Penguin Random House reviews

If you are paired with a difficult manager, your life will be a waking nightmare. Poor work/life separation, due both to managers' expectations and to a persistent expectation that you take work home. HR will always protect a big-name staff member over the employee they are mistreating. Not much room to move up within the company unless your timing is especially lucky.

Toxic culture. In my one department, 3 harassment cases, of which we were told to consider "both sides." Perpetrators protected based on friendships with key decision makers. HR was notified, and did everything they could to protect to company against victims. Was personally sexually harassed, as were many colleagues, who no longer work in publishing, or live in NYC - basically they fled. "Low pay" because we "love what we do" is code for continuing to hire the same type of rich white employee who can afford NYC on a tiny salary. If you're going to prioritize white books and white buyers, just be transparent about it. Stop putting the onus on employees to undergo "diversity trainings." Pay more. Hire diverse employees. Listen to victims.