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lon:bmy
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=13223
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Apr 19th, 2024 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Bloomsbury
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Assistant Editor
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London, England
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Great company
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Everyone friendly and helpful. Good benefits and work environment. Focus on employee welfare and progression. Great facilities. Good transparency. All in all a fantastic place to work.
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Some departments understaffed and workload on the heavy side.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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13223
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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Open
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Apr 26th, 2024 05:40AM
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Apr 26th, 2024 05:40AM
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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lon:bmy
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=13223
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Mar 22nd, 2024 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Bloomsbury
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Marketing Assistant
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London, England
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Low salaries
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Books are great. Good colleagues
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Low salaries across the company
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0.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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1.0
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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13223
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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Open
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Mar 25th, 2024 12:19AM
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Mar 25th, 2024 12:19AM
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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lon:bmy
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=13223
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Mar 17th, 2024 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Bloomsbury
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Assistant Editor
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Working here was ok
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Worked with lots of lovely people
Bonuses introduced which was welcome
Great location
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Lack of career opportunities
Was not promoted even though I was doing the work of a higher grade for more than a year
Lots of my colleagues appeared to be very unhappy
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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0.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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2.0
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3.0
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3.0
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2.0
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13223
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Open
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Mar 20th, 2024 06:17AM
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Mar 20th, 2024 06:17AM
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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lon:bmy
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=13223
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Mar 16th, 2024 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Bloomsbury
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Senior Publisher
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Improving
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Creative
Responsive
Trying to understand employees
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Working for shareholders
Dismissive of union
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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13223
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Open
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Tell the story better to employees of the advantages of working for shareholders
Engage with the NUJ
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0.0
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PART_TIME
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No
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Yes
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20.0
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Open
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Mar 18th, 2024 06:59AM
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Mar 18th, 2024 06:59AM
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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lon:bmy
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=13223
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Mar 12th, 2024 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Bloomsbury
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Editorial
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The worst DE&I that I have ever seen
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Central office.
Sometimes working on interesting books.
Some authors are really lovely to work with.
Decent holiday allowance.
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Bloomsbury talks a very big talk about Diversity and Inclusion, but as a trans employee, I have been routinely harassed, misgendered and talked down to by colleagues, including senior management. HR have said that trans inclusion is not a priority and that they will not work on trans inclusive practices. The company have refused to say anything supportive of trans rights. I have never been in such an undignified and upsetting working environment.
There is also a pervasive culture of giving all colleagues a workload that cannot be completed during their working hours, and expecting them to work unpaid overtime to complete it. This is pervasive across all divisions. The company simply has not hired enough employees to reflect the rapid growth in the number of titles it publishes every year. The rapid turnover of employees, especially at junior levels, is a result of this culture.
Work here for a year, if you must, then leave for a company with better practices.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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0.0
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1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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13223
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Open
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Realise that you are no longer managing a small startup press, and institute the DE&I training and policies that a 1000+ employee company requires.
Hire enough employees so that junior colleagues do not have to work overtime, resulting in their effectively being paid less than minimum wage.
Make your office a place where trans people are treated with a modicum of dignity.
Stop sending emails to the whole company about your expensive lunches and business trips with authors, while junior colleagues are effectively paid less than minimum wage due to their overtime requirements.
Realise that DE&I is not simply about hiring more people from marginalised backgrounds, but is also about making the office a place where they can exist without being mistreated. Just copy a larger publisher's DE&I initiatives, if you really can't be bothered to come up with your own!
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Open
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Mar 21st, 2024 08:51AM
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Mar 21st, 2024 08:51AM
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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lon:bmy
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=13223
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Feb 23rd, 2024 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Bloomsbury
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Editorial Assistant
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London, England
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Great place to work
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Great company culture and lovely people
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Separate office buildings creates detached teams
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0.0
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5.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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13223
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Open
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Feb 28th, 2024 06:00AM
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Feb 28th, 2024 06:00AM
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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lon:bmy
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=13223
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Feb 23rd, 2024 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Bloomsbury
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Analyst
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London, England
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Good place to work
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Nice people
Lots of support
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Office can be crowded
Small rooms
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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13223
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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CONTRACT
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No
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Yes
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1.0
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Open
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Feb 28th, 2024 06:00AM
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Feb 28th, 2024 06:00AM
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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lon:bmy
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=13223
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Jan 17th, 2024 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Bloomsbury
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Editorial
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London, England
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Antiquated, hierarchical, and underpaid
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Nice office space, private healthcare, and a free barista.
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Bloomsbury has a very antiquated approach for such a young publishing house. Many of their ways of working are outdated and in need of catching up with the 21st century. Unfortunately, this creates an even bigger workload for the already underpaid and overworked junior staff. Many employees will work unpaid overtime just to keep up with their workload. This creates a culture where employees must work overtime without compensation to maintain the standard that their colleagues have set. If you refuse, you appear to be slacking in comparison to everyone else.
The management are mostly ultra-privileged and upper-class, making the stagnant hierarchy in place feel like a relic from the Victorian era. They are arrogant and entitled and treat junior staff very badly, hence why the staff retention is so bad. Managers will string you along, promising to offer you new opportunities soon, with better compensation and more creative options in your work, to just never deliver on their promises, and carry on expecting you to only do mind numbing admin work for years, until you can finally move up to a position that’s only marginally better. I have witnessed in my own team cases of assistants being bullied by management, placed on inequitable disciplinary measures, and told they will never be promoted so might as well quit. All of this for the crime of supposedly not being “enthusiastic enough,” which really means they’re not willing to work unpaid overtime every evening.
Beneath their veneer of care for employees, the HR department is not to be trusted and will ruthlessly trample on any workers to secure the reputation of the company wherever necessary. They act as if they’re on your side but the moment you bring up a grievance they’ll mark you down as a problem employee. HR are the lapdogs of the corporation. If you struggle with stress or mental health issues, never talk to HR about it as they will swiftly discriminate against you, out of fear that you could expose the unhealthy practices at the company.
It’s as if the companies employment model is to churn through as many disgruntled employees as possible to keep the company moving, and to never address the issues that prevent employees from staying. If you want to use this company as a stepping stone into better publishing companies, then go for it. But I, and many of the other staff I have spoken to, would not recommend staying around much longer than a year. Considering how poorly the company retains staff, not many employees stay for much longer anyway.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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0.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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13223
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Open
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See above
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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Open
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Jan 19th, 2024 05:05AM
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Jan 19th, 2024 05:05AM
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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lon:bmy
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=13223
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Jan 10th, 2024 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Bloomsbury
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Editorial Assistant
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London, England
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Exciting place to work, nice people, low pay
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It’s exciting to work somewhere publishing some fantastic books. Particularly in the smaller teams there is a real feeling of camaraderie and the desire to get the job done well.
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Low pay compared to many entry level roles in other industries, as typical for lots of publishers. Many seems to feel that getting the chance to work in the book industry, going to launches, free books etc should substitute for low pay.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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4.0
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5.0
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3.0
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3.0
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2.0
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3.0
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3.0
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13223
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Open
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Jan 13th, 2024 07:53PM
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Jan 13th, 2024 07:53PM
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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lon:bmy
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=13223
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Dec 22nd, 2023 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Bloomsbury
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Marketing Executive
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New Delhi
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good only
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good work life balance nice
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very okay but also toxic culture
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0.0
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4.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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13223
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Open
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Dec 29th, 2023 07:11PM
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Dec 29th, 2023 07:11PM
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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