200+ year company still trying to figure out what it wants to be when it grows up. - Anonymous employee Wiley Employee Review
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Apr 5, 2022
Anonymous employee
Former employee
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Pros
Smart people and that is about it.
Cons
"Wiley nice" culture is actually passive aggressive which isn't so nice; Executive team has had significant turn over due to poor decision making and hiring; company lacks consistent core values leaving it an org without a sense of direction.
Wiley Response
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Thank you for your feedback and we are sorry to hear you did not have an overall positive experience working for Wiley. We are always evolving and exploring new ways to provide educational resources to people all around the world. As our mission and goals adapt with the times, we are focusing our efforts to ensure our colleagues stay informed and to create a positive work environment for everyone. We appreciate the time you have spent within our organization, and we hope to continue to make the improvements you are looking for.
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.
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.