The end of an era - Anonymous employee Wiley Employee Review

2.0
26 Jan 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Wiley was once an amazing place to work There are still vestiges of the old culture They are generous with time off and work-life balance is still part of the culture The Hoboken office is in a good location, near the train

Cons

In 3-4 short years this company has gone from being a great place to work to a place where everyone is waiting to see if their job will be eliminated in the next reorg. Some really great people in senior management have been let go and virtually everyone is demoralized. The pay is based on publishing salaries but they are trying to recruit from the broader information and technology industries so they can't really compete. Promotions are not that easy to come by and the increases that are offered with promotions are insulting.

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