Newbury Comics Reviews

Pros

You'll listen to music all day and talk to a lot of eccentric personalities. You'll be "cool," if you care about that sort of thing. But best of all, you'll meet some of the best and most caring people of your life.

Cons

Like any small company, there isn't too much room to advance after a certain point and it is often based off friendships and who knows who tactics. Also, small-scale retail doesn't really tend to be financially lucrative. Combine that with the music industry's downard spiral and you'll find it's hard to make ends meet regardless of your position. To top it all of, A LOT is expected out of every employee, maybe too much.

Advice to Senior Management

Take some time to really listen to all of your employees. There are lot of people working for your company with really great, fresh ideas. There are also a lot who are very complacent and are only doing enough to get by. Really reward the former and get on the latter's backs.

Pros

This is the only place to work in the New England area if you want to a career in music retailing. Exciting environment and a really cool product mix make it one of a kind.

Cons

No rhyme or reason for daily decision making by management. Employees view working long hours more important for advancement than real working skills. Career opportunities are determined by how popular an employee is with senior management based on personal relationship rather than what the employee really contributes to the overall well being of the company. Communication is hit and miss most of the time
depending on what senior management tends to focus on at that particular moment.

Advice to Senior Management

Learn how to manage your people. Have someone conduct an anonymous survey of middle and upper management and discover how employees really view their jobs. Most folks in these management position are too busy covering their own backs to really focus on the big picture, This of course is a product of their work environment.