Junior Library Guild Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Junior Library Guild full-time for more than a year

Pros – Got paid for ALL my hours. There was never any such thing as "working off the clock", and never any problems with getting overtime pay. The health care package is AMAZING. They have paid time off and 401K. One thing on hours, I never needed to work nights and it was just once in a blue moon that I needed to work a Saturday. They have teriffic warehouse sales twice a year, and you can get an employee discount on books, all childrens' books - nice perk, if there are kids in your life you'd like to buy books for.

Cons – The atmosphere in customer service is a bullying atmosphere, and that's why I needed to move on. Other departments might be fine. Paid time off has sick and vacation all in the same pile, and it's just 13 days for a first-year person. Also, please note, this is a place where if you give two weeks notice, they may let you go right away, and not let you work out your notice. So, it's common for people not to give two weeks notice. The location is clear out in the middle of nowhere - no coffee shops or anything within a walk of work, and you're literally right in the middle of cornfields. Beautiful scenery, if you like that.

Advice to Senior Management – Need to invest much, much more in training, especially for in-house systems that aren't used anywhere else. Also, communication is poor. People need to be clear on what they need to be doing, in order to be able to do it.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Junior Library Guild

Pros – The product is good and there is growth potential

Cons – No tuition reimbursement, senior management

Advice to Senior Management – bonus plan

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend