Good for authors, but don't pay interns - Publishing Intern BenBella Books Employee Review

3.0
24 Jan 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Gain familiarity with amazon purchase slips and stuffing envelopes

Cons

You are free labor as an intern and they don't train you

BenBella Books Response
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This was written back in 2014, and it may have been true at that time, but for many years we've been paying all interns, and working to provide interns with a valuable experience working at BenBella.

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5.0
24 Dec 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The team at BenBella is really friendly and great to work with! Lots of direction and immediate results in the work you do. Remote work and a lot of self-direction.

Cons

Initial instructions for tasks are sometimes unclear

5.0
13 May 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Reliable, hardworking, and kind coworkers -Low employee turnover -An interesting variety of projects and authors -Annual, merit-based raises -Regular increase in responsibility so you stay challenged and growing -Supportive of continued education opportunities -Small business atmosphere (you feel the impact of your work, no unnecessary meetings, compassion for employees and their lives outside of work) -Remote work (flexibility of time, autonomy with your work)

Cons

-Often a stressful amount of work -Fair but not very flexible salary -Job satisfaction can fluctuate based on attitude/personality of authors (occasional issue)

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