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Balancing the Scale - Content Creation Benchmark Education Employee Review

4.0
Jun 26, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Here you have the opportunity to be involved in the entire book-creation process, and to actually create brand new content. If you prove yourself capable, you can move up the ladder.* There is such a diverse array of personalities among the employees that you can certainly find people to be friendly with. The company lacks a true corporate structure, so people aren't generally stepping on each other to get to the top. Most of the employees are hugely creative and hardworking. This is a place to come with good ideas that you want to be made better. This is also a place to come if you hate being bored. And as crazy as management is, there is a lot of generosity in it (parties, company lunches every Wednesday, small-group training with a personal trainer, snacks all around).

Cons

*The note about moving up: One issue is you are left to learn by trial and error. It can be very frustrating when you just repeatedly fail and don't know why. Additionally, as the other reviews noted, there is a lot of yelling and belittling people. This is no place to be if you have thin skin. A lot of energy is wasted trying to figure out how to present information to different members of management so as not to incur wrath. There are very few working processes and workflows, so if you are not active and build one for yourself, it's impossible to do your job effectively. (And there are some employees in very important positions that do not do their jobs effectively...)

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5.0
Mar 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I became incensed when I came across the reviews on Glassdoor and wanted to contribute my own review. I suppose things have changed here at Benchmark because I have a completely different view of this organization. I work fully remote from home. The culture is collaborative. People are NICE and very professional!! The 401k benefits match at 25% of my contributions (not 3 or 4% like most companies) AND they have a profit sharing bonus. It's a very inclusive and diverse company. Thank you, Benchmark. I'm going to reach out to other employees and see if we can 'up' these numbers with positive reviews!

Cons

I wish I could visit the main headquarters and meet my peers in-person someday.

2.0
May 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

May be manageable if you are 100% remote.

Cons

If you have to be in the New Rochelle office, it is truly a strange place with bizarre, abusive management. The negative reviews are accurate. You will hear yelling, shouting, cursing, and insults thrown around casually. It’s usually directed at individuals. This comes from the very top CEO - the bad vibes trickle down through middle management and onto workers. Turnover is extremely high, lots of layoffs and outsourcing. Occasional free lunch doesn’t make up for the horrible culture. Systems are convoluted and there’s no real training process or HR, so a lot of times one hand doesn’t know what the other is doing.

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