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      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

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      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
      4.0
      Oct 4, 2018

      Excellent company, but large-scale corporate

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      Pros

      Great people on the Harper team, excellent products and authors to work with, a culture that embraces new ideas

      Cons

      Very large company with a lot of decision makers and layers of management to work through. Innovation is often secondary to risk-aversion.

      1.0
      Sep 5, 2018

      Huge issues with gender pay gaps and limited upward mobility for current employees

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      Pros

      There are a lot of experienced, talented, and passionate people working here. You can learn a lot if you're willing to deal with some of the cons. People are genuinely excited about what they're working on. There are different levels of medical benefits which provides flexibility. Recently added paternity leave. A couple times a year they will do company-wide book drops. Otherwise, you are entitled to one free e-book a week but hard copy book purchases are taken out of your team's budget. Sometimes they will provide a discount during the holidays. It vastly ranges and depends on the team but generally, working hours are flexible so if you need to dip for an appointment or for your kids you can work from home within reason. There are some parents who work remote one day a week. Vacation policy is generous 15 vacation days to start and 5 vacation days additional after 5 years. Everyone gets 5 personal days.

      Cons

      Big issues with pay parity across similar roles with similar work experiences. I found out I was making over 40% less than my male counterpart and Human Resources actively prevented my manager and I from raising my salary claiming I was at market rate. Huge pay differences between junior and senior staff. The best way to make market rate here is negotiating hard when you join the company. Additionally, pay at the other publishers is generally higher than at HarperCollins. Even though the company is vastly female there is not much female leadership. You will see the same older, white, males at the c-level. HarperCollins UK released a gender gap report which confirmed a pay gap between males and females. There have been a couple restructurings and there was not transparency or communication from anyone so the fear of job security was in question for a lot of people. They increased the level of vacation time but now, time is accrued monthly and days can no longer be rolled over. Some teams are expected to be available on email after working hours.

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