benefits
-flexibility and good life/work balance

Cons

-going thru a lot of company reorgs now with the split-off, but it will settle
-professional development offerings could be more robust

Advice to Senior Management

keep doing what you are doing, and keep hiring qualified staff.

Pros

- work life balance
- excellent benefits

Cons

- Too conservative
- Too much red tape for promotions
- "Growth and Value" really just meant "Hack and Slash"
- Care only about their Financial Market units and shareholders

Advice to Senior Management

Stop being so scared

Pros

The salary, benefits and workflow was well planned. The people you worked with were extremely competent and helpful in training.

Cons

Because the job had a lot of employees, some were very protective of sharing their work in fear and distrust of colleagues.

Advice to Senior Management

Trust your employees' talents a bit more and give us much more responsibility, and we will be more loyal to you.

Pros

Learned much about technology and education field. Great employee benefits. Nice place to gain some experience with little pressure.

Cons

If you are not a favorite by management, don't expect to advance in your career. In fact, you will be barred from moving into other departmental positions. You also won't get much professional development. Some managers can be punitive even if others don't like them and tolerate them. It's a large corporation with many layers. If you are in a good spot then things look good. Management is not really good at communicating.