HarperCollins reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(448 total reviews)
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Brian Murray

66% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

HarperCollins has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 448 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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448 reviews
2.0
Oct 9, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

The people who work at HarperCollins, from the building staff to our CEO, are wonderful colleagues.

Cons

Little room for growth in editorial; human resources comes from non-book publishing world and is unsympathetic to/ignorant of realities of our work; management would rather avoid conflict than advocate for employees

1.0
Jul 20, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

401K match - thats about it.

Cons

Unhealthy and demoralizing management practices: 1. Racial prejudice: If you are a minority expect to be passover for promotions. 2. Implementing old technology and knowing how to use it. 3. HR posting fake reviews to glassdoor and everywhere else. 4. Introverted, cliquey office culture 5. HR/department head/managers are aware that their employees are being overworked and that OT rules are abused. Your commitment to your job will be constantly questioned. You'll be discouraged from even requesting overtime on the basis that doing so could prevent you from getting promoted. (for real) 6. No outside life. 7. Department managers would rather avoid conflict and force you out than advocate for you. 8. No room for growth. 9.Hard to watch good hard working employees demoralized 10. Lots of unprofessional drama/politics/favoritism 11.

1.0
Apr 6, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None. Benefits aren’t anything to write home about. And HR thinks thinks they have the best in the industry. Trust me,with more than 20 years in publishing, they don’t.

Cons

Very toxic work environment. Manager did not allow Co workers to talk with each other. Could not ask for opinions from colleagues. Manager (woman) hates men. So insecure about her position she has to remind everyone she is the boss. Manager called employees “stupid” on several occasions. Manager mocked previous company I worked for, even though that company is larger than Harper Collins.

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