Great Flexibility, Good Coworkers, Stagnant Company - Digital Marketing Manager Wiley Employee Review

4.0
31 July 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Wiley offers incredible work-life balance and an unheard of amount (5 weeks+) of PTO for US colleagues. The health insurance isn't bad, the retirement match is great and there are tons of fringe benefits that come with being a relatively inclusive company (IVF for example). Additionally, most colleagues are friendly and if you must go into Hoboken HQ, the office is beautiful.

Cons

Wiley suffers from being a great place to work in that many people stay for decades, never having been employed elsewhere and unaware of the multitude of changes that faster-moving and innovative companies are making. Processes are outdated, bureaucracy runs a mile deep for even small changes and many senior leaders do not know the first thing about the line of work they are managing (as they have never worked anywhere else or they've been brought in by someone who hasn't). Sometimes that can be okay because they have great leadership acumen and listen to those below them; sometimes that can mean that you are explaining frustrating basics to those above you ad nauseam for months to no avail.

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5.0
18 June 2026
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Pros

Nice coworkers and managers, work-life balance, smart people and industry, opportunities to grow skillset. If you volunteer for opportunities, you will be supported and will learn a lot about the industry.

Cons

Pay and hybrid office work

2.0
3 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay and benefits for publishing.

Cons

Once of the most toxic work environments I've ever worked at. Upper management tears editors down if you are not a favorite. Favorites are chosen by metrics that do not exist, and are subjective and arbitrary. Wiley is losing money because brilliant, young editors leave due to no support and toxic work environments. Wiley Trade is essentially a hybrid publisher. Author's put a lot of money into their book -- too much. There is very very little marketing and publicity support for authors. But they brand as more than there actually is. All in all a very sad place to work and sad for authors.

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