(7 reviews)

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Company overview

Website

Star Publishing

Industry

Broadcast Media, Entertainment and Publishing

Company size

11-50

Primary location

Blk 115A Commonwealth Drive #05-12 Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate, Singapore

Established in Singapore in 2002, Star Publishing specialises in the publishing, marketing and distribution of educational books and instructional materials, with textbook publishing as our core business.Our curricular titles in Singapore are written based on the latest national curriculum set by the Ministry of Education, Singapore, catering to primary schools (ages 7–12) and secondary schools (ages 13–16). We also work with curriculum development and planning bodies in other countries to develop and publish instructional materials that are in line with the latest teaching pedagogies.Our vision is to deliver educational books and resources that provide highly effective learning and teaching experiences to students, teachers and parents worldwide.

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What’s it like working at Star Publishing?

AI summary of recent reviews

Employees appreciate that colleagues are friendly and helpful, creating a supportive working environment at Star Publishing. On-the-job training is provided, with opportunities to work on various local and overseas projects and develop new skills. The pay and bonuses are competitive, with salaries paid on time and generous bonus structures for long-serving staff. Additionally, the bosses are approachable, maintaining open doors for communication and fostering a family-like atmosphere.

However, there are some potential challenges, such as management operating in a traditional manner with decision-making concentrated at the top and limited receptiveness to new ideas. Meetings can be lengthy, sometimes lasting several hours without clear agendas. Employees have noted that working hours can be long with frequent overtime, particularly during busy periods. Some staff have mentioned limited opportunities for career advancement and strict workplace policies around punctuality and dress codes that may not suit everyone's preferences.

Recent reviews

1.0

Receptionist and Administration Assistant

Apr 2026

Commonwealth Central Region1 to 2 years in the role, former employee

poor decision-making, resistance to change. unproductive meetings

The good thingsA good environment. Have kopitiam shop very nearby. Convenient to take public transport.

The challengesThey must let have our own idea to improve it. Working time need more on focus. Not meeting only.

1.0

Editor

May 2019

Family(dysfunctional) run business

The good thingsColleagues are good and friendly, very little peer level politics, mostly because the management is so poor, that staff are just working to get by. If pressed for a good thing to mention—we get paid on time.

The challengesPoor management, very often long and pointless meetings run by management. Frequent changes in direction initiated by the whims of management. Little to no established SOPs, a joke for a company that likes to harp on their years of experience in the industry

1.0

Business Development

Dec 2017

Less than 1 year in the role, former employee

Give yourselves a chance. Don't ever join this company. Your time and experience are better off somewhere else.

The good thingsIf you stay long enough, able to get 2.5 months bonus (AWS 1 month in Dec, 1 month before CNY and 0.5 months during Mooncake festival). Otherwise, nothing good.

The challengesNo chance of progression. Mgt refused to change. There are major stumbling blocks. There's no right or wrong. The only right is when the MD says so. Everyone is a yes man. Meetings are on average 2-3 hours long with no agenda, no objective, no conclusion. Forever harping on methodologies used in the 1960s, 1970s and past glories. Advice to Management: Just take a step back and join the Board of Directors. Collect your Directors' fees for life. Leave the running of the business operations to a professional GM or MD with industry knowledge. Alternatively, sell out the business and retire comfortably. Stop talking about your old grandfather stories since the 1960s. Methods that are successful then ARE NOT successful NOW. So just move on. Family members are the key blockages. Won't survive anywhere else. Lucky they have a rich daddy.

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