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Pros
"Flexible hours ,Easy Work, Okay Pay" (in 77 reviews)
"flexible schedule, learning experience, clean" (in 64 reviews)
Cons
"Minimum wage, busy times like the holidays can be stressful, sometimes customers are rude or entitled or creepy" (in 104 reviews)
"There is little room for growth and low pay" (in 77 reviews)
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"Good experience overall"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Barnes & Noble Education part-time for less than a year
Pros
Good customer service retail experience
Cons
Not much guidance if you are new to retail
"Easy but nothing to do"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Barnes & Noble Education part-time for less than a year
Pros
Being a bookseller was super easy at the college I was at. It was a very small store.
Cons
During the year where people are not buying books...which was most of the year...there was really nothing to do but stand around and we had to pretend to be doing things.
Pros
Nice people, Good work environment, nice community
Cons
Hard work for low pay, not much room for elevation
Continue readingPros
Benefits, and the workplace environment are great.
Cons
Sometimes management can stand in the way.
"Great place to learn skills"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI worked at Barnes & Noble Education part-time for more than 3 years
Pros
I worked at my school’s Barnes and Noble college and had a very pleasant experience over my 3 years there. Management was extremely flexible and understanding of employees, of which there were many, and it was the perfect job to balance with going to school full time. I was able to learn so many skills that I’ve been able to apply to more advanced, non-retail jobs. Really a good job to learn responsibility, customer service, and various other tools to get ahead.
Cons
Honestly, nothing aside of the typical drudgery of doing cash register work. Pay wasn’t the best either, but that’s to be expected unfortunately.
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Barnes & Noble Education full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Friendly atmosphere and family like culture
Cons
Outdated systems and manual procedures
"Good place to work during school"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Barnes & Noble Education part-time for more than a year
Pros
-Scheduling flexibility -Good training -Nice people
Cons
-Not a lot of opportunity for promotion
"Great job for students"
I have been working at Barnes & Noble Education part-time for more than a year
Pros
Flexible hours which is grat for students
Cons
Amount of hours you get can sometimes be limited due to need
Pros
very helpful flexible with hours has a lot of opportunities
Cons
the pay is very terrible
"Good Company to work for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Barnes & Noble Education full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Working with the college campus and administration
Cons
Lack of leadership from home office
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