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It was ok - Marketing Chronicle Books Employee Review

3.0
Dec 23, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

So many creative people to work with, and the product is amazing. I loved the location of the office.

Cons

They have a promotion structure that makes it hard to move up quickly, even if you do good work. Also, the hours are extremely long and the pay is awful.

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Chronicle Books Response
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We appreciate this feedback. It is always our goal to help our employees develop and progress in their careers at Chronicle Books. We also value a good work/life balance with most employees working a typical 9-6pm schedule and many take advantage of flexible work arrangements (flexible hours, working from home, etc.) as needed and as appropriate for their roles. We also strive to maintain above average salaries for the publishing industry, and our annual profit share bonus is rare for publishing companies.

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5.0
Nov 21, 2024
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Pros

Filled with intelligent, creative people who are proud of the product and work hard to make the company thrive.

Cons

The pandemic has disrupted the comradery that was more present when people were together in person more.

2.0
Feb 14, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The support staff themselves are supportive and will help with any questions you have. The books and games products are beautiful, and design really highlights their talents continuously.

Cons

Management doesn't seem to care about support staff (ie, assistants, coordinators) in sales and marketing, despite the vital role they play with managing processes. Often times leadership will stagnate support staff career growth and overload work for years until they may grant a marginal raise or promotion (that's rarely the case, unfortunately, as I mentioned before - high turnover!). With the laughable wages they grant support staff, there's burnout and division between leadership expectations and support work reality. Furthermore, the leadership is pretty poor overall. With high turnover, there's a lack of cohesion and purpose within the company. The office atmosphere seems to mimic this void of direction with the library-like silence on the floors and complete segmentation between other teams. If they tell you they're like a family, they are not telling the truth.

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