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Pros
"Flexible Hours/ Great Work-Life Balance" (in 86 reviews)
"Nice people, easygoing work environment" (in 32 reviews)
Cons
"Upper Management can be somewhat disengaged" (in 55 reviews)
"Little room for growth, few options to move up in the company" (in 13 reviews)
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"Order Picker"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Scholastic full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Paid Holidays, Benefits, Compensation, Growth within company.
Cons
A lot of overtime in peak seasons.
Not very friendly co-workersScholastic 2018-05-02 10:25 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Archaic Company"
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Doesn't RecommendI have been working at Scholastic full-time
Pros
Good Hours
Great Location
Heartfelt mission (helping children read)Cons
No Innovation
Petty Management
Very hard to retain employees - negative cultureAdvice to Management
Worry less about tracking your employees and more about the work they are doing.
Scholastic 2018-06-11 08:35 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Only if you're desperate"
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendI worked at Scholastic full-time
Pros
SoHo location
Great mission
Some nice peopleCons
Everything said on this site about the NY office is true. A very unprofessional and hostile work environment with bullying or absent managers doing whatever they please. The worst place I have ever worked.
Scholastic 2018-06-21 08:02 PDTHelpful (3)
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"HORRIBLE PLACE - HORRIBLE MANAGEMENT!"
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendI worked at Scholastic full-time
Pros
None - the money and time off isn't worth your mental health!
Cons
Seriously stay away from this place! Can't say enough about how bad it is. Never knew what is was like to work in a real corporate atmosphere until I got out, and I mean I walked out after many years of abuse. Working there is like being in an abusive relationship. No real HR to go to and management is horrific! People that have had the guts to leave are all now living and working happily but all suffer from post traumatic stress syndrome! Just stay far away and if you are unlucky enough to still be there GET OUT!
Advice to Management
None since they are pretty clueless
Scholastic 2018-06-16 12:50 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Freelance Designer"
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendI worked at Scholastic part-time
Pros
Great hours and wok life balance.
Cons
Not very creative. They are archaic.
Advice to Management
Bring Scholastic into this century.
Scholastic 2018-05-24 11:00 PDT![Scholastic Logo]()
"Overall good people, management undergoing transformation."
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Neutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Scholastic (More than a year)
Pros
Good people to work with
Cons
Physical office location changed and management undergoing huge transformation. Resulting in loss of some talents.
Advice to Management
More care to sustain good, talented resources.
Scholastic 2018-05-06 10:17 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Great benefits, horible local management !"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Scholastic full-time
Pros
Great health benefits for full timers ( not seasonals or part time ).
Cons
Terrible micro managing by Lake Mary warehouse staff. Disingenuosness , untruthfulness by Branch Manager. Opressive heat and considering the size and revenue of the company, terrible wages as non management staff have to work two jobs to survive. A small favorite "clique" that prevents anyone else from any kind of advancement.
Advice to Management
Seriously listen to your employees, do something about the hot working conditions, replace the Branch Manager and teach all management staff to trust their coworkers. Managers are bullies instead of being leaders and teachers !
Scholastic 2018-05-03 15:00 PDT![Scholastic Logo]()
"So-so"
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I worked at Scholastic full-time
Pros
Very friendly and creative staff. Makes for a very pleasant work environment.
Cons
Scholastic Trade has a gap between entry-level and senior-level employees. There is high turnover for those in-between because there is no support and little interest to help employees move up.
Scholastic 2018-05-14 11:54 PDT![Scholastic Logo]()
"I love working for Scholastic Book Fairs!!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Scholastic full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
This company is full of passionate people who eat, sleep, and breath the mission. It's great to work for a company who is making a difference in the world.
Cons
None that I can think of.
Scholastic 2018-04-17 07:08 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Senior Manager"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Scholastic full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Benefits are very good and that is it
Cons
Executive leadership micromanages and NY micromanages
Scholastic 2018-04-08 13:08 PDT
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