Great culture but mired in past mindst, practices, and habits. - Editorial Wiley Employee Review

3.0
Oct 24, 2013
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Pros

Great colleagues, good benefits, salaries average but not great, even for the industry. Very family friendly and flexible.

Cons

Management is working hard to become a publisher of the future, but can't seem to shed some old school mentalities and mindset. Too conservative to be aggressive and progressive in digital publishing. Transition has been poorly communicated and employees running on fumes trying to make up for the cuts. Unfortunately the whole industry is going through this so Wiley is not alone.

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

Nice coworkers and managers, work-life balance, smart people and industry, opportunities to grow skillset. If you volunteer for opportunities, you will be supported and will learn a lot about the industry.

Cons

Pay and hybrid office work

2.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

Decent pay and benefits for publishing.

Cons

Once of the most toxic work environments I've ever worked at. Upper management tears editors down if you are not a favorite. Favorites are chosen by metrics that do not exist, and are subjective and arbitrary. Wiley is losing money because brilliant, young editors leave due to no support and toxic work environments. Wiley Trade is essentially a hybrid publisher. Author's put a lot of money into their book -- too much. There is very very little marketing and publicity support for authors. But they brand as more than there actually is. All in all a very sad place to work and sad for authors.

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