Still the best job I have had, but... - Publisher Wiley Employee Review

4.0
Oct 18, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Wonderful colleagues. Outstanding opportunities for entrepreneurship - in my case shaping a successful publishing programme. Great place to learn on the job and from others.

Cons

Senior management very poor unfortunately. A total lack of understanding of what makes the publishing business profitable now and will do so in the future (content!). Business basics jettisoned in favour of advice from consultants whose closest equivalents are possibly the quack doctors of the past. IT infrastructure completely inadequate.

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Couldn't agree more that Wiley colleagues are among the most wonderful aspects of the company! Thanks so much for the feedback and please know that we take everything posted here to heart.

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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
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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