Long-time employee - Director Wiley Employee Review

4.0
26 Apr 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Many smart, interesting, decent people. Scholarly publishers make a difference in the world, and so it still feels rewarding. Wiley family still involved in business.

Cons

Many changes in executive leadership over past 7-8 years, and with those, many changes in direction. Public company means constant focus on quarterly results.

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