Extremely rushed with no regard for work-life balance - Dev Editor Wiley Employee Review

1.0
Apr 26, 2012
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

You get to interact with the best professors in the business The standards of book development and production are really high News and events are communicated to all employees

Cons

No regard for work-life balance Working hours are 9am-8pm on weekdays and take-home work is given on weekends Not enough credit for good work, though errors are immediately and severely dealt with No clarity on career progression No clarity on role in projects

Explore other reviews about Wiley

5.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

good environment, good energy, free lunch

Cons

nothing really bothers me that much

2.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
Business Outlook

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.

1
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All