Great publisher shame about the salaries - Anonymous employee Wiley Employee Review

2.0
1 Aug 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Big company easy to stay anonymous, generous holiday allowances

Cons

Appallingly low salaries, especially given the location of both offices. If you aren't in sales you are basically overlooked, as of course they are the only people that do anything to make the companies run. Unfortunately, while publishing is an industry many people aspire to break into, it's not the most generous when it comes to salaries and often you do end up doing far more than your job description ever leads you to believe you will, especially when you work for an organisation like this that prefers to save money on support staff.

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Cons

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