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3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(1408 total reviews)

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69% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & Inclusion

4.0

Work/Life Balance

3.7

Culture & Values

3.3

Senior Management

3.0

Career Opportunities

2.9

Compensation and Benefits

Ratings distribution

5 stars

22%

4 stars

30%

3 stars

29%

2 stars

12%

1 star

6%

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Pros
  • "Very flexible hours and extremely understanding(in 101 reviews)
  • "Great people to work with (obviously it depends on where your school is).(in 76 reviews)
  • "The Manager was great and they are patient when training you.(in 61 reviews)
  • "My coworkers were great and I received awesome discounts on textbooks and clothes.(in 57 reviews)
  • "Easy and flexible scheduling.(in 45 reviews)
Cons
  • "can get fast paced when you're unprepared and the pay is low(in 177 reviews)
  • "Poor management leads to poor decisions and waste of employee talent.(in 73 reviews)
  • "Minimum wage and they expect you to work hard and didn't train you(in 42 reviews)
  • "1) Just above minimum wage to begin(in 40 reviews)
  • "They expect hourly employees to do too much with too little training.(in 21 reviews)

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Updated Dec 5, 2023

    1. 5.0
      Sep 21, 2023
      Bookseller
      Current Employee
      Golden, CO
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great staff and discounts . Super flexible hours!

      Cons

      I don't think there are any.

      1. 5.0
        Dec 5, 2023
        Supervisor
        Current Employee, more than 1 year
        University, MS
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        very easy work tasks daily

        Cons

        long hours during rush week

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        1. 5.0
          Dec 4, 2023
          Human Resources
          Current Employee, more than 8 years
          Jersey City, NJ
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          The management team really cares about employees. Great work life balance.

          Cons

          People don’t buy textbooks anymore

          1. 4.0
            Nov 28, 2023
            Bookseller
            Current Employee
            Boston, MA
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            good environment and nice team

            Cons

            bad manager can hamper your time

            1. 5.0
              Nov 23, 2023
              Bookseller
              Former Employee
              Chapel Hill, NC
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Nice, easy job with a great community.

              Cons

              Jobs can be a bit boring at times.

              1. 4.0
                Nov 8, 2023
                Campus Brand Ambassador
                Former Employee, more than 1 year
                College Station, TX
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Working in this position, I always received great feedback and communication. I learned a lot to take with me for future jobs.

                Cons

                I do not have many cons, I recommend this company.

                1. 3.0
                  Oct 23, 2023
                  Department Manager
                  Former Employee, more than 1 year
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Flexible unpaid time off, could use almost whenever within reason. Great amount of PTO as well. While there are certainly rush periods throughout the year, the majority of the time the work environment and mood are calm.

                  Cons

                  Home office makes strange business decisions that lead to them needing to send home their entry level booksellers without pay a bit too frequently to save expenses.

                  1. 3.0
                    Sep 21, 2023
                    Bookseller
                    Former Employee, more than 1 year
                    Greensboro, NC
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    The work was easy and I knew what to expect each day as I walked into work. If you're in the warehouse, you will mainly interact with your co-workers so you will rarely deal with customers. A big pro is being able to go to class in between work. Everyone leaves around 5 pm.

                    Cons

                    The pay isn't the greatest. But if you like repetitive work and don't like dealing with too many people, this will be a good job for you.

                    1. 4.0
                      Oct 23, 2023
                      Sales Assistant
                      Former Employee, more than 1 year
                      New Orleans, LA
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      I enjoyed the flexible hours and the added discount.

                      Cons

                      It can be slow at times, depending on the schedule

                      1. 4.0
                        Oct 18, 2023
                        Assistant Department Manager
                        Current Employee
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Lots of opportunity to network and meet new people within the company.

                        Cons

                        Pay Corporate can be nonsensical at times

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                      Barnes & Noble Education has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,483 reviews left anonymously by employees. 66% of employees would recommend working at Barnes & Noble Education to a friend and 42% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.

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                      66% of Barnes & Noble Education employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Barnes & Noble Education 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

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