Taunton Press Reviews

Pros

Work/life balance is very good with normal hours, on-site restaurant and cool learning opportunities (classes in woodworking, cooking, marketing etc.). They pay well enough for the area. Taunton is doing decently in a tough industry/economy and, while not a household name, is respected in the publishing world for high quality products.

Cons

Not really in the NYC/lower faifield county orbit. Small company with many long-term employees makes for a close environment (maybe that's a plus for some?).

Pros

Good products. Nice office. 9 - 5 (or even less) is typical of 85% of workplace (this is a positive and a negative. There is not much personal engagement in making the company shine.)

Cons

Senior management changes strategy and direction every year. Regular layoffs due to restructuring. Senior management does not provide mentorship due to lack of experience and, at times, awkward personalities. Communication within company is almost non-existent. If they could figure out how to work collaboratively, they might make some significant improvement. Workplace is not very dynamic.

Advice to Senior Management

Two things need to improve: 1) HR needs to be better in terms of hiring. Hire stronger candidates, provide mentorship, and leadership. 2) In 30+ years, marketing has always underperformed. You need to figure this out.

Pros

Location. There are very few professional jobs in the area. You want to learn about the traditional ways of publishing. You have no where else to go. You are old, tired and or not ambitious or business savy. You like to be a part of a sinking ship. You enjoy a dinosaur mentality. Great food, free parking!

Cons

Senior management fosters an environment of negativity, harassment and abuse toward employees. Pay is well under what one needs to survive with a family in the area. Top Sales reps generate millions in advertising revenue and are grossly underpaid, verbally abused, intimidated and not allowed to reach upper management levels.

Advice to Senior Management

Sell the company to people who care about others; apologize and compensate all who worked hard but were abused and intimidated by DG for years. You hired him, empowered him and allowed him to routinely abuse good, hard working people. Many good, top performing people quit because of him.

Pros

great company culture. crunchy-granola-down-to-earth feeling. Everyone is so nice and it's a very productive, uplifting environment. i really don't have anything negative to say about the environment there.

Cons

they tend to be set in their ways. the company started out in the garage of the current publishers, and that thrifty, hippie ethic still exists today. While it's more of a great thing than a negative one, it hinders a few opportunities that certain publications have for growth.

Advice to Senior Management

keep up the friendly, intimate environment, but be open to new opportunities for growth.