McGraw-Hill Reviews

Pros

Very strong brand recognition. Strong financial position. Generally competent management.Strong education product lines. Solid benefits. Serves markets experiencing and or poised for global growth.

Cons

Spinoff of education unit creates uncertainty for future of that group. Changing culture not necessarily an improvement. Employment growth in education uncertain.

Pros

Benefits are great! Looks good on your resume...

Cons

The construction division organization is irreparably broken by decades of poor upper management and ridiculous turnover and restructures. Worked there for over 10 years and watched over 6 regimes of upper management take office/ shake everything up and then leave within a year. This last regime is the worst by far.

Advice to Senior Management

Just dissolve the division and sell it already, you can never fix the mistakes made by decades of terrible management.

Pros

Collaborative, good work-life balance, interesting

Cons

Slow. Too much middle management.

Advice to Senior Management

De-layer. Fund growth.

Pros

Location of London Office and breath of services offered

Cons

for an International, decision making is too US centric

Pros

Great benefits package. The management was very hands off, but then again they have no idea what you are doing whether it be leaving early or working twice as much as your coworker.

Cons

No advancement opportunities. Managers aren't "working managers." Pay is so sad. If you have a four year degree, you still get paid the same as the person who doesn't.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay attention to your employees. You let a lot of good people go for the sake of keeping those that have been there a long time picking their noses and depending on others to trouble shoot and work.

Pros

great balance of work/life schedule; supportive management

Cons

not all departments are supportive - it varies from segment to segment

Advice to Senior Management

the need for greater communication is important

Pros

Excellent workplace, good benefits package, good work-life balance.

Cons

Few opportunities for career growth.

Advice to Senior Management

More opportunities for career growth.

Pros

Great benefits, opportunities for continued learning, team atmosphere, employee discounts on textbooks

Cons

Promotions of people to 'management' roles without formal management training is a big problem. As a result, there is lot of favoritism and rules that vary from person to person. Some of the managers will micromanage their team to death and others are openly insulting to their team in meetings. Also, there is no communication from the immediate supervisor down to the employee.

Advice to Senior Management

Less middle management, or better training for middle management.

Pros

Great benefits, employees are respected by senior management, opportunities for education and career growth, good family/home life balance with my schedule

Cons

We are the same goal/review system as the rest of the company. Broadcasting doesn't seem to fit in with other company goals, making for a confusing goal-making system.

Advice to Senior Management

I am very proud to work for McGraw-Hill, and especially proud of our senior leadership. I would recommend others to seek jobs within the company.

Pros

Mcgraw hilll has a decent group of benefits. Also, it has been in the newspaper a bit recently so you can read about your employer in the paper.

Cons

It is a sad, tired organization that is fighting against the tide of modernity and the capital markets. It is frozen in time... 1950s or maybe the 1960s. Senior managers who have tried to insulate themselves in a cocoon. They retire to a wood-lined dining hall with white table cloths while their conglomerate slowly underinvests in people and products, buying back shares and floating down the cash river of S&P.

Advice to Senior Management

Wake up. None of your competitors is asleep at the wheel. Be bold. Invest in growth. Good luck.but it may be too late.