Work hard, work well, but for what? - Anonymous employee HarperCollins Employee Review

1.0
28 Jan 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You won't find better people in the trenches; employees are chill and friendly. Free books everywhere.

Cons

Pay is the lowest of any NYC publishing house. Lateral movement very difficult -- if you start in production and want to switch into design, you're out of luck. Management is astoundingly out of touch. Sure, we're flushing your department and replacing you with new people we can pay an even lower salary, but here's a new coffee maker for the break room; wait, what do you *mean* morale is low?

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Pros

- great people to work with - wonderful opportunity to get your foot in the door for those early in their careers - good benefits - remote options

Cons

- annual raises are usually the bare minimum - lots of restructuring among teams and departments

5.0
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Pros

Free books, great team and a fun environment

Cons

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