inconsistent management, good culture - Anonymous employee Macmillan Employee Review

4.0
May 7, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The expectations placed on the marketing team at Macmillan are generally totally reasonable, and the atmosphere is one of creativity and collaboration. There is also great variety to the titles that are acquired by the great editorial departments.

Cons

Salaries are low when compared to other large publishers. Budgets for non block buster titles can be very limited, which makes it hard to always do new and exciting things.

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5.0
May 28, 2026
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Pros

Great time off, including wellness days, personal and volunteer time. Employee Resource Groups, development training programs. Good people.

Cons

A lower salary than others in the industry.

3.0
May 9, 2026
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Pros

A lot of nice people and great books to work with.

Cons

Very antiquated systems. Sales teams and a lot of teams are in bubbles. There are a good amount of managers and higher ups that have been there for a while (10-30 years) and they don't like change, make their teams life hell, and keep them more siloed.

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