This is not the place to be - Anonymous employee Wiley Employee Review

1.0
Dec 26, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The PTO is decent compared to other companies, but not worth it due to the cons.

Cons

Have you ever been given anything by your family and you don’t know what to do with it or how it works? Well that’s Jesse Wiley and his company. This place is not doing well and the Board isn't getting the blame they should be by shareholders and employees. If you like layoffs every holiday season then this is the place for you. If you enjoy outdated technology, processes, and management then this is the place for you. They claim to always take care of their employees, and by that they mean lay you off after yet another poor decision by their executives, and board. Their interim CEO has been in his role once before so you can expect the same downward spiral to continue at Wiley. Do yourself a favor and keep looking for other places to work.

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Cons

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Cons

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