Needs better commitment to employees - Anonymous employee HarperCollins Employee Review

3.0
Mar 10, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Beautiful office -Free books -Mentorship program in editorial -Summer Fridays -Great tech and office support Many people here are some of the kindest and hardest working people I've ever met. People genuinely care about putting well-written, diverse titles out into the world.

Cons

-Seriously low pay. There's no room to negotiate, ever. You get the raise you get, and it is extremely minimal. If you try to negotiate, you're essentially told you're lucky to have the job you do. -There is so much turnover, we keep losing great talent to other publishers because they pay better, offer better benefits, and have a more diverse workforce -We don't get the week between Christmas and New Years off like most other publishing companies -No way of providing feedback to managers during reviews

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Free books, great team and a fun environment

Cons

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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