Going downhill - Senior Editorial Assistant Wiley Employee Review

3.0
Dec 29, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

My managers were some of the best people i've met and I never felt micromanaged. Colleagues are super friendly and down-to-earth. The office itself is pretty laid back on the whole.

Cons

Job security. I've seen at least one new reorganization each year I've been at the company. I haven't seen much investment in junior staff, which doesn't make much sense given that the company is trying to do more digitally. I don't think the company's plan has ever been made very clear to staff.

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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
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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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