Stress-free job ... apart from the yearly lay-offs. - Senior Editor Packt Employee Review

3.0
Feb 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good people in terms of the editors, anyway. Clever and kind, which is rare. Good remote culture. WFH was really nice, leaves never an issue. Good processes. Training was solid. Good work-life balance.

Cons

I was in the company for less than a year. I made it through the lay offs, but the stress was too much, too soon - they basically make you apply (yes, with your resume, an assessment and an interview) for your own job again. I was not laid off myself, but I do not like that kind of stress so soon in a new job or seeing coworkers I have just gotten to know get fired, and it was clear that this 'restructuring' (as they called it) was more or less an annual process (rather than, say, every 3-5 years), so I left. If it wasn't for that, this would have been one of the best jobs of my life. Oh, and there was no career growth. Obviously.

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5.0
May 10, 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
Jan 22, 2024
Recommend
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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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