Toxic and hostile work environment. They maybe owned by one of the big 6publishers from NYC do not act it. - Anonymous employee HarperCollins Employee Review

1.0
Apr 6, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

None. Benefits aren’t anything to write home about. And HR thinks thinks they have the best in the industry. Trust me,with more than 20 years in publishing, they don’t.

Cons

Very toxic work environment. Manager did not allow Co workers to talk with each other. Could not ask for opinions from colleagues. Manager (woman) hates men. So insecure about her position she has to remind everyone she is the boss. Manager called employees “stupid” on several occasions. Manager mocked previous company I worked for, even though that company is larger than Harper Collins.

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