It was fun while it lasted, but I had to move on - Content Development Editor Packt Employee Review

1.0
2 Feb 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

*No need to work, Easy to grow if you make friends or are favoured by your manger *You have complete freedom, as managers care about their KPIs only *Very health conscious managers, after all health is wealth (helps if you go to the gym and drink protein shakes) *Your manager’s performance depends on your’s, so you are allowed to manipulate your performance, and show inflated (or deflated) numbers

Cons

*Constant change in processes without proper justification of why it is important. Common answer received is it was decided from the ‘top team’. *Your friends keep leaving since people are always on a hunt for better opportunities and compensation. *Exceptions made to award people Manager of the Month while on probation (against company policy) even though all the work was done by the previous manager. *If you are not in the right circle, you will never be promoted. You will be promised promotions, but they won’t even lift a finger to retain you.

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5.0
10 May 2022
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Pros

People are supportive. You'll get to learn a lot. Time flexibility. Everyone will do their help best to help you out if you're stuck with something.

Cons

Can't think of a con as of now

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Packt Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave your review on Packt. It's fantastic when you see a 5 star review and no negative comments. I did just want to highlight the 4 stars on both benefits and compensation and career opportunities. Firstly on the benefits, we are currently working on some ideas that have been put forward to us in our survey we conducted by the team and will have an update on these soon. For the career progression element the team have been working non stop to allow everyone here at Packt to take a career review meeting and gain valuable feedback and discussions around the next steps and how we can support you going forward. Please make sure you check out the page on the intranet and book yourself in for a Packt career review so we can help support you in your career with us. It's also great to see the positive nature of team members within Packt and how you have been supported and everyone is there to help you even in the most challenging situations. Finally its great to see your positive comment on flexibility. Here at Packt we know that this is what makes a great working environment for our team members. Thank you for your review.
1.0
22 Jan 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are no pros as of now, maybe other people had better experience but I didn’t

Cons

The timelines are insane The editors are not editors, they don’t check the material, they just push everything as fast as possible, missing a lot in the quality

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