HarperCollins reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(449 total reviews)
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Brian Murray

66% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

HarperCollins has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 449 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HarperCollins 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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449 reviews
2.0
Jan 14, 2026

Muddled leadership, no work life balance

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Pros

Free books and audios Worked with great people

Cons

Don’t expect support from leadership. Recent reorgs (several of them) have pushed a centralization that doesn’t really work and just piles work on the people left. Limited opportunities for advancement

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