New to Wiley: Favoritism, ageism and megalomania - Sales/Marketing Wiley Employee Review

1.0
Mar 5, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Intellectual environment, caring and hardworking colleagues. Good benefits, good time-off policies.

Cons

New management in sales and marketing is inexperienced and expects the impossible in today's educational publishing environment. Favoritism is the new rule. Experienced, older and more highly-paid colleagues were let go... replaced by young, cheap and compliant yes-people.

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Cons

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