Stressful Work - Senior Production Editor Wiley Employee Review

3.0
Jul 25, 2020
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Pros

Generous benefits and good work culture

Cons

In the early years it was great, but in the early 2000s they started penny-pinching and eliminated departments and expected us to pick up the slack by adding responsibilities that had not been part of the original job description. We had so much work that I would frequently work OT and weekends without bending paid extra.

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Cons

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