Behind the 8 ball in an already dying industry - OUTSIDE SALES Wiley Employee Review

1.0
Apr 12, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits, company car, flexible hours, freedom to run your business as you see fit (technically). Many coworkers are wonderfully nice people that will support you where they can.

Cons

Incompetent management fighting against the current of a dying industry. No ability to keep up with technology or industry trends. Always playing catch up with competitors. Talent leaves for other jobs in which they are appreciated. Training was limited at best. Imagine even worse with less managers since layoffs. Nobody cares if you struggle. You're thrown to the wolves and told to "figure it out".

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5.0
Jun 18, 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
Jun 3, 2026
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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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