Pros
Beautiful production; best 4 color books in the industry You will interact with every part of the business. Because of its size you will gain a holistic view of the publishing industry and be trusted with a great deal of responsibility (often beyond your pay grade). Because people quit so frequently it’s easy to move up very quickly for some people.
Cons
Quantity of work. Low pay. No compassion from management. No wonder there’s so much turnover among entry and mid level employees. There’s no interest in cultivating the younger generation among staff. Authors feel uncared for because their editorial and promotional teams will turn over TWICE in their tenure with Abrams. Little to no training. No support. Editorial will not manage their authors’ expectations and team supervisors will leave you out to dry to manage difficult personalities, whether authors, agents, or internal. Unempathetic workplace. Management will turn a blind eye to burn out. Many many many people have quit in the past year and nothing has changed. Get in, learn what you can and leave before you burn out.