A decent company, but disorganized - Editorial Assistant/Coordinator Wiley Employee Review

3.0
May 1, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Work-life balance PTO Friendly coworkers Lax dress code Potential to travel Some impressive/high profile authors/books The CEO is accessible and makes an effort at transparency

Cons

Not the most fulfilling work - can feel very corporate and blah Workload (this varies but is occasionally mind-numbingly high) Disorganized Disconnect between management and employees Unclear workflows and processes Outsourcing key roles Essentially, Wiley is a place where I feel I'm surrounded by like-minded people who are also a bit stifled by the corporate/bureaucratic vibe and a bit overwhelmed by the lack of direction and workload. People have been quitting lately and management has made no effort to hire anyone. Workload has been uneven and occasionally stress-inducing. People are forced to wear too many hats. Good benefits, average to good culture, busy but rarely need to put in more than 40-42 hours a week... Wiley is a decent place but a bit too disorganized and directionless for me to stay for the long haul.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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