Truly disappointing. - Anonymous employee Scholastic Employee Review

1.0
Sep 4, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Scholastic is a great name in the US in terms of children's book publishing, but truly disappointing in Singapore.

Cons

Management is desperate to get sales even without getting their product right. Although it is a MNC in name , it operates more like a SME(small medium enterprise) with no international outlook. Besides being stingy with its own employees, it is also unethical to its customers. Too many resignations every month yet management do not bother as long as they themselves stay on. No wonder schools are also shunning them.

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