Strand Book Store Reviews

Pros

nice, welcoming, helpful, kind, and understanding

Cons

none that i can think of

Pros

Great if you love books!

Cons

Bad corporate mentality. Micromanaging at its finest.

Pros

So much fun with your coworkers!

Cons

Unironically power hungry management... it's just a bookstore.

Pros

Book discount, Good coworkers, Some interesting customers

Cons

Chaotic, low morale on staff, Low pay

Pros

It’s exciting to work in such an iconic book store in NYC and the majority of the coworkers are a blast to work with.

Cons

The pay is a joke. Your told you can attend and work events and then never get to. They try to throw extra responsibilities on you (working in Central Park, the upper west side store, holiday kiosks, extra OS knowledge, etc) with no incentive of extra pay. There’s a Union yet the pay rate is still minimum wage. Time off system makes absolutely no sense. The store manager never introduced himself to me after three months of working full time. The store owner is a money hungry millionaire who doesn’t care about anything but how many tote bags she can sell.

Pros

co-workers, discounts, funny interactions, reading

Cons

Nancy. , upper management, no sitting ever

Pros

other buyer booksellers are the best part

Cons

horrible place to work. abusive management and leadership.

Pros

The (non customer) people, the books, the (used/merchandise) discounts. There's free stuff some times. Easy commute. The fact that it's unionized is good but the union itself is pretty weak.

Cons

Nancy. Management. Tourists. Having to do the work of 2 or more people and not being compensated properly for it. Not being compensated properly at all, really. Nancy again. Staff levels. The physicality is a bit much at times, and they do not care for doctor's notes to excuse you from it, which is understandable since they are incredibly short staffed at all times. Nancy one more time.

Pros

- Lots of independence - Surrounded by books - Lots of opportunity to improve the product and propose new ideas - People there are interesting - you get to wear different hats

Cons

- No room for growth - Little to no acknowledgement of accomplishments - No performance reviews - Upper management needs to care more about their employees - No long-term planning - Office needs improvement

Pros

- You make some friends with employees stuck in the trenches with you. - You get health care. - After 90 days, it's hard to get fired. Unless another COVID happens, then the owner will fire you without cause and will face no retribution. - There is some opportunity to move up - but don't expect a pay raise or respect. or

Cons

- The owner is a really mean, demanding, and severely out of touch toxic, racist, rich white woman who has a lot of direct influence on the day-to-day store. - Employees gossip a lot, so it can be a toxic environment. - Beware of the managers! They prowl around looking to find you "slacking". - HR doesn't really care, so watch your back before telling them anything. - The union either doesn't care or can't help you - and was last comprised of old white guys accused of misconduct. - They barely hire POC, but occasionally there will be a spurt of POC new-hires to fill their quota.