Low pay, low morale, highly toxic - Marketing Oxford University Press Employee Review

1.0
Apr 25, 2019
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Pros

There are some nice people here, at the mid- and entry- levels. The office is centrally located.

Cons

Horribly low pay, huge workload, and outdated technology aside, upper management is the worst I have ever encountered in any industry. They push all the work down to the people below them, give them no tools or training, then wonder why they don't get the desired results. There is no way to move up, unless you are part of a clique with upper management. (OUP's idea of "professional development" is a sad shelf of books next to the vending machine. ) I have personally been bullied, yelled at, and undermined by management. Several colleagues have been sexually harassed, but the harassers still work here, so I guess that is not a deal breaker. Do yourself a favor and work literally anywhere else.

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Oxford University Press Response
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Dear colleague, I am disturbed to read your comments on management, bullying, and sexual harassment. As OUP’s Investigations Manager, please let me reassure you that we do have a Dignity at Work Policy which covers sexual harassment. We investigate all reports of unethical behaviour, so please do contact me directly in confidence at investigations@oup.com, or through our external hotline SpeakUpoup@expolink.co.uk, and give as much detail as you can on what you have witnessed to allow a proper investigation. Thank you and kind regards, Mary

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