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Updated May 22, 2023
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
nice, welcoming, helpful, kind, and understanding
Cons
none that i can think of
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Rough job, fun coworkers.
May 22, 2023 - Book Seller in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great if you love books!
Cons
Bad corporate mentality. Micromanaging at its finest.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Better than a lot of retail
Apr 7, 2023 - Bookseller in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
So much fun with your coworkers!
Cons
Unironically power hungry management... it's just a bookstore.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Book discount, Good coworkers, Some interesting customers
Cons
Chaotic, low morale on staff, Low pay
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
co-workers, discounts, funny interactions, reading
Cons
Nancy. , upper management, no sitting ever
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
other buyer booksellers are the best part
Cons
horrible place to work. abusive management and leadership.
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
It all falls down.
Aug 4, 2022 - Anonymous Employee in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Nice to be around books but work environment needs improvement
Apr 2, 2022 - Frontend Developer in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- 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
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Mostly not worth it, but some good memories came of it
Oct 20, 2021 - Full Time Book SellerRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- 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.
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Strand Book Store Reviews FAQs
Strand Book Store has an overall rating of 2.5 out of 5, based on over 69 reviews left anonymously by employees. 16% of employees would recommend working at Strand Book Store to a friend and 14% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -8% over the last 12 months.
16% of Strand Book Store employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Strand Book Store 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.2 for culture and values and 1.9 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Strand Book Store to be workplace, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be senior leadership, career development, management.
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