Hard work does NOT pay off - Product Wiley Employee Review

2.0
Aug 2, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great, talented colleagues. Good work/life balance but that is ultimately dependent on your line manager.

Cons

There's really no clear focus. At least in certain areas. Someone leaves and they don't rehire in a foolish effort to save money. And just push the work to capable already maxed out colleagues under the guise of it's "good visibility" etc. Then people just try to keep everything afloat with no clear possibility of advancement because you're stretched so thin doing a million different things that at the end of the day really aren't related.

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Wiley Response
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Thanks for the review. You're right that the people at Wiley are great, talented, dedicated people. It sounds like you're feeling overworked and under appreciated. Have you considered getting in touch with your Human Resources Business Partner to discuss some options? Did you know that there's a "Career Path" program to help plot out and advance your career at Wiley? Check it out!

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