Stressful - Anonymous employee HarperCollins Employee Review

1.0
Jan 17, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Big Five publisher, well-known imprints and authors. Some nice jacket designs. A few really good books.

Cons

Job as described and actual responsibilities did not match. Little to no support – more of a sink or swim culture. Constant pressure, little recognition. Lots of stress, fear, and paranoia. Some groups were barely trained at all. There are some very difficult, obnoxious personalities that I had to deal with daily. Mixed messages about overtime. Continued rumors about more positions being relocated to the Princeton, NJ area office.

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