Trending down before it trends back up - Anonymous employee Wiley Employee Review

2.0
21 May 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The non-executive people who work here are great.

Cons

The executives have difficulty communicating and affecting change down the chain of command. Like many corporations, change happens slowly. In a transforming business, slow change could doom the company. The morale is horrible. There are efforts to move into emerging markets, but it's like turning a huge ship around in high seas.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Decent pay and benefits for publishing.

Cons

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