Run for your life! - Administrative Assistant Graphis Employee Review

Nice supervisor and provided good directions

It was completely unpaid and there was no compensation. It was simply busy work that they didn't have the time to do, and I didn't learn anything about the publishing process or the industry.

Tolerance for abuse increased.

1. The CEO cultivates an abusive work environment and commits illegal acts against his employees Management did the following to his employees: lied, screamed and cursed, blamed them for following his directions, gaslit them, rescinded raises after a week on a whim, demoted people for no reason, and laid people off and then said they quit to avoid paying unemployment insurance. The verbal abuse would go on every single day. He contradicted himself frequently and would make things up to get angry at his employees (i.e., accusing them of saying certain false statements, etc.). To be fair, though, his erratic and irrational behavior may be attributed to senility or some personality disorder (paranoia, maybe). 2. Graphis is not what it used to be It's a tragedy to compare what the publication was under the legendary Walter Herdeg's leadership to what it has become. The books are basically copy-and-paste jobs. 3. Books aren't selling The CEO stated multiple times that he had to put his own money into Graphis. It's hardly making a profit. 4. No benefits Employees don't get any benefits. No health insurance, no commuter benefits, nothing. Employees received 2.5 vacation days for 6 months. 5. The CEO is cheap He pays employees below-market salaries (one woman was making $38,000 after 4 years). But he still expects his employees to work overtime, and will frequently mention how lucky his employees are to have a job at all.