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Vista Higher Learning

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You'll learn a lot, but... - Anonymous employee Vista Higher Learning Employee Review

1.0
May 22, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Since the company is relatively small, there are many opportunities to learn a variety of things within the publishing / editorial / academic arena. Some of the company outings are nice as well, especially if you are in the departments likely to experience all of them such as Sales. However...

Cons

...you should always have your resume up to date, because no one is safe here. Whether you are a loyal and hardworking individual contributor, or a VP, or even the President of this company, the termination team will come for you eventually. Even if you believe that your department is safe, it probably isn't. Entire departments have been known to vanish -- no, get "reorganized" out of the building -- without a trace at this company. There have been stretches of time where multiple people would be fired each week for over a month, with the same demoralizing "They will be pursuing new business opportunities" email sent to the company afterward. Either that will happen, or the toxic environment and the culture of fear within the company will eventually drive you to seek employment at a more humane organization, one with morals and a positive company culture.

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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

Cons

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2.0
Sep 20, 2025
Recommend
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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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