Wiley reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,178 total reviews)

Matthew Kissner

60% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Wiley has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,178 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wiley employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Sep 23, 2018

Used to be a lovely place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Great location, free tea & coffee, nice office, free parking

Cons

Used to be a great and happy place to work, unfortunately now it is not. Outsourcing services has led to redundancies and unworkable systems. Outsourcing services without properly planning and anticipating the effects of these changes has led to staff dissatisfaction due to processes that no longer work as well as they did before the outsourcing. Not every department is affected but those that are, are struggling. If you want to work for this company, find out if the department you want to work in is one of those affected first. The pay is low compared to other companies, people are promoted based on experience, not qualifications which usually, I would agree with but then you could argue why did I put in all those years of effort studying for my qualification only for people that are less qualified to be in higher positions than me. At most places I have worked in the past, my managers have had experience doing the work I do, at Wiley, Managers do not know how to do the role of the people they manage. This is not a good situation when people are off work due to holiday etc meaning no-one can cover their work while they are away and they come back to a back load of work to catch up on. Also, I personally believe that a manager should know how to do the role of those that they manage. Unmanageable work loads given to certain members of staff lead to staff leaving after suffering stress from too much work and not enough time to do it. If you raise the point to your manager about unmanageable workloads the answer you are given is either "a previous person managed to do it" or "prioritise your work better". This will never solve the issue of the fact that there are only so many hours in a day to get your work done even if you prioritise to the best of your ability. I could go on as there are so many more cons I tried to just list the most important.

2.0
May 22, 2018

Time to stabilize the ship.

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are the lifeblood of this company. PTO is good. Some degree of work/life however the workload is significant for the ‘doers’.

Cons

The higher ups are disconnected from the colleagues. Too many reorganizations, layoffs, and outsourcing. Leadership from the HR area is lacking. Every year it is a scramble for evaluations but nothing much else from the group for the rest of the year. Bad behaviors are tolerated and overlooked. Career paths are laid out by management. You can stay in a role for years without advancement because managers - that is not a career.

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Wiley Response
8y
Thanks for taking the time to leave a thorough review. I'm sorry you feel it's only a two star place! However, we couldn't agree more that the people that work at Wiley are the lifeblood of the company. It's definitely true that establishing two-way dialogues with people at all levels is an important part of developing and sustaining a positive culture. Not to mention a great way to get to know and understand the people you work with! Hopefully some of the new communication tools - like Yammer - can help encourage a greater level of connection between people from all across Wiley.
4.0
Apr 26, 2018

Long-time employee

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Many smart, interesting, decent people. Scholarly publishers make a difference in the world, and so it still feels rewarding. Wiley family still involved in business.

Cons

Many changes in executive leadership over past 7-8 years, and with those, many changes in direction. Public company means constant focus on quarterly results.

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Wiley Response
8y
Thanks for taking the time to write a review, we really do read them and it means a lot! You're right that communication is the key to understanding. Part of HR's mission is to help create a positive employee experience and so getting feedback like this is really important. Thanks for the candor!
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