Good company to start a career in book publishing. - Anonymous employee Macmillan Employee Review

3.0
Mar 9, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

*Fellow employees are passionate about book publishing both as an art and as a business. *Low-key work environment; not too buttoned-up. *Access to great books.

Cons

*Low salary (especially for entry-level workers). *Difficult to move up. *Managers are often extremely busy (understandably so) and it can be difficult to establish a mentoring relationship.

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5.0
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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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