A good company that is going through growing pains - Manager Wiley Employee Review

3.0
Apr 1, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent time off and benefits. Nice office in a casual environment. Some managers were very much invested in their staff. Growth and development in some areas.

Cons

The restructuring that has resulted in massive layoffs globally is based on consultants recommendations that don't understand the job. It was very demoralizing for staff that had tenure to be the first to go, many who had put many hours into developing and adapting to the continuous changes. The boys club is strong and binding at Wiley.

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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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