proofreader

editor

Tantor Media, Inc

I can only speak for the Audio Department which is fairly large.  If you love books and reading, research, and learning new skills this is a great job.  It's perfect for someone who likes to to work with a team of like-minded individuals (brilliant nerd-types) and prefers a quiet environment and a focused job.  There is not a lot of interaction with others since most of your day is spent with headphones on working on your own individual project.  Management is always helpful and friendly (at least the managers in my department) and although you report to a single manager, multiple managers are available if you need help with a project. The workplace culture is really cool.  They do not tolerate gossip or negative attitudes.  They are pretty fair with all things and if you need something they go out of their way to work with you.  The hardest part of the job is the focus that is required since you're staring at computer screens the whole day.  But you get breaks and are allowed to walk around if you need to refresh your mind. The most enjoyable part of the job is the variety of books and the new things I learn practically every day. If there were any cons, I would have to agree that the salaries are pretty low for CT cost of living which is somewhat expensive, but since there is nothing here to compare them to, the point is moot.  Some of the other reviewers said that they work/ed in the Audio Department, but they're comments are not accurate to the job description or the cultural environment. I think they might have just used this department because it is large and they can remain anonymous. Promotions happen quite often but the salary jump is not huge.  I think that is the only downside.  If the salaries were higher, more folks would build careers here because everything else about Tantor is pretty awesome.

Pros

- you get paid to read all day, book lover’s dream
- nice people to work with
- hybrid with 4 days at home and 1 day in office
- good job if you like to work by yourself or if you’re introverted, not a ton of collaboration unless issues come up
- they’re flexible about your hours in the sense that you can pick what time you’d like to start depending on if you’d like to start early in the morning or later in the morning. Also they’re good about letting you flex your hours if you have an appointment, which is great
- no working outside of work hours so you’re not feeling like you’re “taking home” work to try and catch up, just work your 40 hours a week

Cons

- the pay is not a livable wage, impossible to pay bills with just this job
- the expectations they have are high for how low the pay is
- hammering down about not missing the one day in office despite the fact that the job can be done effectively and efficiently from home (if you’re sick and ask to work from home to spare your coworkers from getting exposed to sickness, you will have to make up your in office day at a later date by working more than one in office day during a later week
- growth is tough because you have to wait for openings for trainings necessary to do what needs to be done at the next step

Tantor Media is a company that has grown by 300% in the last 5 years. It has gone from a mom and pop small business in a garage to a multi-million dollar per year business while holding onto small business values.  One of the only growing fields in publishing. 
The management (upper and middle) takes great pride in creating a work environment that is happy, flexible and conducive to maintaining work/life balance-- while balancing an intense amount of growth. 
Don't listen to one unhappy reviewer. Some people get to read for a living! It's not always going to be Pulitzer prize material. Company parties, BBQs, ice cream trucks, walking groups, full benefits, flexible scheduling...this is a team atmosphere. 
It is still publishing and in southeastern CT. The pay reflects that, but most of us who went to school for a liberal arts degree knew what we'd be getting into.

The company is small, and tries to run their employees with an iron fist of paranoia. They don't want anyone to participate in anything that could potentially reflect badly on them, nor do they want their employees working second jobs. Their pay is on the low end of the pay scale and they tend to cycle through jr. employees rather than offering raises. Advancement within the company is about who you're friendly with, not about your performance and talents. 

The company has potential if it got out of trying to tell what employees should be doing in their private lives and after they clock out. They're supportive of employees in emergencies and try to foster a family like feeling, but it gets ruined when they tell you that you can't moonlight, or what you can and cannot post on social media platforms (in regards to the types of products they sell, even if its positive).

Not worth your time, do yourself a favor and stay away.

1. Low pay. 30,000 with no raises (only 3% cost of living every year and an Amazon gift card at Christmas) and 0 chance of promotion.

2. Hiring process takes almost 2 months, if you're lucky enough to beat out a ton of other people over like 3 interviews 

3. Unless you are best friends with your manager you will get assigned horrible projects. They make very few good books and they all go to the same couple,of people.

4. No overtime, they instead have tons and tons of freelancers who don't know how to do their job and make ours a nightmare

5. Some of lower and all of upper management clueless

6. If you are a recent college grad, they won't hire you. For some reason they expect you to have a ton of work experience. The younger people in the company are like 26-30. Most are 40+ and have known each other for ever.

They are the most cliquish place I have ever worked. If one is not part the 'in crowd' one will be micromanaged into oblivion. If one provides proof of misplaced micromanagement (i.e. performance documentation and metrics), that person is labeled as a 'trouble maker' and will likely be either herded into quitting, or fired for reasons that are manufactured. I saw it happen several times, but most notably with a top producer in a department that was never once promoted. This is a toxic work environment. Avoid. 

The hybrid schedule with four days of remote work and one day in the office per week along with the flexible schedule/working hours are great. Like many other reviewers have stated, the pay is absolutely horrible! I was there for 5 years with 1 promotion and after taxes plus the funds taken out for my benefits package, I was taking home a little over $26k yearly, which is obviously not even close to a livable wage, especially IN CT and works out to about $13.75/hour (the minimum wage in CT is $16.35, which I know is before taxes, but just to put things into perspective).

The hiring process is really easy. Once you're in, you spend a few weeks training and then you're right in the mix. Co-workers are decent, but the pay is low for the industry. Your productivity is compared to your coworkers (seemingly competitively, contrary to company culture) but their is no reward for consistently outperforming your peers. The workflow is a recipe for burnout, with the only reward for competency being more work (without more pay).

Stay away if you can. Seniority-based promotion. Low pay. Terrible management (one person with business degree in entire place). No one person is in charge and when big decisions are made, four people have to be in agreement. No incentives of any kind, except if you make it a year, you get a Cost-of-Living raise in January. Worst experience of my life and five years wasted.

Audio Employees can easily spend nearly all day every day alone at their desk immersed in books without pesky unnecessary interactions with others.  Meetings are rare and generally brief and to the point.

Management genuinely cares.  They're friendly and easy to talk to.

Promote from within regularly, including across departments.  Will  train the skills you need for a given job.

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