Harlequin Enterprises Reviews

Pros

- Some great people - Interesting work and authors

Cons

- Some broken processes - Not many advancement opportunities

Pros

Colleagues doing the work are fantastic, across departments.

Cons

Senior management is static. No room for growth or opportunity. Unless you are in the inner circle, you are overlooked. Some managers lack ability and know-how and are unauthentic.

Pros

- The work life balance is good, especially in these trying times of the pandemic. - There are attempts to be transparent with staff. - Good downtown Toronto location.

Cons

- Too top heavy. There’s little to no room for growth. Even for employees going above and beyond, it is rarely met with reward. Favouritism is extremely high, more than in other work places. - The company has taken some risks in the last few years in an attempt to keep up with the times but they are unfortunately not enough. - The pay is not competitive for downtown Toronto. - The culture is lacking. Attempts are made to improve this but there are a lot of bitter people that continue to perpetuate negativity and that doesn’t look like it’s going to change. Overall, it’s a good place to start if you are passionate about publishing. Otherwise, it’s probably not the best option.

Pros

- Mammoth efforts made to be inclusive and diverse but still a long, long way to go - Great team-mates and people - New office was great, would love to be back there - The organization tries to improve the work culture and listen to their employees for "fun" activities (but not so much on the things that matter)

Cons

- No room for growth - Leadership is completely out of touch with the industry, current practices and standards in terms of compensation, employee-satisfaction/workplace culture, actual professional growth and an overall business sense; their intentions are good but in action, they fall to bad habits: top-down decision-making with no rationale - Decisions are made based on personal preferences and not actual industry insights - Risk-averse, do things based on the competition or they like to stay safely in the box, doesn't allow for forward thinking - Company is "committed" to D&I initiatives but the workplace culture is a far cry from walking the walk - Technologically, very behind in the times - Favourtism is rampant, if you are liked and a "yes" person, you will go far - Compensation and benefits leave a lot to be desired