Scholastic Employee Reviews about "work environment"

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Where to begin, If you desire employment from a company that has perfected the art of 'backstabbery' down to a science, then Scholastic is for you. Job requirements: Must be a relative of, or good friends of an existing employee. Must be prepared to receive no on the job training and be told to learn your duties at home on your own time. You must also have no problem being written up for things like 'taking supervisor approved vacation time'. or being reprimanded for merely saying 'good-bye to your co-workers' at the end of your shift. This is seriously a bizarre and pathetic work environment. Supervisors who spend hours a day outside smoking and gossiping but yet they cry that 'they have no time to train you' or explain anything of relevance to you that pertains to your job. The supervisors are the epitome of passive aggressive. They seem to relish harassing the employees. It's as if they have been given the green light from upper management to treat those that they supervise any way that they wish. There is no job security and hard work isn't valued, It's almost laughed at. They treat the work force as third graders. We're talking well educated employees with teaching degrees that are well up in years, not a wet behind the ears fresh out of high school work force. Also if you do take a job with Scholastic and your supervisor decides that they want to get a friend or family member in, and your job would be the only option available, then be prepared to be given walking papers with no legitimate explanations. This is a well insulated satellite office with a culture of condoning and seemingly encouraging varying types of abuse. I would hope that if the proper people at the Corporate headquarters in New York knew of the unethical and unprofessional practices taking place in this office, that they would implement a thorough house cleaning. Also, seeking help or filing grievances with the Human resources dept is useless as they are well schooled in letting things go in one ear and out the other.

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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.

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HR needs a more strict hiring process and employees need higher pay to compare with competitors nearby that offer more upfront benefits.

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There is limited growth work wise.

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Nepotism, micromanagement, and unprofessionalism reign here. It is the most ridiculous work environment I have ever had the displeasure of working in. Management and floor supervisors are all close friends, yet none of them have any business managing people. None of them are educated or trained in management. High producers are transferred or fired at the drop of a hat because of a myriad of ridiculous excuses. Sales goals are often not released until AFTER the month has passed. HR is zero help and doesn't keep regular hours. (Plus the ONE HR person here is close personal friends with all of management and supervisors meaning the employee is NEVER right, even when following their employee handbook to the letter.) Employees are frequently harassed for using the restroom or getting up from their desks for any reason. So many shady dealings here, it's difficult to even list them all!

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Let me start off by saying that when you get interview, that’s when you find out you’ll be a temp and even though the promise in a year you’ll be full-time, it’s bs. They have temps without paid vacation, sick days, and benefits for years. The offices are cold and no one speaks to you. I use to walk past a group of grown mean girls (literally twice my age) everyday and not once did they ever say a word to me. It’s a miserable work environment and I can’t think of a reason anyone would stay long-term.

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-the company does not offer growth. -in general management and corporate is sketchy. - the work environment is not one of progress and team work; it's a toxic one. - they will put anyone in a seat that shows some sort of drive. -pay is not competitive. -HR does absolutely nothing. * As you can tell the list goes on and on. Long story short anyone deserves better than what this company has to offer. Trust me better opportunities are out there. Companies that are worried about the happiness of their employees are out there. This however; is not one of them.

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Physically demanding warehouse job. Lots of heavy lifting, bending walking etc.

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No cons that I can think of.

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Can have typical decision-making delays that come with a big corporation