Absolutely amazing! Love it here! - Anonymous employee Sourcebooks Employee Review

5.0
Apr 10, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

CEO is very down to earth. She pulls the company together, keeps everyone updated on the business and new initiatives, takes the time to say hi and is often seen around the office, very approachable. Management looks out for those who really prove themselves and encourage advancement, encourage personal growth. There are constantly new things coming along in which to get involved. Coworkers are among the best in their fields, and everyone pulls together to get results. It is such a pleasure working here. I made no mistake coming here! Absolutely my dream workplace. Casual attire. Social atmosphere.

Cons

Sometimes employees may feel overburdened with a lot of work, but this is a growing company. As we grow, there is more work...and managers will recognize the need for more help and bring in interns, temps, and hire new employees as the needs arise. You just have to dig in, show your dedication, and tell your manager honestly if you're overwhelmed.

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Pros

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Cons

I infuriatingly see promotions handed out left and right via LinkedIn, but just know that actually being someone to get to that level means literally grovelling and being lucky enough to be in the good graces of the egotistical CEO. Upper management brown-noses her as their main job, and they will prevent you from any upward mobility if you're not one of her favorites (which seems to be picked based on how much you kiss up to her, and if you keep your own opinions to yourself, and other factors entirely unrelated to your actual performance). Absolutely criminally high monthly healthcare premiums, paired with insanely high deductibles, bare-minimum PTO, and mat leave. HR is a joke and not one HR employee seems to last very long. Salaries are abysmal, even by publishing standards. Most books acquired are bottom-of-the-barrel since they don't pay most of their authors much, and they have to be edited within an inch of their lives to be readable and marketable. I left the industry after this company and have never been happier.

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