where publishing careers go to die. - Marketing Sourcebooks Employee Review

2.0
May 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working from home, kind and dedicated colleagues

Cons

completely unrealistic workload and expectations. Cult-like atmosphere. The healthcare premiums are outrageous. Several pointless 2+ hour long meetings a month that basically serve no purpose but inflating the CEO's ego. Everyone is expected to manifest extreme joy like they're at a megachurch in the meetings but when you talk to them individually they're miserable. The books are total garbage and we are actively making people stupider by publishing them. AI is aggressively being pushed onto the staff. Mean girl cliques. I left the industry after leaving this job, thank god.

Explore other reviews about Sourcebooks

5.0
Jun 20, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible managers, great team, genuine openness to growth and learning, meaningful work

Cons

None to speak of at this moment

2.0
Jun 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I genuinely enjoyed the creative side of this work — getting to see manuscripts I helped write from start to finish. Getting to write back and jacket covers, see illustrations bring the words to life. I also loved other members of my team and still do!

Cons

Horribly, horrifically toxic. Me and everyone I know who worked there has suffered severe trauma since. We’ve all also suffered with our careers since leaving Sourcebooks — and a big reason for that is the work trauma we still carry.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All