Silent conspiracy, nepotism, bad work-life balance - Software Engineer Wiley Employee Review

2.0
Jan 27, 2017
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Pros

Experienced engineers, easy to learn best practices from skilled colleagues, using of bleeding edge technologies, training sessions

Cons

The most critical point for this company is described in the title. Career advancement is usually possible just for relatives, friends and acquaintances of the existing authorities, bad work-life balance for software engineers who make the hard work but don't receive benefits at all. There aren't even benefits which are promised during several months. These thoughts are probably applicable for Russian office only.

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2.0
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Decent pay and benefits for publishing.

Cons

Once of the most toxic work environments I've ever worked at. Upper management tears editors down if you are not a favorite. Favorites are chosen by metrics that do not exist, and are subjective and arbitrary. Wiley is losing money because brilliant, young editors leave due to no support and toxic work environments. Wiley Trade is essentially a hybrid publisher. Author's put a lot of money into their book -- too much. There is very very little marketing and publicity support for authors. But they brand as more than there actually is. All in all a very sad place to work and sad for authors.

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