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238 Ratings
Pros
"Flexible Hours/ Great Work-Life Balance" (in 87 reviews)
"Nice people, easygoing work environment" (in 33 reviews)
Cons
"Upper Management can be somewhat disengaged" (in 55 reviews)
"Little room for growth, few options to move up in the company" (in 15 reviews)
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"Fun Company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Scholastic full-time
Pros
Larger serious company, but good work atmosphere
Cons
Lots of constant changes that often do not have time to validate
Advice to Management
Invest more in to your employees
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"Fair Consultant"
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I have been working at Scholastic full-time
Pros
Impact student literacy; co-workers; set hours
Cons
Heavy workload; pay less than comp. Sales positions, but great benefits.
Scholastic 2018-09-15 20:48 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Sales Rep"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Scholastic full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Great mission. Caring and talented people.
Cons
Leadership does not communicate. The company seems to be desperate to serve every possible customer's needs, which is impossible. Never saying "no" is very expensive, but there are rarely raises. The current idea is to furlough sales reps to save a few dimes, but no managers are being asked to cut their pay. Taking care of employees has taken a backseat to taking care of profits.
Scholastic 2018-09-09 15:04 PDTHelpful (4)
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"N/A"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Scholastic full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
50% discount for self, friends and family. Instant accrual of PTO/vacation time for full-time regular
Cons
Working for a micro managing control freak that believes in emasculating his direct subordinate management employment
Advice to Management
If the company puts rules/regulations to management to implement and follow, then the individual locations upper management shouldn't change them just to protect individual employees
Scholastic 2018-09-16 17:43 PDTHelpful (5)
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"Good mission, but needs to catch up with the times"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Scholastic full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Employees genuinely care about the mission. Great SoHo location, believe it's renovated now. Usually really good about time off and casual work environment.
Cons
A mess. From what I can tell, men are always paid more than women (surprise surprise). Not a lot of room for growth. Managers get to treat their direct reports like trash because of their connections to C-level people.
Advice to Management
Numerous (usually female) employees were offered a raise and promotion only AFTER they secured another job...after YEARS of working at Scholastic. Treat your people right, pay them what they're worth, stop hiring/promoting your friends, and take a careful look at the culture towards women.
Scholastic 2018-08-27 13:49 PDTHelpful (1)
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"CDL Driver"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Scholastic full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great work schedule, benefits, & pay! Genuinely nice group of people. Great company to be employed with very low to none turnover rate!
Cons
There are no cons, I have worked for various local delivery companies and this is by far the best one The pay is exceptional for the required work.
Advice to Management
Keep up the great work!
Scholastic 2018-08-24 13:19 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Highly Demanding Atmopshere"
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Doesn't RecommendApproves of CEOPros
- Fun atmosphere
- creative environment
- occasional fun perksCons
- poor compensation
- excessive job duties
- lack of recognitionAdvice to Management
Employees need to be better compensated and
Scholastic 2018-08-14 11:23 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Great place to work but doesn’t pay as well as other publishers"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Scholastic full-time
Pros
A positive culture and supportive corworkers.
Cons
Quirky culture so don’t expect coming in to change it...won’t happen. Culture expected to be in the office. Remote employees will have it hard
Advice to Management
Give folks bonuses tied to their product lines. Would incentivize them to move the business needle more
Scholastic 2018-08-11 06:42 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Marketing Director"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Scholastic full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Company mission is positive. Good flexibility.
Cons
Not much chance to advance your career. They do not promote or give raises.
Scholastic 2018-08-02 11:15 PDTHelpful (4)
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"Company struggles in digital age"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Scholastic full-time (More than a year)
Pros
*Work/life balance
*Nice office
*Good locationCons
*Work in silos/Not much collaboration between business units or teams
*Frequent layoffs/reorganizations
*Moves slow
*No clear direction or strategy for companyAdvice to Management
View your people as an asset, not a cost center. Empower them to make decisions and take risks. Invest in your businesses or get out of them.
Scholastic 2018-08-11 11:11 PDT
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