Wiley Employee Reviews about "work life balance"

Pros

Good worklife and management. Work life balance is good. Great location and office

Cons

At present havent found any

Pros

-Some groups can be very relaxed and work life balance is really good -If you are in the research, content, product part of the business, Wiley is doing some good work that has a positive impact on the world

Cons

- culture - very top down in most parts of the company and challenging leaders is very much discouraged - mostly very little focus on developing people, which is very odd for a company that offers learning solutions as a key part of their business - leaders who are there only for the bonuses/money and dont seem to care about any type of mission/vision. - Having employees work from home is still something they... cant fully get comfortable yet office culture is not particularly pleasant

Advice to Management

- Stop being focused on your own person status and power and focus your people, there is very little loyalty in the company - Create a coherent culture, define what you want to be, there is a lot of confusion right now. - you cant cut benefits while having contact restructure and culture issues, then there is nothing left for people to stay for

Pros

- People are amazing, collaborative, not competitive. - Higher management is approachable and open. Just reach out. Put yourself out there. Make yourself noticed. - Flexible hours, ability to work from home (depending on your manager). - Work-life balance. No expectation to ever stay late. - Many teams, opportunity to apply to other internal jobs, and own your career. - Tuition reimbursement. - Vacation time... is simply amazing. - Real ability to make an impact on the company culture if you're a self-starter. - Reliable company, been around 200 years. A good place to be. - Crunch membership for $35 a month.

Cons

- Pay could be better. You always feel underpaid. - You need to own your own development. Opportunities and promotions won't be thrown at you. You could be in the same job for years, barely progressing. - Some parts of the company are in survival mode (textbooks), so reorgs are common and growth is limited. - Company culture is different depending on where you sit in the company. - Not all managers are real... leaders and capable of developing people. Lack of training and will to standardize that. - Maternity leave could be better.

Advice to Management

Keep the conversation going. Keep raising the standards. Identify young leaders and support their development. Education could use some of the approaches by Research leadership. Train leaders and make sure our different divisions are aligned culture-wise. They almost look like different companies within.

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.

Advice to Management

I understand we all go through tough times but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE STOP being penny wise and pound foolish. All it goes is get you into trouble. Also, please recognize the minions and perhaps ya know bring back decent standard of living raises? The little people are the ones who actually get things done.

Pros

A very understanding community, with great work/life balance.

Cons

Publishing is a low pay field.

Pros

The atmosphere among peers is excellent, and a lot of the people are really great, work/life balance is good as they're generous with PTO.

Cons

The managers are terrible, plenty of room for lateral moves but next to no growth opportunity, pay is below industry standard for many positions

Advice to Management

Your job as a manger isn't to be combative, help your employees grow.

Pros

Good work life balance. Most people leave at 5:00 or even earlier. Salary and benefits are decent. Hoboken office is in a good location and nice to work in. There are some people working here who really care about Wiley and making it better.

Cons

Lack of drive and motivation throughout the company. Very slow paced. After working for a competitor Wiley is behind and struggling to be relevant. Technology and business process is extremely out of date. It takes too long to get simple things accomplished and there is a lack of urgency or direction. Overall it just feels insignificant working here. It’s not a place to grow your career or challenge yourself. ... If you’re someone who likes to accomplish things this isn’t the place for you.

Advice to Management

Light a fire under people and inspire them. Present a clear vision of our strategy, brand, and culture. Carry through on the strategy you present and hold people accountable. Invest in technology, process improvement, and project management. Lack of technology and PMO is embarrassing. Don’t just talk about it actually implement changes.

Pros

Great facilities and work/life balance

Cons

Some departments need to be more innovative

Advice to Management

Promote more collaboration, become a more innovative as a company as a whole - many depts (not all) still remind me of an old publishing company that needs to catch-up with the times