Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Reviews
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John “Jack” J. Lynch, Jr.
163 Ratings
Pros
"Work-life balance is encouraged" (in 67 reviews)
"Great people, committed to our mission" (in 62 reviews)
Cons
"Upper management seems to need stronger direction, not to mention people skills" (in 55 reviews)
"Unclear vision for where the company is going means regular pivots and turnover of senior management" (in 39 reviews)
- COVID-19
"Great Leadership during Covid19"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt full-time for more than a year
Pros
As a working parent with 2 small kids I felt the entire HMH Leadership really stepped up for everyone during Covid19. Trying to balance working from, while your kids demand your attention was really stressful at first. Management and senior leaders across the company showed lots of flexibility and understanding, allowing us to get the balance right and everyone keep their jobs. We had lots of townhalls and weekly calls with Senior Leaders across the company. I love our CEO’s weekly spotlight on successes videos that recognize people from across the company that have made a difference. The health and wellness initiatives really helped. I feel really proud working for a company that genuinely cares, and puts its employees first.
Cons
Maybe one thing was more specific help or guidance around ergonimics and health & safety working from home.
Continue reading - Helpful (1)
"Autonomy and responsibility, but not reflected in title"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great people to work with Lots of social events Great location
Cons
As a large company it's hard to impact process change Projects are ran via committee which makes for a lot of meetings and lots of confusion over decision making Lots of people have been with the company a long time so there's not a lot of room for career progression
Continue reading - COVID-19
"Adaptability and a powerful mission"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
HMH has an incredibly powerful mission - to change student's lives through learning and education - making education fun, meaningful and equitable and I work in developing enabling technologies for that mission. I've been super impressed with how truthful our leadership have remained to that mission in our current challenging environment with Covid-19. I've seen a willingness to investigate novel ways to keep education alive, and accessible - and the ability to adapt our roadmaps and plans to keep true to the end goal. I am proud to be part of HMH.
Cons
No major cons to report!
- COVID-19
"Very good and considerate company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt full-time for less than a year
Pros
I joined the company just a bit ago but my experience so far has been very good, despite joining during the Coronavirus lockdown. The company has been always good to communicate things quickly and clearly from the very early interview stage on. The communication with team members and management is done in a friendly and respectful way and the salary is good. QAs are treated as engineers and giving many opportunities to leverage their coding skills. There's also flexibility for one's starting and ending times.
Cons
None so far. All good overall.
Continue reading "Nice people and a great place to learn!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt full-time for less than a year
Pros
A supportive working environment. Everyone is approachable and friendly when help is needed. Emphasis on a "Get it right" mentality. The team is always pushed to finish a task correctly and are never forced to deliver a half finished product. A strong team mentality means you write and contribute quality code regularly. The work is rewarding and there is a good work life balance.
Cons
None that I can think of.
Continue reading"Great place to work, with a mission"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Great people, committed to our mission Fun, open workplace Fully mature Agile practice Leading edge technology development Ability to move within teams, good career progression Tech-savvy executive management - company direction is sound
Cons
It's a large company, so the usual bureaucracies exist, although this has improved greatly over the years
"Rewarding place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great colleagues Ambitious, forward looking tech company. Autonomous, self empowered teams Interesting engineering challenges to serve millions of students and teachers in the US school system. Internal "Edge" program to facilitate employee development, growth, and experience Great location in Dublin city center
Cons
Can be tricky working with colleagues from engineering teams across geographies, this is improving.
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt full-time for less than a year
Pros
Great people/atmosphere; Great work-life balance; Possibility to work from home; Location Tech stack
Cons
Nothing to mention so far
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt full-time for less than a year
Pros
Friendly environment with lots of great engineers. Interesting work utilising a modern tech stack. Great work life balance. Learning all the time.
Cons
Number of holidays could be better.
Continue reading"HMH Dublin - Interesting and fun place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Great people Interesting technologies Software with a positive mission Empowered teams Location Working from home policy Flex summer hours
Cons
Like most organizations this size there can be red tape, thankfully this is limited in the engineering area.
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