Does Hachette UK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hachette UK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hachette UK. This rating has improved by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hachette UK?

55% of Hachette UK employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hachette UK 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hachette UK?

Editor (8) , Editorial Assistant (8) , Marketing Assistant (3) , Production Controller (3) , Assistant Editor (2) , Associate Publisher (2) , Graphic Designer (2) , Head of Sales (2) , Infrastructure Analyst (2) , Press Officer (2) , Project Editor (2) , Project Manager (2) , Publicity (2) , Sales (2) , Senior Commissioning Editor (2)

What are the pros of working at Hachette UK according to real employee reviews?

"Some colleagues are friendly and trying their best despite the pressure" ((in 14 reviews)); "Great people in internal and external teams" ((in 12 reviews)); "Good team and work culture" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great offices and passionate people." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Hachette UK according to real employee reviews?

"Office attendance policy and low pay" ((in 15 reviews)); "Long hours and low salary." ((in 12 reviews)); "Management are bullying at times and the internal politics are horrendous" ((in 7 reviews)); "Poor managers that are put in positions they aren't ready for." ((in 3 reviews)); "High workload, high stress, low pay" ((in 3 reviews))

Hachette UK reviews

3.2

55% would recommend to a friend

(143 total reviews)

David Shelley

68% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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Hachette UK has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 143 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hachette UK employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

143 reviews

4.0

Jul 8, 2016

A focused company with a few old fashioned traits

Project editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Passionate, caring, driven colleagues - Great office - facilities good, wow factor views from the roof terrace, nice cafe and lots of meeting room space - Pay review each July and bonuses at the end of the year help boost the coffers!

Cons

- Old fashioned at times - the same people don't tend to move from the same seats and an bit of an old boys network going on (Oxbridge types dominate!) - Tricky to get promoted - Not much cross working between departments - Hodder Education will have absolutely nothing to do with Orion, for example

5.0

Jul 10, 2026

just brilliant career opportunities

Associate publisher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Leadership values fresh publishing ideas

Cons

High standards encourage creative excellence

1.0

Jul 10, 2026

Poor culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of free books, learnt a lot

Cons

Unfriendly, corporate workplace. Managers don’t care about people, only results. Overworked and unpaid, this company is a massive red flag, do not work for them

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