Does Macmillan pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Macmillan employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Macmillan. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Macmillan?

59% of Macmillan employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Macmillan 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Macmillan?

Editor (15) , Editorial Assistant (15) , Intern (12) , Editorial Intern (8) , Manager (8) , Marketing Assistant (8) , Sales Representative (8) , Director (7) , Senior Editor (7) , Analyst (6) , Designer (6) , Marketing Intern (6) , Associate Editor (5) , Intern - Hourly (4) , Internship (4)

What are the pros of working at Macmillan according to real employee reviews?

"Some great people and books" ((in 50 reviews)); "great culture; nice ppl; half fridays!" ((in 23 reviews)); "Most on my immediate team were great colleagues." ((in 21 reviews)); "Good benefits, currently remaining remote with the option to go into the office, Summer Fridays extended through the year" ((in 21 reviews)); "Great Team (at that time)" ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Macmillan according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low but this is expected with the industry" ((in 37 reviews)); "low salary and no increment" ((in 25 reviews)); "Teams would function better and more work would be done if low performers and bad managers were addressed." ((in 11 reviews)); "No training provided." ((in 10 reviews)); "weak and decentralized leadership" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Macmillan redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Macmillan redundancy and their outlook for job security at Macmillan in 2026.

Macmillan Reviews

3.8

59% would recommend to a friend

(423 total reviews)

Jon Yaged

78% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Culture and values

3.6

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

Macmillan has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 423 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Macmillan employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

423 reviews

1.0

8 Mar 2016

HR is there to protect the company from you

Lead macintosh engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

There are none, they do not care about their employees

Cons

Do not report racism to HR or they will fire you

Macmillan Response

10y

We are sorry that this employee rates his time at Macmillan negatively. We take complaints of racism very seriously. In response, our practice is to conduct an investigation --as we did in the case cited here –and take appropriate action. Terminating someone for making a complaint is unlikely to be an appropriate response. It was not the appropriate action in this instance and it is not what happened in this case. You can read more about the Company’s commitment to maintaining a fair workplace in our Code of Conduct at http://macmillan.supadu.com/images/ckfinder/704/pdfs/Macmillan/MACMILLAN%20CODE%20OF%20CONDUCT%20USA%20July%202014.pdf.

5.0

3 Feb 2016

Intern to Fulltime

Assistant level

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

I chose to work at Macmillan over other companies for a few different reasons. I started as an intern and was hired full time. I admire the strong work ethic of my boss and coworkers in my department, I have been able to learn a lot from them. Macmillan also offers great benefits and a strong work/personal life balance. Part of Macmillan's mission is to grow faster than it's competitors and have fun while doing it, I would say most employee's would agree.

Cons

Entry level salaries are low for living in New York. It is pretty cool to come to work in the Flatiron Building every day (such a great area too) but the building and offices could use some TLC.

Macmillan Response

10y

We are happy to hear you have had such a positive transition with us!

3.0

15 Mar 2016

3.5 stars

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-CEO and most of the senior management team is great -Scrappy, upstart attitude -Great office location -Some good titles published, a couple good imprints

Cons

-While there's a real passion to implement change from the top down but this change is not always realized/hindered by incompetent middle managers and people who would like things to stay exactly the same -Shocking number of absolutely incompetent people work there. Many of them have been with the company for ages and do the absolute minimum to get by (if that). -The degree of ego and drama that is tolerated is sad. People get away with a lot of BS at Macmillan. They would be fired at from most other jobs. -Company needs technology solutions to get rid of its operational bloat and some of its more incompetent departments

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