Pros
- Great pay for publishing - Really amazing authors and books - Brilliant coworkers who understand that you're in an impossible position - Great internal system that helps publicists optimize their campaigns - Were kind enough to pay me until the end of the month after getting laid off and
Cons
Where to begin? I've worked at agencies and in-house and genuinely thought that this company would be somewhat normal. Before you take a job here, make sure you have money set aside and other potential job opportunities/connections. Protect yourself first. - I was asked to be on a call before I officially started the job (red flag) - They wouldn't hire me until certain projects came through (red flag) - One week in there was an email circulated that someone at the company was no longer there because they weren't "a good fit" (red flag) - People at the company were overtly relieved when I joined because they were overworked - Had one day onboarding, with a few zoom calls to go over protocols and documents - Weird culture of fear amongst coworkers that no one feels comfortable going into - The owner doesn't trust his employees pitches - taking days and weeks senselessly revising them. - After the first day, I was thrown into a project and calls with no time to go over the book and strategy - Gave me difficult books to work on and were shocked when results weren't immediate. Anyone in publicity knows that it's not an overnight process. - Completely unrealistic expectations of employees because the amount they charge authors - Insurance/benefits wouldn't kick in until after a month (red flag) - No learning curve. At. All. Laid off in less than a month