Does Simon & Schuster pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Simon & Schuster employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Simon & Schuster. This rating has decreased by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Simon & Schuster?

18% of Simon & Schuster employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Simon & Schuster 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Simon & Schuster?

Intern (16) , Editorial Assistant (14) , Publicity Assistant (8) , Senior Publicist (8) , Marketing Assistant (6) , Sales Coordinator (6) , Associate Editor (5) , Editorial Intern (5) , Publicity Manager (5) , Designer (4) , Editor (4) , Editorial (4) , Marketing Coordinator (4) , Production Editor (4) , Publicist (4)

What are the pros of working at Simon & Schuster according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 55 reviews)); "Good benefits if you can get them." ((in 29 reviews)); "Free books and summer Fridays" ((in 26 reviews)); "Great coworkers" ((in 14 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance" ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Simon & Schuster according to real employee reviews?

"You get to work in a top publishing house and build experience for low pay." ((in 44 reviews)); "Low salaries even by publishing standards." ((in 18 reviews)); "Bad Management." ((in 16 reviews)); "Toxic managers, upper management is old, out of touch and scared to try new things." ((in 8 reviews)); "Hard to break in the industry without knowing someone or first having an unpaid internship." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Simon & Schuster layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Simon & Schuster layoffs and their outlook for job security at Simon & Schuster in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Simon & Schuster locations?

New York , Riverside , Boston , Parsippany , Houston , Delran , Newark , Summit , Marlton , Williamsburg , Staten Island , Jackson , Los Angeles , Santa Rosa , North Wales , Avon , North Bellmore , London

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Simon & Schuster reviews

3.1

18% would recommend to a friend

(329 total reviews)

Carolyn K. Reidy

92% approve of CEO

11% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.6

Culture & values

2.3

Diversity & inclusion

2.3

Senior management

Simon & Schuster has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 329 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Simon & Schuster employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

329 reviews

3.0

Nov 10, 2010

Simon and Schuster where have you gone?

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*smart and professional sales force *flexible schedule *good benefits, car, laptop, expenses, health, dental, 401K and pension plan *powerhouse authors and good lists

Cons

*total distain for field sales force by certain executives *hiring of a field sales manager who is incompetant and unfair *lack of communication from the New York office on a wide range of internal issue's *unrealistic time frame for getting sales goals. Rarely did we see a sales goal prior to fourth quarter. *constant layoff and reorganization *Low pay *no strategy coming out of the EVP offiece. He is such a reactionary and polarizing figure, it is truely sad *NO ROOM FOR ADVANCEMENT IF YOU ARE A S&S EMPLOYEE

3.0

Jul 4, 2010

This is a good place to work in the publishing world.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a great company that works with very prestigious authors and everyone that works there is very competent and intelligent. It is a very respected publishing house and so if this is what you love to do, working here should be very fulfilling.

Cons

There is not much room to grow vertically here because department sizes are fairly small. Because of this, if you are looking to start at the bottom and make it to the top, it could take a while.

3.0

Jun 30, 2010

simon and schuster

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great coworkers, great books and authors. Upper management in my department were great and I learned a lot through the years.

Cons

low salary. company is getting very cheap with budgeting. Many good people leave because the salary is too low and they don't give raises where needed. this means that the people will leave for higher pay. I've seen this happen many times.

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