Does Hachette UK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hachette UK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hachette UK. This rating has improved by 20% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hachette UK?

60% of Hachette UK employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hachette UK 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 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 14 reviews)); "Great people in internal and external teams" ((in 13 reviews)); "Amazing team and an amazing office to work in." ((in 7 reviews)); "Great office" ((in 6 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Office attendance policy and low pay" ((in 11 reviews)); "Basic Salary is under average" ((in 9 reviews)); "Bad management, lots of stress, low pay" ((in 8 reviews)); "Managers don’t care about people, only results." ((in 4 reviews)); "High workload, high stress, low pay" ((in 3 reviews))

Hachette UK reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(146 total reviews)

David Shelley

69% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Hachette UK has an employee rating of 3.5 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).

Reviews by job title

146 reviews

2.0

Dec 10, 2017

Extremely stressful

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great social life, brilliant people, amazing, modern office with beautiful rooftop garden. Lots of parties and events and different opportunities.

Cons

Extremely stressful, everyone is stressed and overworked so office sometimes has unpleasant atmosphere. Staff expected to work long hours, workload much too high for such moderate pay.

4.0

Sep 6, 2017

Hachette UK

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A company that cares about its staff and prefers to promote and recruit internally whenever possible.

Cons

Does not have qualms about reducing headcount as part of the improvement process for underperforming parts of the business.

4.0

Nov 22, 2016

Great place to work overall!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great office Friendly colleagues Lots of collaborative working Free books!

Cons

Systems are a bit slow and outdated High volume of work

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