Wiley reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(2,182 total reviews)

Matthew Kissner

61% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Wiley has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,182 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wiley employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Sep 1, 2014

Great coworkers, too much bureaucracy

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Pros

People are Wiley's best assets: hard working, friendly, down-to-earth people. The Hoboken office location is in perfect proximity to NYC and NJ suburbs. Internal promotion and compensation is very fair, as far as publishing companies go. Layoffs are a sensitive process, but Wiley was very fair and gave people considerable notice before they were expected to leave the company.

Cons

Change and the accompanying turmoil is not being handled well. The publishing industry as a whole is trying to reinvent itself, and Wiley is, too, but with lots of starts and stops and unfulfilled promises to its employees. The attempt to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy resulted in increased bureaucracy, outsourcing IT has resulted in spamming of the entire company every time something breaks, and internal data integrity is as bad as ever . . . all of which makes folks question who is really managing the change at this company and where Wiley is headed.

2.0
May 26, 2014

Stagnant and insecure

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Pros

It's an easy place to work -- casual environment, and the actual work is not stressful.

Cons

Don't expect a promotion, management never changes and there is no room for advancement. Layoff and re-organizations happen monthly and upper management is not forthcoming or honest about what's coming next. Most staff is underpaid compared to industry standards.

1.0
Apr 10, 2014

Not so great anymore...

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Pros

Benefits are decent and work-life balance is good.

Cons

There a lot of cons around here these days. What once was a great company is now a shadow of its former self. The reorg was like shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic. Women can pretty much forget about high-level leadership roles.

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