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Vista Higher Learning

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Company with no leadership struggling to adjust to major changes in publishing industry - Anonymous employee Vista Higher Learning Employee Review

1.0
Mar 21, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Most colleagues are great. Smart, skilled, and hard-working. Unfortunately, the original group of passionate editorial, sales, and marketing team has mostly been scared out or fired without reason in favor of the same cookie-cutter types who can deal with the micro-management.

Cons

No one who works here seems to enjoys it anymore. The mood in the Boston office is downright depressing and it doesn't seem much better for the field-based employees. Since the company is owned and operated by one person, nearly all decisions must get past him, so it's impossible to get the necessary resources to make the products, most of which are great, really take-off. Also, if you like working for a morally sound company with solid values, you won't enjoy working here. One "wrong" sideways glance at the President and you no longer have a job.

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5.0
May 25, 2025
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Pros

Working in this company has been both challenging and rewarding. Not only do I continuously learn and grow, but I also get to contribute to making education more accessible and convenient—especially for students who lack the means to pursue formal schooling or live in remote areas. My work here feels purposeful, and I’m proud to be part of a team that leverages advanced technology to create a positive impact

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2.0
Sep 20, 2025
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Pros

There are plenty of benefits that employees actually enjoy. The commuter pass and parking program, weekly catered lunches, fitness reimbursement, and the training and other development opportunities.

Cons

The CEO and his management were so focused on making profits, forgetting about balance, the real vision, and company priorities. The current problems were blatantly ignored while taking advantage of employees, neglecting our well being, losing the work-life balanced we were promised! The outcome was overworked, stressed, and unhappy employees who felt frustrated at work which also affected performance in a terrible way! Instead of actually talking about the decline in performance and resolving the real problem, we were blamed for it and even pressured to perform better! If one would suggest decreasing our load, management would take that against you and accuse you of being incompetent! The CEO being obsessed with getting higher results, will immediately fire anyone who's underperforming and couldn't qualify their insane standards! Fear is the thing that drives people to keep on no matter how exhausting work gets from the continuous increase of workload, no matter how unreasonable it is. No one wants to get fired just like that, without any back up plan. The job is enjoyable, coworkers were great, and students were a joy to teach. It's just the leadership that makes this company terrible!

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