Does Hachette UK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hachette UK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hachette UK. This rating has improved by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hachette UK?

63% of Hachette UK employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hachette UK 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hachette UK?

Editor (10) , Editorial Assistant (9) , Marketing Assistant (3) , Production Controller (3) , Assistant Editor (2) , Associate Publisher (2) , Graphic Designer (2) , Head of Sales (2) , Infrastructure Analyst (2) , Press Officer (2) , Project Editor (2) , Project Manager (2) , Publicity (2) , Sales (2) , Senior Commissioning Editor (2)

What are the pros of working at Hachette UK according to real employee reviews?

"Some colleagues are friendly and trying their best despite the pressure" ((in 13 reviews)); "Great people in internal and external teams" ((in 13 reviews)); "Great team and good company." ((in 9 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 5 reviews)); "Great offices and passionate people." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Hachette UK according to real employee reviews?

"Office attendance policy and low pay" ((in 13 reviews)); "Long hours and low salary." ((in 11 reviews)); "Management are bullying at times and the internal politics are horrendous" ((in 7 reviews)); "Managers don’t care about people, only results." ((in 5 reviews)); "No training or progression" ((in 4 reviews))

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Hachette UK reviews

3.4

63% would recommend to a friend

(146 total reviews)

David Shelley

73% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Hachette UK has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 146 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hachette UK employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

146 reviews

4.0

Nov 19, 2019

An excellent place to work but

Senior marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open and honest work environment. Wonderful people. Clearly a lot of effort being made at the top to enhance their inclusivity for women and people of colour. Very flexible about working arrangements.

Cons

Some of the efforts to improve the gender pay gap seem to be counter balanced by a large number of women in their mid-late 40s being made redundant as they reach senior levels of their career.

4.0

Nov 18, 2019

Great job

Waitress

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun good staff good food

Cons

Not nice customers, late working hours

3.0

Sep 9, 2019

High Pressure etc

Publisher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well resourced High standard of colleagues Positive stance around BAME / LGBTQ / Wellbeing / etc Prestige of working for big name in the industry When things go well, you're a star...

Cons

... when things turn, you're out. I had a number of really strong years when the books sold brilliantly. One bad year (during which HUK had re-organised the sales team and moved warehouses, both times with massive knock-on effects to sales) and I was made redundant with little ceremony (the MD of the division I worked for didn't even take me aside to say they were sorry it hadn't worked out). Sales teams very disconnected from editorial / publishing teams (and getting more so thanks to recent restructure). If you're not publishing an established brand or an expensively-acquired high-concept debut from a 'promotable' author - forget about it. Your book isn't going to get pushed. All of the warm words and actions around wellness, looking after their people, etc, become slightly irrelevant once you've been booted out.

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