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Lakeshore Learning Materials

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This Company Rewards Obedience, Not Competence - Anonymous employee Lakeshore Learning Materials Employee Review

1.0
Aug 20, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Smart, helpful, hard working teams Good work-life balance depending on your manager

Cons

Executive leadership is out of touch with no clear long-term strategy Frequent turnover in senior roles. Culture rewards compliance over expertise Micromanagement is common; autonomy is rare Feedback loops are performative Wins are co-opted by leadership; failures blamed on frontline teams

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Lakeshore Learning Materials Response
9mo
We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective, but it’s disappointing to learn how unhappy you were while you were with us. We’re so sorry you saw Lakeshore as having a top-down leadership structure, as we feel our best ideas come from individuals all over the company—from the teachers who dream up and design our products to the sales and customer support teams who help reshape our services to meet the needs of educators and students. Still, we appreciate your feedback, and we sincerely hope you find a better fit in your next position. Please take care, and we wish you all the best in the future. –Employee Experience Team

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5.0
May 20, 2026
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Pros

Very warmed interview experiences across the company.

Cons

Just started my journey, I'm positive it will be a great one.

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Lakeshore Learning Materials Response
3d
Thank you for taking the time to share this and welcome! We're really glad the interview experience felt warm, and that it set the right tone coming in. We hope that feeling only continues as you settle in. Excited to see where your journey here takes you. – Employee Experience Team
3.0
Jun 4, 2026
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Pros

Meaningful work and some great colleagues made

Cons

Didn’t work in the best department

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