Hachette Book Group Reviews

Lots of cliques. People gossip nastily about you and others on a daily basis when you're not present. People are unfriendly just because they can be. Senior members lord their power over you instead of being professional. Senior members will give you their own workload so they can go to lunch longer or go home early. High level bosses are never around. Coworkers routinely talk about being unhappy and ready to 'escape'. Multiple years of losing money means we get small bonuses and raises. Open floor plan is loud and exhausting. Lazy people who complain about working hard the loudest seem to get rewarded. All the nice and hardworking coworkers leave quickly.

The three people in charge of LBYR are uninspired, micro-managers. They take credit for everything the staff below them does -- especially in public announcements - to a shameless extent. They overwork the staff and show little regard for innovative ideas. There is no strategy behind the organization of the list. The marketing department is continuously watered down and overhauled because management won't stop meddling in it. Editors aren't allowed to have private correspondence with agents - and they are leaving at an alarming rate. The reprint department is in absolute shambles. The meetings in general are uptight and unpleasant. Only two opinions matter... ever.