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Pros
"Free books, though this company will kill your love of reading" (in 26 reviews)
"Great products and great people" (in 13 reviews)
Cons
"Upper management is not concerned with lower level employees or middle management and there is a great deal of dissatisfaction across the board" (in 8 reviews)
"Upper management does not put a lot of value on their lower level employees" (in 13 reviews)
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"Great Company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at HarperCollins full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Great camaraderie among employees. Management has big vision and growth plans. I feel very optimistic about the future.
Cons
Difficult commute for people who live north of NYC.
HarperCollins 2018-10-17 12:07 PDT![HarperCollins Logo]()
"Executive Assistant"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at HarperCollins full-time
Pros
Awesome benefits and time off.
Cons
Poor communication within the company
Advice to Management
Communication includes external, internal news...both positive and negative news.
HarperCollins 2018-11-07 14:35 PST![HarperCollins Logo]()
"Content Management Assistant"
StarStarStarStarStarPros
SO MANY free books!
Cons
Upper management does not put a lot of value on their lower level employees. Very poor salary.
HarperCollins 2018-11-14 17:42 PST![HarperCollins Logo]()
"Excellent company, but large-scale corporate"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsApproves of CEOI worked at HarperCollins full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Great people on the Harper team, excellent products and authors to work with, a culture that embraces new ideas
Cons
Very large company with a lot of decision makers and layers of management to work through. Innovation is often secondary to risk-aversion.
HarperCollins 2018-10-04 15:32 PDT![HarperCollins Logo]()
"Temp"
StarStarStarStarStarApproves of CEOI worked at HarperCollins full-time
Pros
Everyone is incredibly nice, helpful, and passionate about books.
Cons
Not many cons, since I was only in a temp capacity.
HarperCollins 2018-09-30 19:49 PDT![HarperCollins Logo]()
"I find this company to be a great place to work!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at HarperCollins full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Great co-workers, good work/life balance, good benefits
Cons
It's hard to think of any
HarperCollins 2018-09-01 07:01 PDT![HarperCollins Logo]()
"Creative and fast paced"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOI worked at HarperCollins full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Work with amazing authors and illustrators. Career advancement opportunities.
Cons
Restructures creating some layoffs a few years ago. Replacements not hired and remaining employees expected to pick up the workload.
Advice to Management
Communicate priorities.
HarperCollins 2018-08-22 10:13 PDTHelpful (6)
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"Huge issues with gender pay gaps and limited upward mobility for current employees"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at HarperCollins full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
There are a lot of experienced, talented, and passionate people working here. You can learn a lot if you're willing to deal with some of the cons. People are genuinely excited about what they're working on.
There are different levels of medical benefits which provides flexibility.
Recently added paternity leave.
A couple times a year they will do company-wide book drops. Otherwise, you are entitled to one free e-book a week but hard copy book purchases are taken out of your team's budget. Sometimes they will provide a discount during the holidays.
It vastly ranges and depends on the team but generally, working hours are flexible so if you need to dip for an appointment or for your kids you can work from home within reason. There are some parents who work remote one day a week.
Vacation policy is generous 15 vacation days to start and 5 vacation days additional after 5 years. Everyone gets 5 personal days.Cons
Big issues with pay parity across similar roles with similar work experiences. I found out I was making over 40% less than my male counterpart and Human Resources actively prevented my manager and I from raising my salary claiming I was at market rate.
Huge pay differences between junior and senior staff. The best way to make market rate here is negotiating hard when you join the company. Additionally, pay at the other publishers is generally higher than at HarperCollins.
Even though the company is vastly female there is not much female leadership. You will see the same older, white, males at the c-level. HarperCollins UK released a gender gap report which confirmed a pay gap between males and females.
There have been a couple restructurings and there was not transparency or communication from anyone so the fear of job security was in question for a lot of people.
They increased the level of vacation time but now, time is accrued monthly and days can no longer be rolled over.
Some teams are expected to be available on email after working hours.Advice to Management
Seriously take a look at gender gap issues in the workplace. It's more important than ever and the company won't be able to sustain attracting great talent unless this issue is addressed. Alumni, friends, and others in my network reach out to me a few times a month to chat about HarperCollins and I've been actively steering them away from considering working here.
HarperCollins 2018-09-05 08:29 PDT![HarperCollins Logo]()
"Harper Collins review"
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I have been working at HarperCollins full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Great products and great people
Cons
To be honest it is hard to think of any
HarperCollins 2018-05-29 02:11 PDTHelpful (2)
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"If you aren't especially drawn to the book industry, you can do better."
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at HarperCollins full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
HQ is between Fulton St & WTC, convenient to transit. Free books. Solid benefits.
Cons
Pay is low and project budgets stingy.
Owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
Introverted, cliquey office culture conflicts with open office plan that turns employees into props to show off when trotting authors around.HarperCollins 2018-06-01 18:27 PDT
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