Chronicle Books reviews

The pay is meager, as with all publishing positions. San Francisco is very expensive and the below average check makes it hard to live here sometimes. It can also be hard to move up.

Low Pay (though this is typical for publishing) They don't fire bad bosses, even if they're incompetent, if they're "in" with the right people Overworked staff leads to burnout They're weirdly cheap about random things: i.e. They "close" the office for the week after Christmas but you have to either use your own vacation time or take the time unpaid. Most other publishers pay their employees for this time off. Plus they try to convince you that this is a good thing by putting a positive spin on it - 'Hey we're giving you time off at the holidays"