Poor leadership - Sales Manager Wiley Employee Review

2.0
Mar 19, 2019
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Pros

Wiley deservedly enjoys a great reputation for the quality of editorial content. Good benefits and work/life balance.

Cons

Poor leadership: constant knee-jerk changes in the last couple of year that don't seem to support progress and innovation but just managers trying to hit targets at the last minute. Critical decisions seem arbitrary and without a solid business planning. The top vision from the CEO gets blurred as it is cascaded down. Big gender pay gap that is not effectively addressed.

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2.0
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Pros

Decent pay and benefits for publishing.

Cons

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