AWFUL, workplace bullying - avoid, avoid, avoid - Anonymous employee Anthem Press Employee Review

1.0
28 Sept 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The MD was so aloof that you could apply for other jobs at your desk and not get caught. That's your get out of jail free card otherwise you'd be trapped in an unprofessional, unethical "company" that should be reported. I managed to escape after a few months, I hope the same for you.

Cons

EVERYTHING. The MD is the worst thing about this place - he doesn't understand how to run a business let alone a publishing house. If daddy wasn't the owner, he would not be employed. He bullies his staff, has unrealistic ambitions and expectations for the business, and cons money out of authors and clients. They've been sued by multiple authors for failing to pay royalties and employ a workforce of interns for free labour. The most unethical, shoddy company I've ever come across. Oh, and your holiday entitlement is less than the legal requirement. Not a single happy staff member to date and now the entire publishing house has only one full time staff member as everyone else has left. That's right - ONE staff member. So don't bother joining if you're looking for an enjoyable working environment. Anthem Press is pretty much defunct (thank god) but if you read the name 'Sood' on any future 'business' ventures, AVOID AT ALL COSTS. They'll find loopholes in every law to ensure that you lose money, time and your mental stability. More conmen than businessmen.

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Anthem Press Response
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In common with the publishing industry in general, Anthem Press has endured some difficult years. This has necessitated a period of adjustment and extensive re-organization, which has stabilized and strengthened the company and its cash-flow. As a result, we now have developed an excellent global core team, and an impressive and expanding set of authors and academic advisers with whom we enjoy excellent working relationships. Within the last couple of years, we have restructured our internships as partnerships with university degree programs. We offer course fulfillment as the incentive for these positions, meaning participation in the program satisfies university degree requirements. This structure allows for interns to enjoy first-hand experience within the publishing world, while Anthem Press has the opportunity to vet prospective future employees. We greatly regret that some interns and employees did not have a positive experience at Anthem Press. Although we have, of course, taken their comments to heart, both the context and the reviews themselves are now largely historical. Exit surveys from our most recent interns provide much more positive feedback, reflecting the progress we have made. As always, there is still further to go, and we have some constructive and exciting plans for the future.

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