Barnesandnoble.com Reviews

Pros

Quickly growing
Lots of opportunity for advancement
Fun environment
Located in downtown PA allows for many places to eat and get out for lunch

Cons

Multiple buildings make it hard to track down others

Pros

Barnesandnoble.com has a recognizable brand.

Cons

Minimal promotional opportunities. No technical training is offered. Poor communication of standards. Evil management.

Pros

People are genuinely friendly, come to work eager to do their best and willing to work hard. At a high level the company supports balancing work and personal life. There are many office celebrations throughout the year, and the atmosphere is generally positive. The office is in Chelsea which is a fantastic neighborhood for restaurants, shopping, etc.

Cons

A recent shift in the technology platform has been handled very capably from a technical standpoint, but extremely poorly from a change management standpoint. Many people, both recent hires in the new technology base, and employees that were there prior to it, are puzzled by the complete disinterest in some typically high management priorities such as team building, communication, skill growth and employee retention. There is a lot of talk about teams but the definition of 'team' seems to be a group of people that are all assigned to the same project -- the end.

Advice to Senior Management

Wake up and realize that the IT organization is not going to manage itself. Good teams and a positive and constructive environment don't happen spontaneously in a management vacuum. If things remain on their present course, you are relying on the culture outside of IT to keep people interested in remaining with the company.

Pros

Good work life balance in their NYC office.

Cons

Slow to adapt to change and overpaying instead of doing some research and getting a fair price.

Pros

Smart people on many different teams, some interesting projects, lots of great benefits. Depending on which team you are on you could have a great boss and great colleagues.... if they last!

Cons

A lot of cronyism in senior management. Lots of decisions made for political rather than business reasons. High burnout/turnover rate. A lot of going back and forth between trying different styles of development without getting a whole lot done in some areas of the company.

Advice to Senior Management

Knock it off with the politics and worry about real business.

Pros

good company to work for

Cons

work life balance is important

Advice to Senior Management

good company