Packt Reviews

I don't know where to begin really. Managers that have been there 10 years that are content to watch youtube every day whilst being given important tasks such as product management and series guidelines to write and amend. Inexperienced managers that are quick to enforce rules yet bend the rules themselves. And managers that have had zero experience with the book publishing industry and don't care that the ideas that make the big money are few and far between, but instead want to get any book out, regardless of quality. The simple fact is quantity does not equal quality, particularly in this case. An obsession with getting things out first, hanging authors out to dry and insulting them on a daily basis as well as passing all blame onto Mumbai does not foster a great atmosphere nor great belief in the values set out by the company. The amount of favoritism shown from the CEO towards certain departments as well is shocking as is his blase attitude to bad figures and leadership skills. An incredibly racist person who is quick to joke about serious issues also highlights an uncomfortable atmosphere in the workplace. The pay grades are equally poor and whilst your role will undoubtedly change once every 6 months, the promise of a pay review will not happen until post secondment, and then the increase is minimal and most definitely not in like with the industry standard. Finally, managers love to meddle and change and are quick to claim work for themselves and equally quick to pass the buck on when it's going bad. A top team that has no clue what is going on and are just full of yes men who get free sandwiches each week.