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4.0
Feb 12, 2023
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Pros

- Very professional, open culture, no tantrums in meetings (most of the time 😉) - salary transparency!! Practically unheard of in publishing, very welcome - plush offices - summer hours

Cons

- high title count means workload can sometimes be too much - there's the occasional brutal restructure - long term (older) employees getting the chop very suddenly

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5.0
Feb 5, 2026
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Pros

The culture and environment were conducive for growth.

Cons

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3.0
May 8, 2026
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Pros

I initially loved my job. For the first few years, there was excellent communication, at least on my team. The employee resource groups were incredible (still were at the time I left) and the atmosphere was pleasant and welcoming this was prior to 2025.

Cons

After 2024, there was a massive change in leadership across high levels. Layoffs began happening on a rolling basis. Few people felt safe in their jobs. Many people with institutional knowledge were let go. Communication became terrible. Workloads increased but pay did not. Another in-office day became required, with no compensation and not enough places to sit. There was no clear path to promotion. People doing the same work were being paid vastly different amounts, and it didn't match with experience either. Morale dropped and it didn't feel the same.

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